November 2012

WATCH IT: Lushlife "Magnolia" (Lamar+Nik, dir.)

The 3D cardboard song title is a clear hint as to what to expect once the vocals start in this fun clip by directors Lamar+Nik for Lushlife.

Lamar+Nik, directors: Every word to 'Magnolia' (188) was handmade using cardboard (discarded from grocery stores), hot glue guns, and paint pens.  Random people at over 65 locations and a handful of friends were used as rappers throughout the video. The video was done completely practical (no CGI) and wound up costing a little under $80."

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WATCH IT: Cemeteries "The Wilderness" (Michael Lawrence, dir.)

A moody exploration of an urban wilderness...

Michael Lawrence, director:  "When Kyle [Kyle J. Reigles, Cemeteries] and I first spoke about doing a film for The Wilderness, our common bond was an upbringing in the lost, abandoned, and beautiful post-industrial landscape of Buffalo, NY.  A palette of magenta and green with creeping moonlight came forth when listening to the track.  We built a small narrative of a savant exploring a factory - symbolizing the cellular memory of generations past that once resided in the lakefront paper and grain mills of our hometown.  The shafts of light and faint, distant memories are a view inside the cerebral cortex of two colliding versions of self."

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