Thursday, November 29, 2012

Dayseeker: What It Means To Be Defeated


I knew immediately after hearing Dayseeker's new single that the video had to be equally as vicious and attacking as the song itself sounded.

It was the fragile charm of the piano that had left me thinking of a broken home, held together only by the ones who chose to keep it living whether they dwell there or not, and our location could not have mirrored that vision more perfectly. 

It's always interesting that by combining two mediums of expression, one visual and the other audible, we're still able to maintain a common theme even if the intentions of both are slightly different. That's why I love music videos, because they have this ability to weave together two perspectives into one. 

Stylistically, it needed to be felt as strong in nature while seemingly on the brink of falling apart, like the environment surrounding: unstable and ready to collapse from the sheer energy that came from within. 

Even though simplicity is a driving force in this video, there still seems to be a plot keeping pace with the song. 

Entirely shot alone with no crew, one tripod, and the California sun 5 hours prior to setting. 


Part of my style, I think is the ability to take a situation I have no control over and make it look as high production as possible. There were no previous location scouts before the day we shot, and I had no idea the condition of the house since I'd last been there a year before. When we arrived at the location (besides the relief that it still stood) I started thinking of where to place each member. I had never been upstairs, and couldn't have been happier with what I found. A long hall, uneven and walls swaying apart from each other leading to a brightly lit room that overlooked the front yard, where the video begins, and ends. It was the perfect spot for Rory to record his vocals. I wanted this distance from the frontman, as if he were untouchable but still, have close up shots to emphasize the aggression and compassion in his words. 



As for the rest of the band we scattered them throughout, in all reality no more then 10 feet away from one another but shot separately. It gave a sense that they all filled the space during different times but we're participating in the same thing, in this case performing this song. 



Overall, it's an eerie video; painfully simple fundamentally but not without a sense of execution. I look forward to see where these boys take off too, because they are more than deserving of solid recognition and hope to work with them again in the future!

You can learn more about the band here at facebook.com/Dayseeker



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