Radical Friend goes 360 for Yeasayer
Spy directing duo Radical Friend come together with indie-rock band, Yeasayer.
Shot over the course of five days in the Californian desert and LA film studios… Radical Friend directed a two-part music video. The first was an interactive teaser, produced here at Spy Digital. And the second, an epic psychedelic video co-produced with our friends at Daft Arts.
Radical Friend wanted the interactive and live action video to have an other-worldly experience. That said, the 360 teaser was brought to life as a portal into the Yeasayer universe. The interactive teaser was released several days earlier via http://www.amblingalp.com . The interactive piece gained viral momentum… from antville to other various music-related blogs. Speculation was made and questions were asked. The music community was buzzing.
The live-action piece was released on Nov. 20th. Shots magazine featured Radical Friend and had this to say: “A barren landscape, naked bodies and the volcanic crater suited the themes of psychedelic and experimental rock that correspond with the band. Already on the radar as web-friendly and innovative directors, the duo sparked attention with their rock-smashing website early last year. This is not the Los Angeles- based directors’ first adventure into the interactive world for a band: they created an interactive music video for Black Moth Super Rainbow’s single Dark Bubbles earlier this year.”
Since the release, the video has been widely acclaimed as ‘insanely awesome’. Top-notch music blog communities like stereogum and musicslut have been ranting and raving, calling the video ‘the most surreal music video of the year’.
View interactive teaser HERE
View live action vid HERE
View Radical Friend REEL HERE
Ben Steiger Levine rocks out with The Most Serene Republic
Ben Steiger Levine rocks out, with a little VFX twist’n'shout.
View TMSR vid HERE
View Ben’s REEL HERE
Nick Goso @ Spy
Nick Goso has a very extensive background, however, priding himself on having no formal bio.. we are forced to adopt and promote Nick as the director who was ‘raised by wolves’.
Nick directs his work with the utmost passion and stylistic approaches. He is also very web-friendly… directing several interactive pieces for WSIB, Nick proves to be a director on the cutting edge.
Welcome Nick!
View Nick Goso’s REEL HERE
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