Topic: Directors of Tomorrow (Read 5863 times)

Lunchbox · « **on:** 06 Jul 2007, 23:37 »

Matt and I were watching music videos today, and getting very frustrated that these days nobody (at least nobody in the top 40 on Channel V) has any good,fun, or original ideas for their music videos - it's all bands in white suits standing around singing with winces on their faces, or the solo lady singer walking through waves in a long dress.
If you had to direct a music video, what sort of song would it be, and what would your video be like?

My first idea was a video for a computery Daft-Punk type thing, and it would involve people dressed in full-body foam costumes like this:

And playing at a water park.

Although it's not totally original I think it is a completely awesome idea.

doki · « **Reply #1 on:** 07 Jul 2007, 00:13 »

AH video clips. here is a short list i have going

- There is a giant rock across from my house. i'd love to set up there, put a camera on my balcony and get a shot from across the water of just playing live

- a split screen of the band playing in an empty hall, camera on the door, and a camera walking down the street. the cameras intersect and thousands of people pour into the hall

- two words: McDonalds Playland

jhocking · « **Reply #2 on:** 07 Jul 2007, 05:31 »

Music videos are stupid. I much prefer to just turn on the visualizer thingy while playing songs on iTunes. Then the visuals are just ambient background and you pay attention to the sound, the way it should be.

Tyler · « **Reply #3 on:** 07 Jul 2007, 10:55 »

3 minutes of a tired man eating cereal.

From a bowl.

Possibly milk involved.

öde · « **Reply #4 on:** 07 Jul 2007, 10:59 »

Something that fits the music.

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #5 on:** 07 Jul 2007, 11:23 »

Kai · « **Reply #6 on:** 07 Jul 2007, 12:00 »

Misereatur · « **Reply #7 on:** 07 Jul 2007, 15:41 »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tZO94Mhfzk

Lazer · « **Reply #8 on:** 07 Jul 2007, 21:10 »

Yeah we had to produce a music video in my Video Production and Aesthetics class. I do believe my teacher would have punched me in the face five times and then menstruated in my mouth if I would've turned in a video like that to her. Actually no, scratch that, she would probably just shoot me and dump my body in a river in some god forsaken place like Cherynoble or Alaska.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #9 on:** 08 Jul 2007, 02:25 »

I have often pondered this very issue. But with a degree of seriousness given that I am in a band. So far my best idea is to have the band playing in a small room filled with dilapidated (spelling?) Victorian/Edwardian furniture in a relatively sepia tone. There would also be corpses of people in formal dress arranged throughout the room, as if they are still doing stuff.

öde · « **Reply #10 on:** 08 Jul 2007, 05:06 »

I hate videos that are basically of the band playing but dressed up as an idea.

Misereatur · « **Reply #11 on:** 08 Jul 2007, 05:35 »

Quote from: Lazer on 07 Jul 2007, 21:10

Yeah we had to produce a music video in my Video Production and Aesthetics class. I do believe my teacher would have punched me in the face five times and then menstruated in my mouth if I would've turned in a video like that to her. Actually no, scratch that, she would probably just shoot me and dump my body in a river in some god forsaken place like Cherynoble or Alaska.

I really don't know what youre talking about. That has to be my favorite music video ever.

I am totally serious.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #12 on:** 08 Jul 2007, 13:10 »

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tZO94Mhfzk

That is absolute genius.

This is what music videos are all about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WW8flwpH-Q

christopher walken dancing.

really well

philosopherqueen · « **Reply #13 on:** 08 Jul 2007, 13:29 »

That's my favourite music video of all time.

Edit: Actually, it's my second favourite video this is my favourite.

mooface · « **Reply #14 on:** 09 Jul 2007, 03:05 »

i love Ok Go!'s music video with the treadmills.
also there is this one amazing music video with a guy dressed up as pacman running around a city being chased by other guys dressed up as ghosts but i don't remember who did it.

there are lots of cool music videos out there, i'm sure, but they are just not on vh1.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #15 on:** 09 Jul 2007, 07:13 »

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also there is this one amazing music video with a guy dressed up as pacman running around a city being chased by other guys dressed up as ghosts but i don't remember who did it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMtLBXlMZ-s

KharBevNor · « **Reply #16 on:** 09 Jul 2007, 16:26 »

Some awesome music videos I like that would surely influence any music videos I made (Some of these are NSFW!):

The Legendary Pink Dots - Flesh Parade
Laibach - Life is Life
Coil - The Dark Age of Love
Burzum - Dunkelheit
Agalloch - Not Unlike the Waves
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11
Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows - The Goat
Judas Priest - Breaking the Law
Bathory - One Rode to Asa Bay
Type O Negative - Black #1
Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday
Immortal - Blashryk Mighty Ravendark
Amorphis - Black Winter Day
Satyricon - Mother North

Hairy Joe Bob · « **Reply #17 on:** 09 Jul 2007, 16:40 »

Videos I've enjoyed recently include:

Streets of Your Town by the Go-Betweens (Cheesy but oh so good)
Remember Me by British Sea Power (Singing war memorials - always classy)
Saturday Looks Bad To Me by Oppenheimer

Lunchbox · « **Reply #18 on:** 09 Jul 2007, 16:46 »

You guys are really bad at the whole

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If you had to direct a music video, what sort of song would it be, and what would your video be like?

thing.

Hairy Joe Bob · « **Reply #19 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 12:44 »

We're pretty awful I know.

jimbunny · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 21:18 »

I really am terrible. I just came here to plug 'Interstella 5555.' Possibly the greatest music video ever created.

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