Music Video of the Week: Vessels – A Hundred Times in Every Direction
Tooooodaaayyyyyyssss ppppoooooooossssssssttttttttt isssssss bbbbrrrrroouuuugghhhhhttt tooo yyyyooouuu innnn sslllloooowwww mmmmoooooottttiiioon.
Okay, enough with that schtick. I thought about writing an entire post in slow motion, but I hardly made it through one sentence without wanting to punch myself in the face. I can only imagine how painful, and confusing, that would have been to read.
And wanting to punch myself is often the response I have when watching a music video in slow motion. I am not sure why, but there seems to be a large influx of directors using this technique in their music videos. Heck, even I am guilty of it (more on that later). I can only guess the reason for the rise in this technique is because digital video cameras are becoming much more sophisticated and can mimic films ability to “overcrank” the footage. I would try and explain what that means, but as is the case with most of the things I want to say, wikipedia does a much better job (read this article if you give a crap).
Anyhow, this video, brought to you by Left Eye Blind does a fantastic job of utilizing “overcrank” and “time-remapping” techniques. Also, do yourself a favor and click the icon in the upper right hand corner to turn the “HD on”. It is well worth the extra couple of seconds of streaming time.
Vessels – A Hundred Times in Every Direction from LEFT EYE BLIND on Vimeo
Vessels – A Hundred Times in Every Direction
And here is my far less refined video demonstrating the “overcrank” method. The danceble little track accompanying the video is “Hotel” by Broken Social Scene.
Overcranked Fights: Episode 2 from Justin Metcalfe on Vimeo
And finally, there are some exciting changes coming to the Music Video of the Week section. I’ll just say that starting next week things are going to start getting more “visual”. Until then, I hope your ears (and eyes) bleed.
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I can safely say that first video isn’t as annoying as the video for The Heinrich Maneuver by Interpol.