63 - Stash

stash 63.26Land Of Talk “It’s Okay”Music video 5:09Record label:Saddle Creek RecordsDirectors:Davide Di SaroMihai WilsonProduction:The FieldAnimation/VFX:WeWereMonkeyswww.weweremonkeys.comMarcella Moser, producer atWeWereMonkeys in Brooklyn, NY:“We knew from the beginning theproject was going to be a work oflove, and we wanted to create anartwork where the music, visualsand concept would combineseamlessly. We also wanted tochallenge ourselves in terms ofknowledge and artistic skill. Sowe created a concept that wouldpush us into new techniques:We learned how to handcraft acostume, work with live animals,create realistic hand paintedlandscapes, and attach 3D hair toa live actor.“A big challenge was to createa world that was not easilyidentifiable. We carefully chosea few elements that changed amostly realistic environment intosomething surreal, such as theanti-gravity destruction, the shapeof the mountain peaks and thetwin sci-fi planets.“Coming from an animationbackground, we are used toworking in the box, but this videorequired us to get outdoors.Instead of hiring a cameraoperator, we rented a RED ONE fora week. We had to dedicate a fewextra days to learning the cameraand the RED workflow, but in theend it was worth it because it gaveus more time and flexibility.“Our set was the grass runwayof a small airstrip in rural BritishColumbia. We shot the horse andrider at full gallop from the opendoor of a speeding minivan, andwe duct-taped Davide with theRED camera into an ultra-light toget an aerial perspective of theaction.“In post, the shaky ultra-lightfootage turned out to be achallenge. Thanks to theSynthEyes website, we learned toprepare the footage by stabilizingin 3D (not 2D). After that, it waseasy to get a solid track and getthe shot into Cinema 4D so wecould add the 3D elements.”Schedule: 2.5 months.For The FieldEP: Cherie SinclairActress/horse trainer: Ines StoneHorse: DesiTechnical support: Mark RogersFor WeWereMonkeysDirectors/animators/VFX/designers/editors: Davide Di Saro,Mihai WilsonProducer: Marcella MoserDOP: Dominic SchaeferCostume design: Davide Di Saro,Mihai Wilson, Marcella MoserToolkitAfter Effects, Photoshop, Flash,Cinema 4D, Mudbox, Maya,SynthEyes, PFTrack