Simple but effective concept: build up a setting with 3 white walls, project images on them and then have one of the band members give a performance in relation with the screens. Two major tricky points to consider: the projected images should be very much in contrast with the idea of a constrained space (better … Continued
We do love good stop-motions especially when they’re working on multiple layers and get nominated for MTV OMA’s “Most Innovative Video”. Rivers and Homes by director Shelly Carmel (who previously created j.viewz’s viral success Salty Air), starts off with live-action shots and then builds into a stop-motion piece. The animated scenes were done by photographer … Continued
This week we’re definitely the bad guys as we’re inviting you to watch “Playing the Villain”, a video that might make your eyes bleed (or at least hurt!). Created for the British band Son of Kick, the promo features the revenge of an apparently sweet and innocent car over a trio of teens planning to … Continued
Re-using and re-mixing people’s personal Facebook photos seems to be quite the trend. We’ve found no less than 3 music videos using this type of interactivity. So today, 2Pause takes a closer look at Interactive Music Videos That Steal Your Facebook Photos. Our favorite by far, “White Doves” for Young Empires, emerged from the hands … Continued
“War” is about a bunch of free-spirit teenagers enjoying an idyllic bohemian existence re-evaluate their life-style after one of them returns to the group heavily beaten up. Realizing that they are still dependent on the big bad world they left behind and escaping is not an option, they choose the only possible solution in their eyes, … Continued
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a serial killer who can’t stand to witness people dancing and enjoying themselves in “Time to Dance” by The Shoes, directed by Daniel Wolfe. Traveling around with an old-fashioned fencing sword, Gyllenhaal’s character, “The Slasher”, goes through a series of physical and emotional transformations, as if the killings will paradoxically turn … Continued
“Hey Jane” is a hard-core emotional music video that makes us think about how messed up is the world we live in. A story about a drag queen prostitute trying to raise a normal family – that is, until life gets in her way. The poetically violent end, where Jane – played by ‘Drag Race‘ … Continued
Never underestimate the power of a smile! And we’re not talking about a smile that brightens up the day of your grumpy boss, or one that lets you walk away from a speed ticket. We are talking about the sheer chaos caused by an apparently not-so-innocent smile in this quirky music vid for The Kooks’ … Continued
Watch and marvel at Whit Alexander’s beautiful impressionist-inspired artistry in his music video “Western Sunrise” for Art Decade. If you think the amazing paint brush strokes, the vivid colors or the engaging decoupage were done using super powerful expensive software, think again. At the time he started working on the video, Whitney didn’t even own … Continued
Red Hot Chili Peppers decided to join the interactive club with “Look Around” – a lovely 360-degree introspection into their “personal” spaces. As the song plays, viewers are free to browse through the band members’ rooms, some of which are decorated with their precious personal possessions. You’re supposed to quite literally Look Around, as the … Continued
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