Florence and the Machine - "Drumming Song" (DIR: Dawn Shadforth)
Florence + The Machine - Drumming Song
infographic: Music Video Sales
This NYT op-ed contains an interesting infographic, meant to illustrate the dramatic shift in music sales since the advent of the web.
Nested is an unexpected (for me) tidbit of perspective on the weight of music videos, or rather, of music video sales, in the general equation. A mere speck in the past, today mv's look like a pretty equal contender.
Weighings-in?
Bat for Lashes - Sleep Alone (dir: Johan Renck Robert Paulson Rupert Noble...?)
hd youtube
"DARGON FIST" DIRECTED BY SUN HAIPENG
Dragon Fist from sun haipeng on Vimeo.
Boo Hoo - Five (directed by Aj Korkidakis & Rob Stephens)
Kids are great!
youtube, mp4
Major Lazer - Pon de Floor (dir: Eric Wareheim)
ooh mamá :: HD Vimeo / P4k
ProCon - Lunar Hammer
Loosely based on a true incident, this is the official video for Lunar Hammer. From the album Kingmaker on Ginchopolis Records and Itunes.
Dimmer 'Cold Water' (Dir. Dylan Pharazyn)
Dimmer's 'Cold Water' directed by Dylan Pharazyn with 3D animation by Gary Sullivan. Featuring the JIM atmospheric diving suits of the 1970s. From Dimmer's fourth album, Degrees of Existence. Released 27 July 2009 in New Zealand.
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The Killers - Goodnight, Travel Well (Dir. David Slade)
UNICEF and The Killers: Goodnight, Travel Well
Part of the UNICEF/MTV EXIT campaign
more Info: www.mtvexit.org
Sugababes - Get Sexy (Dir. Emil Nava)
YACHT: Psychic City (Voodoo City)
Tito Deville Band - "Tonight" (Director: Neil Every
The debut music video for the debut album by Canadian Electro-Rock group Tito Deville Band. In keeping with the theme of "debuts" this is also my music video directing debut.
We shot over 2 days on a shockingly small budget with a Red Camera. The video was produced by Qube Films and was recently nominated for a Leo Award for Best Music Video.
Let me know what you think!
--July 2009 Faves--
Post your personal favourites of antville's July 2009 here. Preferably new vids only.
(Previous antville digests here.)
Azeda Booth - Kensington - Lifetime Spring/Summer 2010
Not technically a music video rather a combination of music video/shortfilm/advert
production: SALAZAR music: Azeda Booth Clothing: Lifetime
lifetimecollective.com getsalazar.com azedabooth.com
The Beatles - Flying, Dir. Loren Carpenter
"Vol Libre", made in 1979-80 on a VAX-11/780
vimeo here.
(via kottke)
Pacemaker Ad Dir. RGB6
Well, not technically a music video, but one of the finest examples of the black-light technique ive seen, so I reckon worthy of a post. I had a play around with a mates new pacemaker the other day which was bloody epic, plus good excuse to knock that stupid auto play video off the front page ;)
Phever - '2 Hard' from Dollar Van Demos
Brooklyn-based rapper pounds the streets with his new song '2 Hard'
John Spencer Blues Explosion "She Said" Dir: Floria Sigismondi
Jon Spencer blues explosion - She said
Uploaded by bebepanda. - See the latest featured music videos.
Mew "Introducing Palace Players" - Dir. Martin De Thurah
Here is Martin's newest. According to Shots it was co-directed by Adam Hashemi and Lasse Martinussen.
Shakira - "She Wolf", Director: Jake Nava
Prefer the Spanish vocal cut tho' meself!
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