When the film and music were transferred at normal speed, the camera movements became twice as fast and the band’s performance appeared somewhat normal. To achieve this effect, I had the bandmembers perform in slow-motion to the song played at half-speed, as the camera operator and crane moves were executed at full speed. I wanted the camera moves to be strangely accelerated and aggressive - moving from extreme wide angles to tight closeups in seconds. I realized that the environment I was imagining needed to be manufactured on a sound stage with a fantastical set, similar in vibe as the artificial world we created when I photographed the band’s “Dirt” album cover earlier in the year. A nuclear sky with blood red lighting would bathe the environment, with white spotlights on each bandmember and lightning and wind effects added. It was extremely hard work, but we had lots of laughs and like any creative collaboration, plenty of drama! I sketched a crude drawing of the set I envisioned – a large dirt hole (or stylized “grave”) with dripping, broken sewer lines protruding from dirt walls surrounding the band, who performed amongst pools of toxic waste. and had a lot of fun doing it! This band always encouraged me to push my imagination to the very edge, and occasionally over the edge. Rockyschenckofficial on Instagram: "Thirty years ago today, I had an extraordinary experience directing the video for Alice In Chains “Them Bones” - still one of my favorites! I worked with this great group of guys for many years, and together we created some interesting photographic and cinematic art. Yeah man, I was like 10 when this video came out & i remember thinking Layne looked like Freddy Krueger & the video in general reminded me of the Dream Warriors movie, made me love the band even more!!ītw did you see the behind the scenes video footage from this video shoot? Rocky Schenck posted clips on his Instagram a month ago.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |