From the decrepit fossils of a payphone to the flick of a burning cigarette, “Colours” contains a spectrum of imagery that perfectly reflects the epic existentialism of the latest single from Australian artist Emma Hewitt. Directed by Elliott Sellers, the music video is exceptional for the way it manages to emphasize the poetic nature of the most ordinary of days. Filmed in Los Angeles, Arizona, and everywhere in between, it’s a beautiful effigy of Americana and the people who make this world worthwhile.
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December 18th at 7:00pm, The Masses will hold its annual end-of-the-year screening with a $10 entry, with all proceeds going toward Cinefamily. Several Masses directors will be screening their work from over the past year including: Eli Stonberg, Ben Kutsko, Raul B. Fernandez, Ben Fee, Matt Amato, Spencer Ockwell, Abram Pineda-Fischer, Chris Coats, Ariana Natale, Alex Pelly, Elliott Sellers, June Zandona, and Alistair Legrand.
The wide range of artists includes Alexander, Busdriver, Crystal Antlers, Data Romance, Sister Crayon and We Are Augustines.
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Between the confetti, the silly string, the capes, the sloths, the scavenger hunts, the bands, the shopping carts, the green screens, and of course the cameras everywhere, it’s probably safe to say that OMG! CAMERAS EVERYWHERE! was one of (if not THE) greatest week in all of music video history. But what, you may ask, made it so spectacular??
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On Ditch Plains beach in Montauk NY, director Matt Amato filmed newly-formed We Are Augustines (from remnants of band Pela) playing a midnight jam session around a flickering bonfire. This scene would later become a large part of “Book of James,” the first music video off the band’s debut album, Rise Ye Sunken Ships. The project is an epic and intimate portrait of a troubled soul based on lead singer Bill McCarthy’s brother James (for whom the song was also written). The deeply personal account of the song’s composition and creation is detailed on the We Are Augustines website.
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Let’s Go is a vocal and visual testament to the indelible moments that fill our lives; the people, places, and times that define our memories. Madi Diaz’s debut single is a soaring adventure ballad, which director Matt Amato pairs with vibrant snapshots of everyday life, from moments of reflection to the most magical of summer experiences.
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Well folks we’ve got some great news for you–the Masses Lab is expanding! The venture that began with a handful of young, promising directors has exploded into something more fantastic than we ever dreamed! In just a few months, the Lab is proving to be a colossal success. That’s why we couldn’t be more pleased to announce our first addition to the Lab–Elliott Sellers!
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The Masses is kind of a funny place, certainly not your typical office set-up. You won’t find hordes of drone-like office staff, and instead of a receptionist you’ll find a spunky pup named Vancouver there to bark hello. And though most of us float in and out of the office from day to day, there’s a handful of dedicated individuals you’ll find working tirelessly at headquarters from a.m. to p.m. Jack Richardson, our new executive producer and resident pull-up-bar acrobat, is one of them.
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“I just wanted to shoot monsters having a dance battle,” says director Alistair Legrand on his new project for Canadian duo Data Romance. As our unofficial expert on all things ghoulish and monster-related, it should come as no surprise that his chilling video for The Deep is a dark and bewitching delight.
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Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes is lying on a table, face covered in moss. Will Lemon applies tiny trees to his forehead, dusting his eyelids with green paint.
Such is the shoot for Benjamin Kutsko’s latest cinematic adventure, “A Million Years,” off Ebert’s solo album, “Alexander.” Ebert’s track is a warm folk ballad, which Kutsko matches with stunning landscapes and whimsical surrealism. His face integrated into each landscape, Ebert croons as a cliff face, desert dune, and a forest hillside. Ebert dances through this composite landscape, while two children prance about the hillside.
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When you ask someone what their dream job would be, most people wouldn’t respond with the job that they’re currently doing. But then again Brady Corbet is not most people. If you didn’t know better, you might guess that you were chatting with an Old Hollywood veteran rather than a twenty-two year old actor. Yet despite his age, this young talent certainly seems to know his way around the cinema. In fact he’s quite simply one of the most charming people in “the industry” and a delight to talk to.
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