Here’s a selection of brilliant new music videos that we’ve spied at CR of late, beginning with this geometric film for La Roux’s new single Bulletproof, directed by The Holograms.
Kid606, Mr Wobble’s Nightmare, directed by Joel Trussell
Next up is this brilliantly witty animated film by Joel Trussell, for Kid606′s Mr Wobble’s Nightmare.
Grizzly Bear, Two Weeks, directed by Patrick Daughters
Patrick Daughters brings his creepy touch to bear in this great vid for Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear.
Bob Dylan, Beyond Here Lies Nothin’, directed by Nash Edgerton
Nash Edgerton has created this compelling drama (if you ignore the rather dodgy ending) to accompany Bob Dylan’s latest, Beyond Here Lies Nothin’.
Magic & Fur, Christine, directed by Duckeye
Directing team Duckeye combined time-lapse photography, stop-motion and compositing in this video for Christine by Magic & Fur.
Harmonic 313, Battlestar, directed by Sixty40
Finally, we end with Sixty40‘s video for Battlestar by Harmonic 313, which plays with stereoscopic filming techniques. For the full description of how it was shot, click here.
Motion Design Studio Shilo presents an interesting, multilayered, and atmospheric musical journey for Australian artists BrotherSistermusic video. The music video combines still photography and cinematography of custom-built miniatures, and computer animation created using Maya, with After Effects compositing and visual effects artistry. Shilo also participated in The Wunder Tales cover art and additional sound design was created by Gavin Little of Echolab.
The current issue of CR features The Annual, showcasing the best work of the past year. Nine projects have been chosen for our Best in Book section, the ultimate accolade. We are featuring each of them in a series of posts with additional content to further explain each project. In this post, see how Moment Factory created an interactive extravaganza for Nine Inch Nails’ last tour
Montreal-based Moment Factory created this ‘interactive environment’ for rock band Nine Inch Nails’ 2008 Lights in the Sky tour. The installation allowed the band to interact with the video and lights while performing, with the visuals reacting to their positions, movements and sound.
Moment Factory worked with the band to develop different interactive effects and styles for each song. This how it was done clip explains more:
And here’s some footage fo the show:
Credits
Created by Moment Factory Experience.
Client: NIN.
Art Direction: Rob Sheridan.
Show Designer: Roy Benett.
Video Supplier: Nocturne.
System Designer and Content: Moment Factory
The current issue of CR features The Annual, showcasing the best work of the past year. Nine projects have been chosen for our Best in Book section, the ultimate accolade. We will feature each of them in a series of posts this week with additional content to further explain each project. In this post, watch a making-of film for James Frost’s Radiohead video and see the responses of filmmakers to the release of its data via Google
The video for Radiohead’s House of Cards, directed by James Frost, is a technological first. Instead of using cameras, the promo was shot entirely by lasers and scanners, giving the images of a party, a street scene, and lead singer Thom Yorke an eerie and enigmatic effect.
The technique is explained in this making-of video:
As befitting the techie quality of the video, it was first released on Google.com. In addition, visitors to the site could also download the data and create their own visualisations, some of which are shown here.
Credits:
Director: James Frost of Zoo Film Productions.
Client: TBD Records.
Producer: Dawn Fanning
We Got Time by Moray McLaren, director: David Wilson
Here is a rather overdue round-up of some of the best videos that have passed under CR’s nose of late. First up is David Wilson’s rather fine promo for We Got Time by Moray McLaren. And if you’re wondering how it’s made, you can find out all about it here.
No One Does It Like You by Department of Angels, directors: Patrick Daughters & Marcel Dzama
Warrior’s Dance by The Prodigy, director: Corin Hardy
Corin Hardy has created this animated video for The Prodigy, which features puppets created from cigarette packets. ‘I’ve always loved the Grimm fairy tales and there is a little of Elves and Shoemakers in this idea for me,’ says Hardy.
Luftbahn by Deichkind, director: AlexandLiane
AlexandLiane has created this hilarious vid for Luftbahn by Deichkind. At least we’re assuming it’s all a joke, anyway…
Black Hearted Love by PJ Harvey & John Parish, directors: Jake & Dinos Chapman
Artists Jake & Dinos Chapman directed this video for PJ Harvey & John Parish. According to a predictably provocative article by Jake Chapman about the video that ran in the Guardian last month, the duo would like people ‘to watch our videos, go out into the street and burn their Porsches’. CR doesn’t own any Porsches but we’re still not sure that this film would initiate such action. We’ll let you make up your own mind though – let us know if any cars get torched.
Teddy Bear by Midfield General (feat. Ralph Brown), director: Kidda
This video is the latest collaboration between Midfield General and animator Kidda.
The Reeling by Passion Pit, directed by Hydra
Directing collective Hydra (Sam Stephens, Ariel Danzinger and John Hobbs) has made this video for Passion Pit. Inspired by the worn away layers of advertising and flyers on New York’s streets, the film was quite an undertaking. According to the production company, Humble, ‘the video, shot on the new handheld Canon EOS 5D II DSLR, was edited, tracked and composited in normal post workflow. Then, every other frame, some 4305 of them, was printed out, crumpled up, spray mounted in stacks, and then reshot on homemade animation stands. A month of long nights, razor cuts, toxic fumes, and a terrabyte of stills later, we came out with this.’
Titles sequence for Off Camera film festival, by Richard Morrison
Something different now – a new titles sequence by Richard Morrison, created for the Off Camera independent film festival, currently taking place in Krakow, Poland.
Outside Lands festival preview, directed by Elliot Jokelson
Finally, we end on another festival-related film, this time for the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco. Elliot Jokelson has directed this super-cute video which introduces viewers to this year’s festival line-up.
Reznor and other band members use Lemurs during the ‘electronic set.’ The touchscreen devices can be used to control a range of audio and visual aspects of the show on the fly.
