Cat Power aka Chan Marhall is an unlikely sci-fi action-adventure star, but is it really any less absurd than almost any mainstream action flick? (OK, it's a little more absurd.) --> watch "Cherokee"
Cat Power "Cherokee" (Matador)Chan Marshall, director | Greg Hunt, DP
Fan made lyric videos seem to have been around as long as YouTube, but the professional, label-generated lyric video really took off (to me) a couple summers ago with the masterful font-designed clip for Cee-Lo's "F** You" It was just a place-holder for the official clip, but it seems more memorable than the eventual (and fun) Matt Stawski directed "real" video.
Lots of women would probably like to hide in her husband's suitcase and find out just what the hell he's up to when he leaves the house. Very few, however, will probably be as accepting of what she discovers in this surprsingly cuddly, yet dark video for Circa Surive. --> watch "Suitcase"
How can I not post a video that looks like it was made from actual video static? A retro VHS intro gives way to a spaceage motif and a holographic/static performance. --> watch "Mystery Colors"
Astronauts, etc "Mystery Colors"Ben Smith, director | XLVI, production co |
I'll start with the technical awards, since those are most removed from being a straight-up music popularity contest. I don't have any qualms with the tech winners. I think they're as they should be. So there.
Because, who else is gonna cater to people who care about the technical awards?
Doug Stern and myself will be posting commentary here throughout the VMAs. This is our maiden voyage. Be kind. (Refresh for new stuff!)
NOTE: This top section is in reverse chronological order... If you want to read our commentary for the first hour of the show (through Best Male Video Award), it's below...
Part 2 (newest first):
Steve: Will post the Technical Winner list once they're online... Maybe they announced during the Pre-Show?
Steve: And that's a wrap. Glad Melina won, and not just because my review of it was prescient:
All 18 of these videos previously posted on Videostatic.com during August are worth your time. Most are about death or sex, or some combination thereof, but isn't that always the case?
There's also a few things I couldn't embed, or felt weren't really videos, so they're below. If you have time, watch those too. And then you should comment, or go to the Videostatic Facebook page and recommend the videos you think should be here. And Like us, while you're at it.
Paris Hilton — no stranger to videos, music or otherwise —reportedly netted $1 million dollars for a starring role in a video for South Korean pop star Kim Jang Hoon.
Video was shot over two days in Malibu in both 3D and 2D versions with director Ted Kenney, who has also overseen 3D productions for Britney Spears, Katy Perry and U2.
More details, including pics and a quote about why Hoon's team chose Paris over Scarlett Johanson and Jessica Alba can be found at celeb gossip site x17online.com
There’s only a few days left to enter your music videos into the 20th PLUS CAMERIMAGE, the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography. The deadline is Monday, 3rd September.
Submitted music videos will be considered for special screenings during the Festival, which runs November 24 — December 1 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Two winners will be awarded by the judging panel for Best Cinematography in a Music Video and Best Music Video honors.
Submission details are here. There is no entry fee.
His filmography runs the gamut from the 1993 critically acclaimed cult classic True Romance (go see it if you haven't), in addition to the blockbusters Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop 2. More recent films include Unstoppable and Domino.
Reaction shot videos, lip-synch response clips and countless GIFs are the markers of a viral video success. Many US music videos garner some of this attention, but PSY's video for "Gangnam Style" has penetrated the English speaking world like no other K-Pop song/video. Check the Wall Street Journal for their interview with the star and director, Park Jae-Sang - aka PSY.
OMG Everywhere!, the non-profit arts organization founded and run by music video directors, is hosting a premiere of new music videos and short films at Hollywood's famed Egyptian Theatre this Saturday, August 11.
