The cinematographers also detail use of prisms, plastics, and other translucent materials in front of the lens - including Saran Wrap! The conversation continued with Labisi discussing his work with Latin artist Yandel on Nunca Me Olvides ( Never Forget Me).
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This conversation packs in a ton of great tips, techniques and secrets from these three masters. The discussion of specific techniques ranges from high-speed shooting married with high-speed playback to the benefits of artfully applied nose grease. They discuss the ability to explore and take chances visually and the unique opportunities that music videos provide. Both Probst and Labisi come from a music background, the former as a bassist and the later as a DJ and they bring that understanding of music to their work. Pearl then details his directing experience on Aaliyah’s Four Page Letter.ĭuring the conversation the cinematographers discuss an understanding of music, beats and breakdowns. Pearl looks back on shooting The Police’s Every Breath You Take, Labisi breaks down the challenges of Busta Rhymes’ Don’t Touch Me (Throw Da Water on ’Em) and Probst dives deep into the Spaghetti Western spoof Knights of Cydonia by Muse. We discuss interpretation of the treatment, beauty lighting, the importance of production design, unique tools and techniques and in this first hour of the discussion we look at several examples from their extensive resumes and break down what they did to shoot these iconic pieces. And, as I note in my introduction, between them, these three gentlemen have photographed more than 1,200 videos. MTV may not be the hub of the music video world anymore, but on YouTube the popular artists have billions of views. We talked about the general art and craft of cinematography for music videos and the different responsibilities of the cinematographer on each job.
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ASC members (from left) Joseph Labisi, Christopher Probst and Daniel Pearl. I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with three legends in music video cinematography to discuss their craft: Daniel Pearl, ASC, Christopher Probst, ASC and Joseph Labisi, ASC.
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They’re a visual interpretation of a song a commercial in images to sell the artist and their work and for cinematographers they can be a creative cornucopia of photography. The world of music videos is a glorious visual playground for the cinematographer. Three ASC members - Daniel Pearl, Christopher Probst and Joe Labisi - discuss the creative opportunities offered by this unique art form, as well as the difficulties of tight budgets and timelines.