I’m not sure how I got into making music videos, but it’s been a real adventure and a lot of fun. Being a filmmaker, I enjoy making videos that resemble what I like to embody in my short films. I incorporate longer shots, fewer cuts, and often move at, what feels like to me, a much slower pace than most videos. At first that used to worry me, the fear that folks might tune out or become disinterested, but I realized that I had to trust in what I constructed through imagery and pacing and that it would be engaging enough to hold the attention of folks for 3 minutes. That it might even be captivating enough that folks would want to watch it a second time.
With that being said, here is my latest unofficial music video that I have directed for SBTRTKT’s Hold On which features one of my new favorite vocalists, Sampha.
*Caution: There is subtle nudity in this piece.*
SBTRKT has the illest beats. Sampha has the illest voice. I heard this song one late night and knew I wanted to set visuals to this track. Many thanks to Laura, who laid on her apartment’s cold hardwood floors for over 3 hours in nothing, but her undies and Yesenia, who met up for a second reshooting of the glasses, even though I decided to go with the originals.
Model: Laura T.
Painter: Yesenia E.
