Music Video Theory

Director: Nima Nabilirad Artist: MESSRS Video: Desert Nima used to live in Iran. He watched a lot of films there. He left there when he was 14. Then he lived in Turkey. He watched a lot of films there. He left there when he was 16. He now lives in Australia. He still watches a lot films.  And shoots and makes them too.  He wanted to be Steve McQueen but that was already taken. So he had to settle with being a director/cinematographer.  He has long hair and a beard right now. He dislikes bad lighting and boring people.  He likes daydreaming, ripe cherries and Stanley Kubrick.  http://www.ssandyby.com/ How were you approached for the job? This clip was actually part of an initiative grant in South Australia given by the Media Resource Centre. They pair up local artists/bands with filmmakers/music video directors and provide a budget and other equipment support. It was also sponsored by Canon so the camera and lenses came from t

Director: David Barker Artist: Stonefield Video: Bad Reality You can read more about David Barker including news on his upcoming feature film ' The Second Coming ' at his website Mini Sumo . You can watch the 3 interactive videos for Rad Reality here:  http://www.stonefield.com.au/badreality/   How were you approached for the job? After the first clip we did for Stonefield’s first release, “Blackwater Rising”, Michael Parisi, who runs label Wunderkind, came back to see what we could do for “Bad Reality”. What inspired you on your idea for the video? The idea for a “crime piece” came from songs title - Bad Reality. Originally, we wanted to shoot in Tasmania, doing a pulpy, narrative-based clip in the hills. But the dollars didn’t stretch that far, so we decided to stay local, and try a different concept. I’ve always loved the running scene in Requiem for a Dream, so that was definitely an inspiration. But I’d never seen it use