Monday, September 7, 2015


Blink 182 "Always" from Joseph Kahn on Vimeo.

This is one of my favorite music videos. It's a video that I can watch again and again because there is so much going on in it that there's always something new to catch. There is a blend of conceptual, narrative, and performance story telling going on. I'll do my best to try and describe the production techniques. What makes this video unique conceptually is that there is a split screen technique used to compile 3 different takes of a scene in to one. The same location used for all three shots/takes, an apartment with primary colors and even lighting. The final video uses the top of the screen of one take, the middle of one, and the bottom of one to make a composite. The girl in the video is the central character and essentially performs the same motions for each take. Each take features a different band member trying to work out their relationship with the girl. Because of the split screen the 3 band members create one composite character at times. At other times it's three different shots of the same band member interacting with the girl or performing the song. The camera is constantly turning on a central point to allow different band members to enter and exit the shots. The effect is very head spinning at times because there are moments when the three different videos sync up perfectly and then break.