music video monday ~ 30
I once threw a parking meter through a plate-glass window.
Let me explain. I'm a behind-the-camera type of writer/director/filmmaker. However, when I was working on the Nickelodeon show Supah Ninjas a scene in the script called for a person to throw a parking meter through a plate-glass window. I asked the showrunners and they agreed to let me work with stunts. I was nervous on the day, because I had to worry about breaking a camera behind the window and about messing up an expensive take. Then the director called, "action," and I was doing it. We got it in one take. No one was hurt and no equipment was damaged. Still, I haven't gotten back in front of camera since. Here's proof I did it one time though:
The only connection of that episode in my life to today's music video monday is that Fiona Apple's mostly black-and-white music video for "Across the Universe" begins with a bench breaking through a colorful plate-glass window. And here at indoor animal that's enough of a connection for a digression.
One would expect that the video for "Criminal" would be the video of choice when bringing up Fiona Apple, but we aim for the unexpected here at ia. Plus, the "Across the Universe" video was directed by PTA (a director previously discussed on this site here). The spin executed at 1:22 in the video appears to have been accomplished practically, which means that they figured out a way to make it happen on set in real life instead of using CGI or any special effects. I hope the rest of the mayhem was done practically as well, because it looks like fun. And I know from experience: I did once throw a parking meter through a plate-glass window.
Fiona Apple - "Across the Universe" (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
indoor animal is curated by a human: Tim Papciak. On Mondays, he shares one link to one music video to help spark creativity in himself and in other creative types. On Thursdays, he recommends a book, movie, show, art piece, or link to some dusty corner of the internet that he believes either 1.) adds to the human experience, or 2.) serves as a coping mechanism in the year 2025. Note: this is not, and never will be, self-help content.