MICHAEL GONDRY: PAINT EFFECT

This video conducted by Michel Gondry shows him creating a camera effect using a spinning wheel, pouring a variety of colours of paint on it and filming as it spins. By doing this a still flickering image of the paint as it is spreading is created.

This could be an interesting technique to use in our video as it is in the theme of the bright, bold colours and could be used to cross dissolve over shots which need brightening up or to make them more visually interesting.

We tried having a go at this as we knew it would visually compliment the video, but found that we did not have the equipment to create the spinning wheel, attaching the camera to a pole may be unstable and potentially cause damage and using paint could create a lot of mess.

Although this technique had been ruled out we chose to keep brainstorming ideas of special effects that we could create ourselves rather than using expensive technology such as....:

- blowing glitter -play back in slow motion (maybe better to use sequins so they would not stick to the camera, easy to clean away, easier to see whereas glitter could be mistaken for dust?)

- silly string? spray paint? party poppers?-again use slow motion effect, use in party scenes

MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR: SOPHIE MULLER

Sophie Muller was born in Marylebone, London, but spent her early years growing up on the Isle of Man. After leaving secondary education, she returned to London to attend Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, gaining a Foundation Diploma in Art.

Following her graduation, Muller went to the Royal College of Art to study for her Masters in Film and Television, where she made "Interlude" and "In Excelsis Deo (In Adoration of God)." The latter won the J Walter Thompson Prize for creativity.


CAREER
Sophie's goal was to become a successful director in her own right, and her big break came through a chance meeting with John Stewart and Billy Poveda of Oil Factory, an established film production company.

She has directed over a hundred music videos and has been a longtime collaborator with acts like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, No Doubt, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics.

When No Doubt won the award for Best Group Video for "Don't Speak" at the 1997 MTV Music Video Awards Gwen Stefani thanked her extensively by saying:

"She has a very pronounced style and taste that drew me in.
I think she has the gift of being able to bring out the artist's personality, emotion and style.
A woman in charge in the male-dominated world of filmmaking makes the whole experience that much more exciting.
She has a way of making every cut have a reason and meaning.
The videos have a life of their own and become better each time you watch them."


BJORK:VENUS AS A BOY



EURYTHMICS: SAVAGE (nominated for a Grammy)