Music Video

Single-shot Music Video Turns Bridge into a Stage

Beraat Gökkuş is a jack of many genres. A Turkish-born journalist by trade, his body of smartphone videos includes a docudrama (“The Lost Pen“), a fantasy (“Take a Breath“), and now a single-shot music video (“Sweat”). An interview with the director follows the movie. Interview with Beraat Gökkuş MobileMovieMaking: How did you connect with Joseph Langley?…

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Psychedelic Music Video

Music video is a universal genre. Case in point: “Bless Me.” This psychedelic video features Nigerian Peter Mic, who wrote the song, performed it, and produced it. The director is anonymous, but we’re lucky that the cinematographer Muyiwa Donald Jayeola—a mobile filmmaker in Lagos, Nigeria— agreed to take us behind the scenes. Interview with Muyiwa Donald…

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Warrior Bards Star in Unique Russian Music Video

When it comes to music videos, there rarely is anything new under the sun. But Mark Krivoshein’s “To the Death” qualifies for that category. Or to put it another way: When was the last time you saw selfie sticks capturing medieval warriors singing neofolk music?  Following the video—featuring LYOD—there’s an interview with Kriovshein, who studied…

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Animated Music Video Puts the Lyrics on Stage

Four centuries ago Shakespeare observed that “All the world’s a stage.” Now, the Los Angeles-based band Somersault Queen updates Shakespeare’s observation. In their new music video “In the Midst of Conversation,” the band treats the world as a stage for its song lyrics. This clever animated music video spotlights words in all sorts of locations…

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A Music Video Postcard Featuring the Beauty of Sicily

Music videos can be all sorts of things including shocking, witty, and perplexing.  “Summereyes”—directed by Sigfrido Giammona and Clara Congera—fits into the “drop-dead beautiful” category. While showcasing the music of Retro F, the filmmakers also put Sicily in the spotlight. The video is a production of the CFMClak crew, a creative team born two years ago when…

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A Music Video That Embodies Collaborative Filmmaking

Topeka-based Bryan Daugharthy could be the poster guy for the solo production. For his latest project “Black Man Soul,” he did all the key tasks such as location scouting, cinematography, and editing. Nevertheless, he values collaborative filmmaking. That is not a contradiction as you’ll learn in the interview following the movie. Interview with Bryan Daugharthy MobileMovieMaking:…

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