Music video Shot on Mini 35 and with a storyline.

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IDOG

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http://www.thorprecords.com/videos/ramallah/

Shot on a Mini 35 and with some what of a storyline. My first attempt at a storyline like this. The singer is a very good friend of mine and it is about his mother getting raped at 9 years old. This thing hits very close to home for him.
The compression needs some work but the actual video was shot at 1/250 shutter so it is crisp as hell.
Love to hear thoughts
 
Idog,

I liked this a lot, and unlike a great deal of the hard metal stuff we see around here, this band is actually quite listenable (is that a word?!).

It kinda sucks that the song fades - someone told me at some time that great songs never fade out.

The DOF tricks are nice and the color looks great in the highlights against those hard shadows. Great visuals with the little girl, the images of the doll laying on the floor really drive the piece home.

Watched it two times.

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That is a wicked video. well done! ps technik mini 35 or what?

Outstanding song too. I'm a huge fan of blood for blood...so I'm pretty stoked for ramallah's album
 
Yas Kassana,
This was taken from an interview done last year. I Hope this answers your question.:

The name of this project, Ramallah, is taken from the Palestinian city now occupied by the Israeli army, correct? Why name the project after that specific city?

I used the name of that specific city because it seems to me to be the epicenter of all the atrocity and inhumanity associated with the region, the policies associated with the entire region, and a metaphor for all further global conflict which is often in my opinion criminally portrayed as a conflict between “western ideals” and all “others“. I also chose “Ramallah” as a name because it has unmistakably Islamic/Muslim connotations associated with it and I knew that in the present sociological / social climate, such a name might slap otherwise apathetic, anesthetized listeners out of their “pop-culture” induced haze and make them pay attention, for better or for worse.

Jesus…I sound every inch like the many intellectuals from Harvard that I despised growing up haha.
On a more serious note, the band and the label have already been informally contacted (and casually threatened) by an umbrella group connected to the Anti-defamation league. They suggested that if the band were taking a pro-Palestinian stance, we (the band and the label) might end up on a national watch list that includes such musical luminaries as Bound For Glory and Skrewdriver.

In response to such criticism (present and future), I’d just like to say that Ramallah is a band that's agenda is empirically anti-inhumanity and anti-atrocity (and against the notion of innocent people suffering at the hand's of reckless and unaccountable leaders and administrations with veiled agenda). If these principles offend or are considered "hate", than I have nothing further to comment. I believe the lyrics speak for themselves. They are clearly not religiously or ethnically specific in their bias or support of agenda or policy (I do not support ANY present state OR non-state policy associated with the region).

Some of the imagery and content is incendiary but it is unfortunately no different than the images that shriek at us all from CNN and the newspapers everyday (images that in my opinion are disturbingly without impact on all strata of our society that I am exposed to). And unfortunately we live in sickeningly apathetic times which require the PR equivalent of a baseball bat to the head to capture someone's attention.
To be honest I am completely unnerved that the name of a city (regardless of it's present turmoil) could illicit such a response. And considering the nature of the band's agenda, threats of academic and intellectual intimidation translate to nothing but reckless censorship
I should point out however that the concerned party in question acquiesced once the facts about Ramallah were presented to him. I should also point out that the concerned person in question has suffered egregiously as an Israeli citizen as a result of the present conflict in the vicinity. I understand implicitly that personal passions run strong where the blood never dries.
 
Yes is was shot with the Mini 35. I love that damn thing! We are getting ready to use a whole new package of lenses in 3 weeks. I can't wait.
 
Hey man, that was cool!

I really liked the editing style and the song. Were those shakes in cam or post?

The only thing I didn't like was that there were too many close shots of the lead singer that were not that much different from each other.

The video was top notch though. One of the better ones I've seen lately.
Excellent job!
 
Thanks so much. That seems like common thing that people don't like about the video. I regreat not putting in more shots of the band. I wish I had not done that.
I just found out that the video has been picked up by MTV2 to air on MTV2's Headbanngers Ball starting next week.
 
So how did you do the shake and what sort of compression did you use to make the out on the web not loose video quality?.
 
The shake is done in production by just shaking the camera and I used cleaner 6 with my own settings for compression. We shot it at 1/250 shutter speed.
 
IDOG said:
On a more serious note, the band and the label have already been informally contacted (and casually threatened) by an umbrella group connected to the Anti-defamation league. They suggested that if the band were taking a pro-Palestinian stance, we (the band and the label) might end up on a national watch list
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Man talk about 'free' media. Free media my ass, so some zionist entity tried to threaten you guys. You should call yourself Jenin or Fallujah - see how that would have come across! :laugh:
 
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