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So a bunch of kids break into a school swimming pool expecting a little above the law yet innocent fun and then…awesomeness ensues.

This is the official video for Dye’s single ‘Fantasy’ directed by animation wunderkind Jérémie Périn.

Directed by Jérémie Périn
Written by Laurent Sarfati & Jérémie Périn
Artistic Direction by Mikael Robert
Produced by Excuse My French / PH & Tigersushi
Executive Producer : Constance Guillou
Production Coordinator : Perrine Schwartz
Commissioner : Jill Caytan
“Fantasy” is taken from the DyE album TAKI 183.
Purchase via Tigersushi: tigersushi.myshopify.com/​products/​taki183
Purchase via itunes: itunes.apple.com/​fr/​album/​fantasy-remixes-special-edition/​id470893928?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

written by Christopher | tags: Animation, Dye, Fantasy, Music Video

NABIL is on a roll.

Directed: NABIL
Edited: Eric Greenburg
produced by: Kathleen Heffernan
DP: Mark Lyndsay
color: Marshall Plante
EP: Jill Hammer
label: Def Jam

written by Christopher | tags: Frank Ocean, Music, Music Video, NABIL

This is the official music video for Kanye West and Jay Z’s recent single ‘No Church in the Wild’. And I gotta say it, despite all the backlash Kanye just keeps putting stuff out there that is impossible not to pay attention to.

written by Christopher | tags: Jay Z, Kanye West, Music, Music Video

Birdy Nam Nam keeps the interest high both visually and musically with their latest video for the single “GOIN’IN”.

written by Christopher | tags: "GOIN'IN", Birdy Nam Nam, motion design, Music Video

I am a fan of Chairlift and this video for their latest single ‘Amanaemonesia’ doesn’t disappoint in either sound nor image.

Credits:
Directed by Caroline Polachek and Tom Hines
Digital Animation and Editing: Eric Epstein
Animated Watercolor Illustrations: Rebecca Bird
Choreography: Caroline Polachek
Movement Consultant: Juri Onuki
Art Direction and Text Design: Alejandro Cardenas
Color: Michelle Leuking
Styling: Kat Typaldos
Wardrobe Fabrication: Grace Kim
Hair & Makeup: Fernando Haddad
Steadicam: Afton Grant
Assistant Editor: Matthew Chin-Quee
Assistant DP: Chris Parente
Location: Brooklyn Fireproof Studios
Produced by Molly Hawkins, Tom Hines & Caroline Polachek
Copyright Chairlift 2011

written by Christopher | tags: Animation, Chairlift, Music, Music Video

Honestly, I don’t think it’s possible for this video to more perfectly match and even describe the music of Bon Iver. Absolutely beautiful cinematography.

Directed by: NABIL.com
Dp: Larkin Seiple
Editor: Isaac Hagy
Label: Jagjaguwar
Post: Peter Sauvey, Gustavo BKR
Producer: Jill Hammer
rep: Lark Creative
color: Marshall Plante
Production Co: NE Direction

written by Christopher | tags: Bon Iver, Cinematography, Music, Music Video

It’s a pencil celebration bitches. Everyone have a good time. This fun little retro throwback is the official video for ‘Pencil Revolution’ by SCHRADINOVA, taken from the album ‘India Lima Oscar Victor Echo You’.

I’ll be honest and admit that I don’t know how into the video I am but I do really like the song.

Credits here.

written by Christopher | tags: Music, Music Video, Netherlands, Schradinova

It’s always refreshing to see a simple concept done in a practical way using modern technology to generate an original result as is the case in the music video for BELL.

Visuals by Zach Lieberman, Francisco Zamorano, Andy Wallace, and Michelle Calabro.

(note: no post-production effects were used in this video. everything on the face is happening in real-time, via hacked Kinect, laptop and LED projector. It’s built using FaceTracker code from Jason Saragih)

written by Christopher | tags: Bell, Mapping, Music Video, Projection

This recent video for VHS or Beta was based on an original concept by Pixelfucks.

