FAT MONSTER FILMS presents "O2" ... Every. Breath. Counts.

Charlie Anderson said:
I went through the video and jotted down some times:

If it is composited at least the first 42 seconds he's actually on set as he's sitting down and then at 0:42 the set casts a shadow on his head and he walks through the set.
0:58 - slight shake on the dolly once it speeds up, probably operator error
1:27 - the camera moves to reveal the set and corgan turns towards teh camera slightly, this could be compositin
1:30 - the only cut I can see hidden in a sudden camera move
1:45 - corgan interacts with the set
1:53 - weird halo around corgan's head, suggests croma key
2:14 - shadow of corgan on D'arcyA
2:49 - shadow of the set on Corgan's head
3:17 - shadow of band members on the post
3:23 - shadow of Corgan on D'arcy

Remember this video was done almost 10 years ago, so take that into consideration as well, it's pretty innovative even if it's composited!
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Yeah but the set element he "interacts with" is a column in the foreground,

And I think the three band members were shot in green screen and composited in wich would explain Cardigan's shadow on D'arcy.

Also shadows don't really mean anything thing. I can show you a clip of me getting run over by a car where, if you frame by frame it, you will see my shadow moving and following me on the ground. I can also show you a picture of me holding a RED with shadows from the flash on the wall even though I have never owned or held a Red.

The halow of light looks like an intentional power windows re-lighting in post type effect. It's kind of funny now that you point it out. When he goes behind the column, the halow of light where his face would be goes over the top of the column, lol.

I think the shadow that touches his head at the top is to mask switching between takes of the woman on the bench, she and billy go to different speeds after that, neither of them natural. So I think that shadow fascilitates cut to another take of Coreman, or her, or both.
 
Charlie Anderson said:
The war of the worlds one, It's pretty colors but I just didn't understand what's going on to make it interesting other than the fact it's slow motion
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Sam Brown is one of the absolute masters of the craft by consensus in the industry. This is getting much closer to being an art installation or a statement than a "music video." I would not be surprised if many people who are focused on the more traditional examples of the genre would not "get" this one. To me, though, it really sets him so far apart from most directors.

He's shown an incredible commitment to developing different approaches to different music:

http://www.flynnproductions.com/flynn/directors/?sam_brown/
 
Mark Johnson said:
Sam Brown is one of the absolute masters of the craft by consensus in the industry. This is getting much closer to being an art installation or a statement than a "music video." I would not be surprised if many people who are focused on the more traditional examples of the genre would not "get" this one. To me, though, it really sets him so far apart from most directors.

He's shown an incredible commitment to developing different approaches to different music:

http://www.flynnproductions.com/flynn/directors/?sam_brown/
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Hmmm see I'm on the edge here on this one, as I really like the Foofighters video as it's a fresh and new approach to an already overused style of shooting music videos but filming a bunch of rods that explode in slowmotion with different color dust just doesn't do anything for me. Yes it's nifty to see it all happen in superslowmotion (probably shot with a phantom) but this one just didn't really stike me in my normal artistic sense. To me it feels like a cop- out almost.

Now don't get me wrong, I love really weird sh*t and out there videos but I'm also a fan of performance videos that try something new and edgey. New and freaky videos are awesome, I just couldn't get into the War of the Worlds video.

Here's a video that I think is pretty interesting as it really relys heavy on editing with overlays and a performance by the artist. It's nothing you haven't seen before but the camerawork and editing make it really really interesting to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEwHJX95QE

This video is nothing spectacular but the way the members hold themselves is quirky and refreshing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqK1dE0FWo0

I think my favorite music video director right now is Marc Webb
 
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I think it's wherever Mark Johnson is that's more fun than wherever you happen to be. Not "you" Mark Harris, but 2nd person in general "you".
 
Sheesh. I made it until about 3 a.m. and then had to crash. Somewhere last night the decision was also made to make TONIGHT the "real" monster weekend party. Looks like quite a crew is coming down the hill and from the west side, so anybody who missed last night should plan on coming out to Fat Monster tonight. I'll do better on the bts tonight too!
 
We're partying here at Fat Monster. TommyInLA has announced to all that his TimeFest entry is (according to him) most definitely going to place in the TOP 3. In fact, he claims that it is the best script that he's ever written and he intends to enter it into ScriptFest under a different name in the hopes of cashing in there. Blaine also claims Tommy's script is among the best he has ever read, so judge accordingly.

Tim is pouting because he wants everybody to watch Matty's "Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" DVD but nobody wants to.

Dane Markinson, guitarist extraordinaire, has just arrived and is regaling us with stories from the seamy underbelly of the music industry in Hollywood.

Steve-O plays with "Fighting Chance" who is negotiating with Fat Monster to have us produce their next music video. I suspect a deal will be struck at some point later this evening when Tim gets hammered.

It's only midnight and the evening has yet to crank up. More later.

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