This project wrapped up last fall, but I never got around to posting about it...this is a music video that I directed and DP'd last summer featuring a track by a local singer-songwriter who I used to work with years ago. I don't do too much music video work, so this was a fun change of pace!
The video is a blend of narrative and performance, with the narrative stuff shot entirely in natural light in the Sierra Nevada foothills and Monterey/Big Sur coast of California.
The performance was shot in the CMAC studio in Fresno, CA. Everything was lit with tungsten -- a combination of 750W lekos and 300W scoops, all routed through a DMX board on which I had pre-programmed a series of simple cues.
Camera was my Sony FS7 with an Angenieux Optimo 16-42mm T2.8 and a 1/4 black pro mist. I used an EasyRig Vario 5 with Serene arm for the narrative scenes and a Dana dolly for the performance stuff.
Music written & performed by Tom Scott
Featuring Forrest Ferguson & Nina Ferguson
Guitar: Mike Taylor
Director/DP: Matt Mealer
1st Assistant Camera: Evan Christensen
Dimmer op: Jim Weaver
Grip: Katie McQuone Botello
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The video is a blend of narrative and performance, with the narrative stuff shot entirely in natural light in the Sierra Nevada foothills and Monterey/Big Sur coast of California.
The performance was shot in the CMAC studio in Fresno, CA. Everything was lit with tungsten -- a combination of 750W lekos and 300W scoops, all routed through a DMX board on which I had pre-programmed a series of simple cues.
Camera was my Sony FS7 with an Angenieux Optimo 16-42mm T2.8 and a 1/4 black pro mist. I used an EasyRig Vario 5 with Serene arm for the narrative scenes and a Dana dolly for the performance stuff.
Music written & performed by Tom Scott
Featuring Forrest Ferguson & Nina Ferguson
Guitar: Mike Taylor
Director/DP: Matt Mealer
1st Assistant Camera: Evan Christensen
Dimmer op: Jim Weaver
Grip: Katie McQuone Botello
Assembly V1A.00_03_58_00.Still008.jpg
Narrative selects.00_25_52_04.Still015.jpg
Assembly V3.00_02_40_08.Still014.jpg
Narrative selects.00_36_56_14.Still020.jpg
Assembly V1A.00_04_49_22.Still010.jpg
Assembly V3.00_00_29_07.Still011.jpg
Assembly V3.00_05_22_14.Still019.jpg
Narrative selects.00_45_11_03.Still026.jpg