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'Bad Liar' - Selena Gomez - Lyrics and Where the Shots cut in

Shot: Girl riding bike down a hill, long shot pan


Shot: Girl riding bike down a hill, medium close up

Shot: Establishing/POV shot of hill

Shot: Girl lip-syncing, riding bike down a hill, medium close up

'I was walking down the street the other day
Tryna distract myself'

 

Shot: POV shot from inside a car looking at the girl on the bike


'But then I see your face'

 

Shot: Establishing shot of the hill again, car driving


'Oh wait, that's someone else'

 

Shot: Wide shot, school, people walking, fence, yard


'Oh oh, tryna play it coy'

 

Shot: Medium close up of girl riding her bike to the bike stand, yard


'Tryna make it disappear
But just like the battle of Troy
There's nothing subtle here'

 

Shot: Close up of girl getting off her bike and turning around and bumping into some girls. yard


In my room there's a king size space
Bigger than it used to be
If you want you can rent that place

 

Shot: Walking away from the girls she bumped into


'Call me an amenity'

 

Shot: Girl closing locker, corridor

 

Shot: Girl walking away from locker, corridor


'Even if it's in my dreams'

 

Shot: Over the shoulder/head shot of the girl, wide shot of the corridor

 

Shot: Close up of the girl, lip-syncing, holding folders, corridor, people walking by her making faces, corridor

 

Shot: Girls turning around to look at her, making nasty faces, lockers, corridor


'Oooh you're taking up a fraction of my mind'

 

Shot: Shot: Close up of the girl, lip-syncing, holding folders, corridor, people walking by her making faces, corridor

 

Shot: POV shot of girls walking in a group through the corridor, making faces at the girl, corridor

 

Shot: Medium close up of girl being pushed through the group of girls, corridor, folders

 

Shot: POV of girl walking down the corridor, glared at by another girl, corridor


'Oooh every time I watch you serpentine'




Shot: Close up of the girl, lip-syncing, holding folders, corridor, people walking by her making faces, corridor

 

Shot: Science classroom, girl sat at her desk, lip-syncing

 

Shot: Close up of girl lip-syncing, not looking to the camera


'Oh I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin'
Oh tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin' '

 

Shot: Woman in car, played by the girl as well, waving at the girl, in car, POV shot, girl’s dad walks into the scene and starts talking to the woman

 

Shot: Medium close-up of girl, looking out the window to the two other characters


'Not to think about you'

 

Shot: Two other girls gossiping to themselves, classroom

 

Shot: Girl trying to ignore everyone, classroom


'No, no, no, no, not to think about you'

 

Shot: Woman in car, close up side profile, talking to the dad

 

Shot: Woman and dad talking at the car again, yard

 

Shot: Close up of the dad, leaning over the car, talking to the woman inside, yard


'No, no, no, no, I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin' '

 

Shot: Girl looking out of the window again to the other two characters, classroom

 

Shot: Woman talking to dad, smiling, laughing, medium close up, yard

 

Shot: Dad talking to woman, smiling, medium close up, yard

 

Shot: POV of the girl in the classroom watching Dad saying bye to the woman, watching her walk off, looking to the girl and waving at her, classroom


'Oh tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin', I'm tryin'
Not to give in to you'

 

Shot: Girl looking away from her dad, classroom

No, no, no, no, not to give in to you




Shot: Girls looking at the girl, gossiping and making faces at her, classroom


'With my feelings on fire'

 

Shot: Low angle shot of dad talking to someone on the other side of the stairs, stairs, corridor

 

Shot: Slight high angle shot of girl, girl walking around the corner, spots her dad, medium shot

 

Shot: Over the shoulder shot of dad talking to the woman, stairs, corridor


'Guess I'm a bad liar'

'Bad Liar' - Selena Gomez - Shot List

Image	Shot
	Shot: Girl riding bike down a hill, long shot pan
	Shot: Girl riding bike down a hill, medium close up
	Shot: Establishing/POV shot of hill
	Shot: Girl lip-syncing, riding bike down a hill, medium close up
	Shot: POV shot from inside a car looking at the girl on the bike
	Shot: Establishing shot of the hill again, car driving
	Shot: Wide shot, school, people walking, fence, yard
	Shot: Medium close up of girl riding her bike to the bike stand, yard
	Shot: Close up of girl getting off her bike and turning around and bumping into some girls. yard
	Shot: Walking away from the girls she bumped into
	Shot: Girl closing locker, corridor
	Shot: Girl walking away from locker, corridor
	Shot: Over the shoulder/head shot of the girl, wide shot of the corridor
	Shot: Close up of the girl, lip-syncing, holding folders, corridor, people walking by her making faces, corridor
	Shot: POV shot of girls walking in a group through the corridor, making faces at the girl, corridor
	Shot: Medium close up of girl being pushed through the group of girls, corridor, folders
	Shot: POV of girl walking down the corridor, glared at by another girl, corridor
	Shot: Close up of the girl, lip-syncing, holding folders, corridor, people walking by her making faces, corridor
	Shot: Woman in car, played by the girl as well, waving at the girl, in car, POV shot, girl’s dad walks into the scene and starts talking to the woman
	Shot: Medium close-up of girl, looking out the window to the two other characters
	Shot: Two other girls gossiping to themselves, classroom
	Shot: Two other girls gossiping to themselves, classroom
	Shot: Woman in car, close up side profile, talking to the dad
	Shot: Woman and dad talking at the car again, yard
	Shot: Close up of the dad, leaning over the car, talking to the woman inside, yard
	Shot: Girl looking out of the window again to the other two characters, classroom
	Shot: Woman talking to dad, smiling, laughing, medium close up, yard
	Shot: POV of the girl in the classroom watching Dad saying bye to the woman, watching her walk off, looking to the girl and waving at her, classroom
	Shot: POV of the girl in the classroom watching Dad saying bye to the woman, watching her walk off, looking to the girl and waving at her, classroom
	Shot: Girls looking at the girl, gossiping and making faces at her, classroom
	Shot: Low angle shot of dad talking to someone on the other side of the stairs, stairs, corridor
	Shot: Slight high angle shot of girl, girl walking around the corner, spots her dad, medium shot
	Shot: Over the shoulder shot of dad talking to the woman, stairs, corridor