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August 19th and 20th 2017, VirtueMedia shot their first short film. Here is how it went for the Director of Photography Joshua Tue.
Blinkers is the name of VirtueMedia's first short film, two days of shooting, three strong actors, four locations and over ten crew members. Read what inspired DOP Joshua Tue to craft this concept.
We recently collaborated with a group of Menswear stylists by the name of Lou et Lon. Here is a short blog piece of the inspiration and feel we went for.
Adnis is Music Video from Jay Z that serves as a letter to his late father AJ Reeves. The entire music video is shot in black and white and features the main actor shadow boxing. His facial expressions portrays him as distant and the vibe of the video gives you a sense of loneliness.
Leon Bridges - River has one of the best cinematography i've ever scene, every single shot is well lit and composed.
This week we have an unlikely artist, but nether the less a great music video. Meghan Trainor ft. Yo Gotti - Better connotates the feeling of deserving "better" from a guardian; in this case the female lead's grand father.
Make a Beast Of Myself by Twin Atlantic is a clever music video that plays with highly co-ordinated acting, slow motion, as well as a fantastic message and story that interlink with the song.
ScHoolBoy Q - JoHn Muir music video, this video is one that keeps your attention throughout! The track "John Muir" is named after the middle school that Q attended. He talks about how he had a gun at 13 and dealing dope at 14. #Bellinthroughthestreets
The whole music video is a work of art, from the music down to the visuals; J Cole manages to use his story telling style to take us back to his childhood when he first lost his virginity. Every lyric in the song is informative and the visuals add a vivid description of the information.
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This music video is a narrative driven story when Vic Mensa himself is put into situations where something bad happens in a club. Each time something happens he 'gets a chance' to start over and begin the night again. The unique and clever idea works; it goes hand in hand with the song.
There are three types of people in the world, visual people, auditory people and people who are both. A music video is the perfect medium to connect with all three types of people. Find out Three Reasons Why You Need A Music Video.
The story follows the journey of an MTA motorman who struggles to get his life together after a woman uses his train for suicide. It was the use of narrative from the mans perspective and use informative facts complimented with stunning visuals to complete this mans story.
Seth is a story about what looks like a boy in a mans body. He wakes up one morning and lists goals he wants to accomplish. He completes all but one. The last one is to impress his father.
GOSH by Jamie XX is slightly abnormal however its pretty awesome. The first thing that attracts me to it is the unlikely scale. The long tracking shots pulling out from the high rise buildings are smooth and a slow, a reveal that works well to invoke a reaction.
The music video titled Out Of The Forest is an animation project directed by Tobias Gundorff Boesen, the animation is to the song Slow Show by The National. The video manages to tell its simplistic story well. Editing and story telling worked cohesively to bring the piece to life.
We will be blogging once a week on all sort of subjects. Today i've chosen to start with #MusicVideoMonday. I will search far and wide for any new or maybe old music video that captivates me and will explain why we feel it is a great music video.
The first be the Music Video “Stromae – quand c’est?“.