Director Graham Hill explains:

“Pixelfucks is a tumblr that was started early last year by a couple friends of mine as a diversion from their day jobs. The band saw the animated gifs and loved the aesthetic for the song. Pixelfucks then approached me and asked me to do the video.

Starting with the lyrics as a jumping off point, I knew we wanted to show the impacts and memories a relationship leaves on you—a physical representation of feelings. The question then was how to most simply visualize this and still push that odd off-kilter feeling in the imagery. Since it’s an age-old story, I decided to strip away all the context around our main characters and shoot only the essential elements on either a black or a white background.

So, after splashing blue paint all over the actors and squeezing them into a variety of skintight green and blue costumes, we took the footage and hammered out an edit. Using that edit as the foundation, we ran it through a crafty combination of keying, tracking and roto. Finally, applying a judicious mix of psychedelic patterns and color, we eventually arrived at the desired proportion of offbeat images and story.”

Full credits here. Via CPLUV.

written by Christopher | tags: Live Action, motion design, Music Video, VHS or Beta

I cannot stop listening to Washed Out lately. Actually my entire studio keeps listening to Washed Out. It’s quite possibly some of the best music to create too that has been released in quite some time. I think you can catch the vibe via the video above.

written by Christopher | tags: Direction, Music, Music Video, Washed Out

“An 80’s wedding goes bad when guests from hell, hijack the proceedings to the horror of the unsuspecting wedding band.”

Credits:
Writer/Director: Sean Rodrigo
DOP: Eugene Perepletchikov
Camera: Peter Miranda and Mike Anthony Smith
Art Director: Georgie Barnett
Production Manager: Penny Vickery
Hair and Makeup: Pina Guadagnino
Production Assistant: Michael Repich
Edit: Alister Robbie

written by Christopher | tags: Celadore, Direction, Music, Music Video

This is the oficial video for Matta’s recent single release titled ‘Release The Freq” off the forthcoming album ‘Prototype’. Direction, Design, Cinematography, Editing, 3D & Animation by Kim Holm.

written by Christopher | tags: Kim Holm, Mograph, Music Video

Rémy Cayuela keeps it dark, creepy, sexy and cool for WAT’s single ‘Kill Kill off of their upcoming album.

Director: Rémy Cayuela
DoP: Matt Wise
Editor: Edouard Mailaender

Label: Boxon Records
Management: Etienne Perreau
Publishing: Vitch Music Group
Co-Publishing: Humaine Box
Production company: One More Prod
Executive producers: Double Entente

written by Christopher | tags: Direction, Kill Kill, Music Video, WAT

The Crystal Beach notified me of this bizarre little video they directed and produced for the Columbus single ‘Hubble’. I wasn’t sure what to make of it at first but after watching it more than once it got some hooks in me. You can catch the full production credits at the Vimeo page for the video.

written by Christopher | tags: Columbus, Direction, Hubble, Music Video

Lars Aandheim & Christoffer Lossius directed this music video for the Norwegian musician Lasse Passage which features the song on the A-side of their just released 7-inch titled “Say Say Say”.

written by Christopher | tags: Direction, Lasse Passage, Music Video, Norway

Stefan Salcher, Martin Lorenz and Markus Wagner created this music video for their friend Matthias Hacksteiner’s new music album entitled ‘Turn’. Hacksteiner’s band name is ‘Amongst Giants’.

written by Christopher | tags: Animation, motion design, Music Video

Director, animator and compositor Eric Epstein goes by the name Najork and is responsible for this eerie ethereal video for the Memory Tapes latest track ‘Yes I know’. It’s a perfect marriage of sound and image. I’d keep an eye on Mr. Epstein because with work like this he’s poised to deliver more beauty in the future.

written by Christopher | tags: Eric Epstein, Memory Tapes, Music Video, Najork

Edouard Salier brings his skills to the table for the latest video for Justice’s new single titled ‘Civilization’.

Credits:
Artist: Justice
Director: Edouard Salier
Producer: Mourad Belkeddar
Production Company: Caviar Paris
Post producer: David Danesi
Post-production company: Digital District

written by Christopher | tags: Edouard Salier, hip hop, Justice, Music Video