PROFILE: Gary Knight, Final Cut

Name: Gary Knight
Company: Final Cut
Job/Title: editor

First Video: The first video that I edited was for a UK death metal band called Cathedral (formerly Napalm Death). The track was "Midnight Mountain." It was directed by Jamie McBride, who was a friend of mine. This was his first video as well, so there was a massive learning curve. I cut it on a two-machine offline U-matic, which was considered state-of-the-art then. The video was assembled from a bunch of performance footage on VHS. We had to manipulate a lot of the images. Jamie also worked on the Quantel Harry to give it as much impact as possible. We had to hide the bad quality of the footage, so we used every effect the Harry could offer. It turned out very interesting. [Sorry Gary, I found the video on YouTube. It's awesome. In every way possible.]

Strangest Video: The strangest video that I cut was probably Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy," only for the reaction it got from people. Chris Cunningham was given creative freedom to do what he wanted with the video, so naturally it involved a soul-eating demon in a discarded TV and creepy midget children. The video scares the crap out of you. People thought it was one of the freakiest videos they'd ever seen, even though it was meant to be more of a comedy. I remember my parents stopped by while I was editing Aphex with Chris. We showed them the cut and they were quite freaked. My mom actually cursed out loud.

Chris and I also worked on a Bjork video, "All is Full of Love," where she was a robot and basically makes love to herself. Nicely strange, eh? The video went on to win many awards. Actually, every video I've worked on with Chris has had a hint of strange.

What's Next: I just finished a video for Justin Timberlake, "What Goes Around ... Comes Around," with director Sam Bayer. And having recently re-located to L.A. from New York, I'm excited to forge new relationships with the directors and clients out here. Perhaps work on my first feature. Maybe cut a wedding video or two? It's always good to diversify.

NEW RELEASE: Great Glass Elevator "Drunk On Another Planet"

Any band that uses a Roald Dahl novel as its name should be forgiven for getting a little literary in a music video. Great Glass Elevator frontman David Braun directed a video for "Drunk On Another Planet" that lets him  bring several classic books to life. The clip's main element is a Claymation character that wanders into the pages of such book as Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow and Animal Farm. All the while, our little bibliophilic Claymate is being stalked by some TV components that would like to lure him to the boob tube  — which is showcasing Braun and his band, of course. --> watch "Drunk On Another Planet" via YouTube or download the Quicktime and iPod versions included with the free EP at greatglasselevator.com

Great Glass Elevator "Drunk On Another Planet" (Atlantic)
David Braun, director

PHOTO: My Chemical Romance "Teenagers"

Have director Marc Webb and My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way wandered into the wrong locker room, or are they just on the set of the band's new video, "Teenagers?"

NEWS: Greencard Pictures Short Contest

Production company Greencard Pictures is hosting a very short film competition in which filmmakers and other creative types are called upon to submit shorts that are fifteen to thirty seconds in length that deal with the theme of "inventions."

Prizes are as follows:

• First Prize: $2,000 and a feature on the frontpage of Greencard's Web site
• Second Prize: A set of steak knives. Just kidding. It's a Video iPod and a feature on Greencard's Web site
• Third Prize: An iPod Nanoand a feature on Greencard's Web site
• Winners will also appear on TheDailyReel.com.

Judges include Daily Reel managing editor Alexandra Delyle, Spike TV's digital media executive Vincent Farrell and you're truly.

Full details on the competiton can be found at Greencardpics.com.

BOOKED: Bon Jovi - Kevin Kerslake, director

artist: Bon Jovi
song: "(You Want To) Make A Memory"
label: Island Def Jam
director(s): Kevin Kerslake
production co: Merge @ Crossroads
rep: Labuda Management

SHOT: Rooney - Benny Boom, director

artist: Rooney
song: "When Did Your Heart Go Missing"
label: Cherry Tree/Geffen
director(s): Benny Boom
production co's: Uncle / Factory Features

NEW RELEASE: Tokyo Police Club "Cheer It On"

A man's model world becomes a place of utter chaos once he introduces some Tokyo Police Club figurines. The animals break free from the zoo and begin mauling anyone in their path. Fires erupt. The social order breaks down leading to panic, death, sex and depravity. The army arrives to restore civility, but it's too late.  The people have had their taste of Tokyo Police Club and nothing will ever be the same again. --> watch "Cheer It On"

Tokyo Police Club "Cheer It On" (Paper Bag)
Sean Wainsteim, director | Davin Black, producer | 235 Films, production co | Simon Shohet, DP | Geoff Ashenhurst, editor | Andrew Heffron & Adam Weir, model makers

SHOT: Modest Mouse - Chris Mills, director

artist: Modest Mouse
song: "Missed The Boat"
label: Epic
director(s): Chris Mills
production co: Number 4 Films / Three Foot Giant

BOOKED: Rush - Chris Mills, director

artist: Rush
song: "Far Cry"   
label: Atlantic
director(s): Chris Mills
production co: Video/Number 4 Films
rep: Mike Sarkissian @ Three Foot Giant

BOOKED: Rihanna f/ Jay-Z - Chris Applebaum, director

artist: Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
song: "Umbrella"
label: Island Def Jam 
director(s): Chris Applebaum
production co: Reactor Films
rep: Mike Sarkissian @ Three Foot Giant