The Dodos-”Longform” Official Music Video

INTRO

It’s always a pleasure to work on a music video when you happen to also love the song that your adapting. This was exactly the case with The Dodos, a local San Francisco band who’s songs naturally seem to invoke vision.

PRE PRODUCTION

For this project I was hired on by Jenn Dorn, the Director, and and close friend who I collaborated with during the production of her Sleepy Sun music video “White Dove”. Together, we began scouting locations all around the bay area coastal Highway 1. Locations were a crucial element in this project. Our only actress, Veronica Pavia, and the equally beautiful Carmengia,  where simply there to give the video context. Our main feature would be the abstracted locations themselves.

PRODUCTION

The first 2 days of production began along the coast between San Francisco and Big Sur. Between me, Jenn, and P.A. Daniel Herd, we accomplished most of the abstract roadside shots. While Jenn was at the wheel of my vehicle directing, I found myself hanging half my body out the window in order to achieve a variety of somewhat steady, tight shots. It was quite an experiment overcranking and undercranking the frame rate while driving at a variety of speeds, one that proved to yield a diverse amount of shots.

The next 2 days of production we worked with Mike Solidum, a great cinematographer, who was able to help us shoot the majority of shoots featuring Veronica and the Carmengia. With a smaller camera rig, Canon 5D MKII, we were able to get the tighter shots from inside the car and out the window. Overall, the production process was very smooth.

POST PRODUCTION

I commend Jenn Dorn for taking on the roll of Director, Producer, and Editor. In order to create such an incredible abstract treatment, she spent a considerable amount of time cutting this project.

CREDITS

Band: The Dodos
Song: Longform
Label: Frenchkiss Records

Directed by Jenn Dorn
Shot by Brandon Moore and Mike Solidum
Edited by Jenn Dorn
Color by Daniel Heard
Produced by Jenn Dorn
A.D. Brandon Moore
Actress: Veronica Pavia

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