Feist & Irina Werning

I'm on the Feist e-mail list and got this new video in my inbox today.  Gotta love her.  Heres what they had to say:

A montage of photos and video clips from Irina Werning's celebrated photo essay Back to the Future, the video for "Bittersweet Melodies" is directed by Holle Singer and produced by Jannie McInnes. Few of us ever get the opportunity to revisit, let alone re-inhabit our pasts, yet, with astonishing accuracy the Argentinean photographer recreates old snapshots, juxtaposing the subject of the present with that of the past. These trips into the present perfect tense are achieved with incredible attention to detail, as Werner works tirelessly to recapture the same lighting, effects, angles, poses and locations. “I love old photos” Werning says. “But I love even more to recreate them. When I fall in love with a picture I don’t stop until I have them in front of me dressed like this doing that thing they were doing. I’m always amazed that they do it.” The photo essay, which first appeared in the Sunday Times Magazine, earned Werning the 2011 Magnum Foundation’s Emerging Photographer Grant.

Music Video Day!

Lately its felt like life is full of films and videos.  I think thats because:

1. The Portland International Film Festival is going on right now, 2. Some friends of mine were just at Sundance and 3. All this soggy weather is keeping me inside watching old Italian cinema.  Throughout all of this, I've seen some great music videos.  I do love music videos and I'm a sucker for things that are beautiful and dramatic.  Heres a couple of cool ones I saw today. 

From MIA's Bad Girls video.  She always does something tough and visually new.  I saw her in concert once and it was totally from a different world than the one Im used to seeing everyday.

These are from a Sigur Ros song called, Glosoli .  It was made back in 2005 but somehow I missed it until today.  It's dramatic and dreamy and since the band and this video are from Iceland, its packed with beautiful scenery.  In this video, children wander through a rural, blue world.  Halfway through, they wake up to a yellow day and run full speed up a hill that ends in an enormous cliff.  Much to our joy, they fly off into an open sky. !!! I was so excited for them! 

And heres a fantastic Fleet Foxes video from last year.  I know stop-motion animation is everywhere, but as an illustrator, I will never ever get sick of it.  This ones a long epic full of beasts and fantasy. Woo-eee!

The Shrine / An Argument from Sean Pecknold on Vimeo.

Le Loup

I helped out on this music video several months ago and had an amazing time building tools, constructing headgear and herding bunnies. The bands called Le Loup, and my friends, Erin and Wyatt did Art Direction and all the Filming & Photography. Ive got some links to their websites up here. Enjoy!


Le Loup "Forgive Me" from Monte Lomax on Vimeo.

In the Redwoods anything is possible...

Im so lucky to be friends with Team G, who recently finished this incredible music video! The song is called 'Sing Along' by Mum, a band from Iceland. They shot it near the redwood forest and most of the actors are locals. Here it is!

Múm "Sing Along" from Team G on Vimeo.