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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…
The music video shortlist for the 2013 SXSW Film Festival was released today, and were particularly excited about it because were going! Check out the videos that made the cut, then get ready to see us in Austin next month!
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…
For a cinematographer to put out consistently amazing work is a difficult task on its own. Shooting 100 videos in two years is crazy difficult. Getting nominated for the MVA for best cinematography four years in a row, thats pretty…
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…
One of our favorite pieces of video equipment is the SnorriCam. Partially, because it is able to produce some really interesting looking footage and provide perspective like no other camera rig can. But mainly, we love the SnorriCam because it…
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…
As we continue to collect information about music videos and expand our database, we're starting to do some more things with the data we have. To start it off in 2013, today we're launching a beta of our new Social…
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…
This past weekend, we spent some time with Ellen Frances on the set of the video for Vertigo by CREEP featuring Lou Rhodes. On Friday, we had the chance to watch Ellen and technical consultant Mari Kussman begin to assemble…
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…
Fans of this blog might know Jason Baum from our interview with him about Concrete Wall, the Zee Avi music video he directed last year. What you might not know (or maybe you do know, I literally have no idea),…
Sometimes music video directors cant stay away. Even when theyre on vacation, when a good opportunity comes their way, they just cant pass it up. Like Matt Alonzo for example: near the end of 2012, he thought he was done…
Peter Kafka at AllThingsD.com is reporting that YouTube and Vimeo are close to a deal that would have YouTube buying a minority stake in VEVO. Remember in early December when YouTube and VEVO's content deal was set to expire and…
Last year, director Noel Paul and Bat For Lashes went three for three when it comes to making awesome music videos (over here at IMVDb, we call that a hat trick). Each video that Noel directed for Natasha Khan (Bat…
One of the first things to cross our mind after watching director Nicolas Hellers Look Real High by Adrian Lau was, Man, thats a lot of weed! We also started to wonder whose job is it to get all of…
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