Bachna Ae Haseeno – A Bollywood Love Story
I just loved watching this. Bachna Ae Haseeno (loosely translated as “Save yourself, pretty girls”) is a short film/music video, with some rather kitschy, but enjoyable Bollywood style song and…
UK Boy Band’s WTF Music Video
Update: Commenter SuzyQPants points out (much to my embarrassment) that this is apparently a parody music video by Hot Chip, an electropop band from England. The band’s single “Over and…
Ritalin – Hillbillies Fighting With Flamethrowers and Ice
The surreal music video for Dancing Pigeons’ “Ritalin” was directed by Tomas Mankovsky. Most of the footage in the video was shot with a using a high-speed Phantom camera, at speeds ranging from 400 to a 1000 fps.
Tomas Mankovsky’s new video “Ritalin” for Dancing Pigeons as part of Diesel:U:Music, is a foreboding yet strangely humorous depiction of a seemingly pointless modern day sword fight.
“Duels fascinate me. It used to be a popular thing, but in modern days it has died out. So I thought that probably somewhere in the States, some hillbillies are still doing it, their way.”
Mankovsky has created an aggressive, yet beautiful piece relying on the preconceptions and fears that surround the culture of the stereotypical American rednecks.
First Official Music Video To Be Shot on an iPhone 4
Official one by an artist, that is. The video, made for the song “Cascades” by flakjakt, was directed by Marty Martin. In a fun weeklong experiment, my friend Marty and…
Paris T’es Belle – A Beautiful Music Video
A short love story, filmed in the streets of Paris. The video was made for miCkey [3d], a French rock band. Link to the video on Vimeo.
Chiapas Sak Tzevul – Spellbinding Music Video From Mexico
This music video was made for Sak Tzevul (lightning), a Mexican progressive rock band. The surreal visuals were shot in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico. The state, though blessed with great natural beauty, is rapidly being devastated by large scale deforestation and insurgency.
The moving images were projected during the band’s live performance, at a show organized by the government of the state of Chiapas.
Frank Beltrán, who put together the entire film, derived inspiration from the mindboggling visual techniques used by Flickr user Sebastian Perez Duarte.
You can watch the video after the jump.
Gorillaz – Stylo
Terrific promo video for the Gorillaz’ new single ‘Stylo’, taken from their upcoming album ‘Plastic Beach’. The music video features a cameo by an A-list Hollywood celebrity.
You can watch it after the jump, but I highly recommend checking it out in HD on YouTube.
I’ll Be Gone – Music Video
This terrific, must-watch music video was directed by KORB, a motion design studio based in Italy. The track is “I’ll Be Gone” by Mario & Vidis, featuring Jazzu. [via Fubiz]
Flying Lotus – Infinitum
The beautifully-surrealistic music video for Flying Lotus‘ "Infinitum" was directed by Daniel Garcia. The video was released to promote the release of the L.A. EP 3 x 3 album.
In this music video for Flying Lotus, a young archer tests her skill by shooting an arrow at the moon. To her dismay, the moon falls from its perch and into a turbulent sea. He swims the long distance to the beach where he can confront his attacker.
Watch the video after the jump.