Doug Klinger and Jason Baum talk about the notable music videos from 2021.
Interviews with music video directors and industry professionals, new release highlights, and IMVDb site news.
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Here at IMVDb, we don't throw around terms like "charming" for a music video very often, but Jordan Bruner's video for Tourniquet by Hem is charming. Animated by Jordan and Greg Lytle, and utilizing hand-made puppets, the video tells the story of an artist fox who…
If you are the drummer in a band and you are directing your band's music videos, it's a pretty ballsy move to center the concept around 50 drummers. But, in "Beast" by Nico Vega, directed by drummer Daniel Epand, the…
There are a few ways to get a realistic looking performance out of a band. One way is to simply work with them over and over again with the track playing behind them until they get the sync looking right,…
Time management is always an issue when it comes to making music videos. However, Kid Rock and director Jameson Stafford took that to another level when they conceptualized and shot Kid Rocks videos Cucci Galore and Happy New Year within…
You know youve hit gold with your casting call when a Ukrainian ex-circus member, a real estate broker, and a straight up junkie all show up to be in the same video. In Crystal Vases by The Last Royals, director…
Working with a five year old can be difficult, especially in a role that requires a range of emotions and a story to be told almost exclusively through facial expressions. That's why when working with five year old Talula Paulson,…
In Open by Rhye, director Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen tells the story of a young couple going through a less than perfect portion of their relationship. Daniel is able to tell this story, not through dialogue, but through the subtle actions and…
There are many ways to lure unsuspecting extras into your music video. For "Level" by Zombie Nation, director Bradonio turned to the old standby "sexy belly prop trick," as well as the classic "hustling people getting out of taxis move."…
In New Piano by Sumsun, director Alex Pelly combines beautiful driving and nature footage with superimposed shots of the artist shots that were actually a lot more difficult to achieve than they seem. We talked to Alex about the concept…
Directors Fredo Tovar and Scott Fleishman of Aplus Filmz have been working with Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, and TDE for years now. Because of that, theyve built a relationship that has allowed them to not only direct the style of music…
Coming up with a music video based on the image of a butt isnt a new thing. In fact, about 85% of rap videos from the 90s started with this very concept. Despite that, director David Wilson started with the…
Director Alistair Legrand has a special affinity for making creepy music videos. So, when the members of Data Romance decided they wanted something creepy for their Can't Keep Your Mind Off video, they turned to Alistair to direct it. We talked…
The music video art form allows filmmakers and artists to explore some really different styles and subjects over the course of a few videos. Just over a month ago, we chatted with Michael Lawrence about he and Alex Amolings fun…
Its not often that someone can make both their directorial debut and their artist debut in the same video, and then have that video premiere on a major YouTube channel like Three/21 Media, but thats exactly what happened with Shawn…
In Fake Gold Chain by New Beat Fund, director Chris Buongiorno takes the simple trick of putting your knees in your shoes to appear shorter and turns it up to 11. Thanks to some rotoscoping and some patient actors, this…
Way back in February 2011, Mike Diva was a guest on the very first episode of the Music Video Land podcast. He was there (alongside Pedro Flores and Josh Harraway) to talk about his music video for "I'm on Crack"…
To some, car stereo systems are an obsession, but can the power of extreme bass reunite you with your emotionally distant wife via an alternate dimension where Henry Rollins fights you? You'll never know until you watch Pierce The Morning Rain by Dinosaur…
The first time we talked to Carlos Lopez Estrada, he told us that Me Voy by Jesse and Joy was shot in his roommate Davids bedroom. The last time we talked to him, he discussed getting Isaac Ravishankara to come with…
The last time we talked to director duo LAMAR+NIK, it was about their Magnolia video, which features 188 cardboard boxes made into Lushlife's lyrics. This time around were talking to them about Never Going Back by Samantha Crain, a video that features 3,800…
Since back when MTV first came around, stop-motion animation has been used in music videos with great effectiveness. In fact, stop-motion has been such a staple of the music video world for so long, its hard to imagine someone finding…
The band Hollerado has made some sweet music videos that require elaborate pre-planning. Some of their videos, however, particularly when collaborating with director Michael Maxxis, take a different production approach. "Showing up at a location with no idea what you're going…
Daniel Gray Longino and Eric Notarnicola bring us MEOW by Anamanaguchi, a video so packed full of fun and ridiculousness that we'd never be able to encapsulate it all into one intro - believe us, we've tried. Please enjoy the video,…
A lot of music videos try to be sexy. The videos that try too hard, but ultimately fail, can sometimes be fun to watch. But the videos that are even more fun to watch are the ones that seem to…
These days, having guns in your music video can toe a pretty delicate line of potentially sensationalizing violence. One sure fire way to avoid any misconception is to replace bullets with lipstick, add in a bunch of bright colors, and…
Director Edouard Saliers music video for Waiting For A Sign by Scratch Massive feat. Koudlam features some of the most badass kids to ever be in a music video. It's a video that keeps you captivated, regardless of if youre watching…
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