"Oh Baby!", from the debut album "Falling". Originally intended as a promo short, I saw potential for an inexpensive, fun, and full music video. When Caius and Sal showed me their video, I instantly thought they found one of the coolest hidden locations in Orange County. The motel and its classic neon lights gave off the perfect aesthetic to compliment the light-hearted lyrics. Because of the split-screen style effects we did, a lot of takes were required. Kevin seemingly moves through time while the woman standing on the upper floor moves in real time. We had no connection with her, but she played along casually. Her looks of boredom and disinterest in Caius makes it all the more comical. With lots of masking and some very lenient motel owners we were able to capture some truly hilarious shots. I think the highlight of the video comes around 2:10 when a sequence of layering and trippy shots occur. However, my personal favorite section of the video comes at 3:30. The woman returns to her room, revealing to the viewer for the first time that she wasn't with us. It's a calm and subtle ending to wind us down from the energy "Oh Baby!" delivers. Check it out on Spotify, YouTube, and other streaming platforms today.
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"Type Erase" is that feeling everyone in the smartphone generation is all too familiar with. We type a well thought out text. We hesitate, stare at the screen, and let the doubt win. Then ultimately, erase the message. It's something we're all guilty of doing. But even more famous is being on the receiving end. Staring at the three dots appear and vanish while you wait for a reply from the indecisive person on the other end. Typing and erasing. Moderating every thought with critical analysis. Their brain, acting as their own worst enemy. However, I'm not here to break down the song's lyrical genius. There are many blogs, from many talented writers, that have already broken down and analyzed Lisa's clever wordplay.I'm here to tell you stories from the behind the scenes. Music has a funny way of bringing people together. It's a bit cliché. I know. But the story of how I became part of "Type Erase" is one I find very amusing. I first met Lisa Danaë on the set of her music video for "Type Erase". I was originally messaged and asked to be a background actor. I gladly accepted and headed to the venue. Unbeknownst to myself, when I arrived Lisa had already been filming for hours. Luckily I managed to get there during a shooting break. I walk in to the bar area. I'm introduced to Lisa and a couple of her other friends. Right away I get a strong sense of professionalism in the way Lisa conducts herself. Soon after the time comes to begin filming again. Lisa gets the finishing touches done to her makeup as Josh Suguitan, @J_Sugy, prepares the camera and lighting. Everything is in order. The call is made for the cast to take their places. Everyone is ready, except for the male lead. He's nowhere to be found. They look through the bar, but no sign of him. In the middle of a dimly lit shopping plaza, lying in his sedan, the male lead is having a full blown panic attack. There's still hours of scenes left to shoot. The stage fright starts to consume our male lead and he decides to pull out of the production. We are now fifteen minutes in to our scheduled filming time. Lisa has only booked this venue for one day. Any idea is being welcomed at this point. Josh suggests altering the story line. Lisa considers, but wants to stay true to their original idea for the story. Lisa and Josh discuss it more. I could be a back up option for an actor, but the venue only being booked for one day meant we had to re-book and reschedule for more daytime shots. After much deliberation, we decided it could be done and would be our best course of action. I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little nervous to be in front of the camera for once. I have no experience acting, but I knew the video wasn't about me. Lisa was incredibly grateful. We had managed to save the production. Once again the cast is called into place. As for the actual filming of the video, it went as you would probably expect. Lisa is truly a professional at her craft. Josh's creative eye and diligent work ethic combined for seamless transitions from scene to scene while filming. Before I knew it, it was two a.m.. We had finished all the scenes with the male lead in them. With hours of solo performance shots still to film, Lisa and Josh wished me safe travels home and continued filming. We reconvened a week later to re-shoot the daytime shots with myself in them. Lisa and I had got to talking about all the kinds of content she wants to produce. She told me she was hoping to create a lyric video for "Type Erase", but was uncertain of who could do it. I said I would try my hand at it and quickly realized that I had bit off way more than I could chew. I would go back and do it all over again though. The lyric video fits the song perfectly and I am proud of how it turned out overall. I got to meet some awesome people through this experience as well. If you haven't checked it out yet, get on any streaming platform and look up Lisa Danaë! Today I start the launch of SeeNoEvilStudios.weebly.com in hopes to build my wiritng skills as well as my brand. I hope that through these comment section and blogs, See No Evil as well as all of its collaborators have a chance to hear directly from the followers.
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