The new video from NYC rockers The Giraffes, "Having Fun," was directed by Matt Lenski (Fall Out Boy, Rogue Wave). Find out why Stereogum.com called The Giraffes "pure metal joy... They are Soundgarden before haircuts, Guns N' Roses before MTV, Metallica before orchestras." Check out www.thegiraffes.com for more info.

(or download this and rename .flv)

         

OMG this video rawks - great concept and the ending is genius!

         

what a load of.......

         

i really dug that

         

watched it in fast forward. still boring. i'm actually really getting tired of these minimalist videos. These directors look so fucking lazy. For me it started and ended with "No Surprises."

         

lenski: nul points.

         

Captain Marc22,

Whats your real name? You dont like my work? Well im going to fuck you in your nigger ass. And I mean no offense by that, I use it in the best way possible, even Jesse Jackson says it now like that. Let's go Captain. Come out of hiding.

Matt

         

dearie me, a thrown glove...

matt, chill, you're ranting. a guy (or three) didn't dig your vid. what gives?

         

okay that doesn't sound like the Matt Lenski. Now, I'm wondering who hates him enough to make him a racist troll?

Besides, look how unmean I responded to your last video. videos.antville.org

what was the budget for this, anyway?

         

I suspect that isn't him too. Anyone here know Matt personally?

Although I'd honestly like to know who C-marc is too, but in a friendly way.

         

Real Matt Lenski here,

Wow, someone has really got it out for me. This is so fascinating.

Anyway, sorry if you don't like the vid. Maybe your tastes lean to more mainstream video.

It started as an experiment, 0 dollars, we just ran out with a video camera and shot it one day.

One interesting thing about it is that we actually shot just one locked off wide shot. In post we resized the frame and followed Aaron in a simulated camera move. That's why the image is so distressed. As he moves closer to camera the picture becomes more sharp... as if the drunk fool has hit rock bottom and the viewer is with him as he approaches his "moment of clarity," has it, but doesn't give a fuck

I shoot little tests and things all the time... this just happened to be put before the public eye.

Anyway, I like it for certain reasons. Maybe you can take something from it too.

-Matt Www.RHFilms.com

         

this video is the shit, the ending is fucking amazing, especially with 0 dollars -howd you get the wind so perfect?? das tight. i like mr.lenski's other shit too, dude seems versatile. and what a nice guy? who's all pickin on him? and why?