for full credits visit: www.moopjaw.com

for full credits visit: www.moopjaw.com

for full credits visit: www.moopjaw.com

Sickening new handiwork from Al & Jock

Now, this highlights music video editors and their prowess behind the clips. This post is an attempt to start a conversation among those interested, by no means is it an exhaustive list. Feel free to add your own clips that you think are well edited. Now, if you could get rid of the auto play maybe the post will merit attention. Shotgun?

A well edited clip doesn't just illicit perfect harmony with the visuals, it's got to make you feel them through their assembly, arranging and rearranging of visual energy. Like a good jazz session would, all elements are in accordance. Coherence is important. Sometimes a bad clip can be masked by good editing, sometimes a good clip can be marred by atrocious post. I put that headline on top of my monitor when I edit. Some people could do the same. On next post, I'll highlight editing theories based on three clips, and how they work.

Rolling through the list.

Jay Z "99 Problems" Ed: Robert Duffy.

Robert Duffy constructed an editorial masterpiece using fragmentation, jump cuts, and perfect timing. Iconography has never been this powerful. Flawless, and textbook example of how GREAT editing is to a video's success. Legend has it that Romanek ran out of money for post and had to pay Duffy out of his own expense. Good choice. Always pay the editor.

Prodigy "Smack my bitch up" Ed: Jonas Akerlund.

Watch it again. Look at how the edit is the character. just like what it portrays.

Michael Jackson "Thriller" Ed: George Folsey Jr.

Thriller is everything a video should be, the holy grail. But the editing of George Folsey has been overlooked for Michael's gravistas, and credit should be due. This is how a dance performance is cut, period. That shit just kills. Every video done ever since has taken the same style and refined it, but 3,000 angles does not equal better editing. Selected shots and rhythmn does, evidenced here. Trivia: He also cut Hostel...and Animal House. Diverse.

Squarepusher "Come down my selector" Ed: Chris Cunningham.

Every single edit is perfectly timed to the beat of the song, and it all fits. Remarkable. Chris is a better editor than most, this was his first. All the other ones were done by Gary Knight.

R.E.M "Everybody hurts" Ed: Pat Sheffield

Form follows function in this clip. Perfectly lends itself well to the video's theme, and the edits don't intrude they illustrate. With that kinda footage, I'd be hard to fuk that up.

Justice "Stress" Ed: Romain Gavras.

Romain killed it with this clip. Easily the best edited clip in awhile. Deserving of the best editing award last year. Shock cuts abound, a nervous energy created by the unsettling camerawork. Perfect.

CSS "Move" Ed: Keith Schofield.

A more recent example. It's so simple in theory and moves at a good pace. Take one shot out and it all falls apart, I think Keith understands the "house of cards" approach to editing: every one counts. Put one in the wrong place and the house comes crashing down. I wish hip hop video editors understood this concept.

Late Of The Pier "Heartbeat" Ed: Megaforce?

Neat post, illusion editing.

Morningwood "Sugarbaby" Ed: Josh Cramer.

Puppets are hard to edit. This makes it look easy. Why wasn't this video widely seen?

More to come. List to be updated. What videos do you like?

Black Country, "Rockets" from Jordan Sharon on Vimeo.

TOP BILLIN On Tour With M.I.A. from Top Billin on Vimeo.

SORRY ABOUT THE AUTO PLAY!

www.soundvenue.dk

Paolo Nutini TV on MUZU.

Thom Kirkpatrick's This Beautiful Noise is a 21st Century One Man Band. The Fear video, produced by Finn Langley, is a completely live performance.

Rex Arrow Films & TREEJTV Present...

Mac Miller - Got a Clue

www.youtube.com

Featured on "The Jukebox" Mixtape: www.megaupload.com

Young Talent from Pittsburgh, PA.

Rex Arrow Films 2009

Apologies for the last link I posted but this will redeem myself. Very cool video, not too sure about the animation although it is nice. Nice part at the end too

vimeo.com

Still Life Decay - Detach - featuring Burton C. Bell from Fear Factory (Director Zina Brown) from Zina Brown on Vimeo.

Lucid house June 2009 from lucidhouse on Vimeo.

. Eye scorching, Ear splitting, Audio Visual mix -up.

Audio & Visual mix by: Morris La mantia [Lucid house]

Starring: Patricia Arquette, Pierce Brosnan, Maggie Cheung, Doris Day, Faye Dunaway, Cary Grant, Richard Harris, Ethan Hawke, Charlton Heston, Bruce Lee, Tony Leung, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Omar Sharif, Uma Thurman, Joanne Whalley,

Film Samples: A Man Called Horse (1970) Cinema Paradiso (1988) El Cid (1961) Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) Frankie & Johnny (1966) Gattaca (1997) Genghis Khan (1965) In the Mood for Love (2000) Jumanji (1995) Lover Come Back (1961) Monkey Business (1952) Power Rangers Scandal (1989) Stigmata (1999) The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) The Green Hornet (1966) The lawnmower Man (1992)

Music In order of Play: Danjel Esperanza-Der Sonne Entgegen Sam K-Desperate Housetrack Pete Voyager-Dripfeed (Al Calavicci Nachtmusik Dub) The Truffle Tribe-Start Funk Lucas Tesselhoff-Body's Perfect ORQUESM-Teknoot Tom Clark & Daniel Dreier-Smells Like Cloud-Carbondub Marco Menichelli-Special D Kalahari Surfers-Sustainable Development Constructus-It Don't Mean A Thing If You A Krushed & Sorted-Interlude 1 Trentemoller-Nightwalker

[Like these tunes? Support the musicians, search and buy their tracks.] . download this audio-visual mix for your hand held devices [iPhone, iPod, Mobile phone] or a hi-res mpeg4 you can burn as a Video DVD. www.lucidhouse.com . video loops> www.lucidloops.com .