Francis and the Lights "The Top" Dir. Jake Schreier
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msm, 28. August 2008, 10:44
fresh, cool & kickin' ass - more from JS
theboythatcould, 28. August 2008, 14:29
the ending was cool with the slo mo and the lightsquixoticnyc, 28. August 2008, 15:16
Nice and simple:) Great ending!thinkmad, 28. August 2008, 18:06
what a piecekalstark, 28. August 2008, 18:26
The ending was killer and the whole thing had a wonderful manic energy. Great video.K
saddy, 29. August 2008, 00:31
that sucked.captainhairy, 29. August 2008, 10:41
its not full of bells and whistles, but Jake did good to identify the strength and charisma of the lead dude, and build a video around it... sometimes less is more. you can kill a video by overdirecting itadambiz, 29. August 2008, 17:31
One of the best videos I've seen lately. Amazing work all around.c-dub, 29. August 2008, 21:40
nail on the head capn hairy. most definitely. i like how one light stayed lit...is it me or does that guy look kinda like vincent gallo?
bonj, 29. August 2008, 22:20
if vincent gallo and jake schreier had a kid, this is what he'd look like the commish, 30. August 2008, 19:12
Nice. Who shot it? hipgnosist, 3. September 2008, 01:18
Very nice video. Cool & understated. The band however...
Perhaps people will be diggin' it soon, but honestly that guy seriously reminded me of Jerry Lewis. Better still Michael Richards.
Oh, & the weird strangled "Prince" falsetto thing...
I'll try this with my crowd but they're going to titter!
Hard to take this particular N.Y.C. posing seriously. He just really looks silly & contrived in this video. NOT AT ALL INTENSE, etc.
I can't imagine seeing that on stage either,
but I can imagine a bunch of people that would & take it in earnest.
None the less, He really ought to cool it or at least tone it down. Seriously.
I'll give them a listen though, the music sounds cool & I can even see the vocals growing on you.
jonwatts, 3. September 2008, 08:09
A swing and a miss. Shot by Matt Santo. Bet you guys didn't know Jake is also in the band. He makes some of those fun beats!Alanedit, 3. September 2008, 09:17
This is kinda cool. Great ending, that guy looks like fashion designer Issac Mizrahi.my name is legion, 3. September 2008, 10:01
i thought i saw some track marks for the dolly. or maybe it was just some cracks in the floor. anyways, great finale, with the slow motion and the lights