It’s been a fantastic start to the weekend so far–Porcelain Doll won best music video at the Epidemic student film festival, I’ve finished a draft of an arrangement for Colours (the entire song!), and the weather is simply glorious today. Cheers, everyone. Looking forward to a nice long walk and some gelato in the sun later today. If this streak continues, this could end up being the best weekend of the year so far. 🙂
Tag: Music Video
Huh
Okay, so now I have a Youtube link for a music video for an original song, and have blasted it on Facebook and Google plus, but what else could I do with it? I have no idea how to generate more traction. It’s a little discouraging to see that some people can get more comments and likes on what they ate for lunch than I’m getting for my video. Maybe I’m just being impatient? What if the video just disappears without leaving a trace?
Music Video Launched!
Drum roll…And here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlkTAQogqr4
I was so excited when I received the Youtube link from the director I could barely keep myself from running around in circles. But I work in an office, and need to maintain some sense of decorum…
New Music Video – Porcelain Doll
Two incredible and packed days of shooting are now over. A few years ago when I first started playing in bands, I never got to the stage where I could envision making a music video for an original song. It took a village, as they say, but it’s now real.
Yesterday we filmed at Amnesia (a bar in the Mission). A lot of friends of people involved in the project had volunteered their time and accessories and showed up in 50′s style vintage attire for the shoot. It was loads of fun to dress up and get pictures taken, and to see everything get visualized in beautiful black and white footage. There is so much effort involved from the film crew in pulling all the tiny details together; it’s difficult to imagine it would be so intense until you actually witness it.
As it was my first time working with an entire filming crew everything was fresh and extremely interesting. (Photos of behind the scenes of the shoot will be up soon!) I wanted to see as much of the process unfolding as possible. I also really enjoyed meeting creative people from all over the world; the crowd was very international.
Today’s shoot took place in a heavily cobweb infested, dusty, cold and dimly lit basement under a warm and inviting coffee shop in the Inner Richmond. It was really cool. 
The setting was perfect for the remaining shots, with just the right amount of creepiness.
Karl, a German actor who migrated to the US in the 70s, played one of the main characters. He was the only actor present for today’s shoot. It was a treat watching him as he’s great and a real character. I also enjoyed a couple of conversations with him when we had downtime.
I was the last person to get filmed on the set and it was almost a magical moment when the film crew said, “it’s a wrap!” today.