[music company] is looking for a director and co-creator to create a music video for a track due to release the start of November.
The song is also part of an upcoming theatrical show so we want to include ideas pertinent to the stage version.
This idea is simple and slow, graceful, slightly weird:
Ever felt you were born in the wrong time?
Ever felt that your life partner could BE from a different time; you just have to figure out how to get there?
As they write, they subtly age or get younger (tho not so linear, nor with prosthetics - just make-up, wigs, lighting, tone, smart angles, sleights of hand and visual effects, trompe d'oeil ) without moving from their positions.
Told in an arty meets glitchy, painterly meets tech style, gradual, with a layer of simple animated visuals on the top layer of the video.
We could even shoot it as a theatre piece, with the 2 protagonists on either side of the stage.
Needs to be shot in NYC before Oct 9, though a bunch of the work will be in post.
Please apply with your reel, CC projects and relevant examples of your work, thank you.
References
Location
This is a location-specific brief and only applicants based in, or with the ability to travel to, New York will be considered for this opportunity.
GuidelinesAt the initial interest phase of the application process for a video brief, please only apply with:
- Attach recent examples of videos you have directed or worked on via Projects.
- A short, friendly written introduction about you, your experience and style Pro briefs only
- Links to your showreel, so the commissioner can see the best of your work Pro briefs only
We Direct Music Videos
In line with We Direct Music Videos' guidelines, CC does not allow free pitching and applicants are not expected to submit any treatments at the pre-commission stage of the briefing process.
Our goal is to push for improvements in the music video process to be more respectful, transparent, and minimize free work on behalf of the thousands of music video directors our organization represents. Find out more
WDMV
This fairer process is designed to ensure that commissioners receive a sufficient amount of creative options to select from, while reducing the time directors spend pitching.
Therefore we limit the number of shortlisted directors invited to complete a treatment to a maximum of five.
Once you have applied to this brief, you will be notified after the application deadline whether you have been shortlisted to progress to the next phase.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a treatment, which typically consists of a written outline of the video concept and how it will be executed plus images and reference videos, submitted as a PDF.
At the initial interest phase of the application process for a video brief, please only apply with:
- Attach recent examples of videos you have directed or worked on via Projects.
- A short, friendly written introduction about you, your experience and style Pro briefs only
- Links to your showreel, so the commissioner can see the best of your work Pro briefs only
We Direct Music Videos
In line with We Direct Music Videos' guidelines, CC does not allow free pitching and applicants are not expected to submit any treatments at the pre-commission stage of the briefing process.
Our goal is to push for improvements in the music video process to be more respectful, transparent, and minimize free work on behalf of the thousands of music video directors our organization represents. Find out more
WDMV
This fairer process is designed to ensure that commissioners receive a sufficient amount of creative options to select from, while reducing the time directors spend pitching.
Therefore we limit the number of shortlisted directors invited to complete a treatment to a maximum of five.
Once you have applied to this brief, you will be notified after the application deadline whether you have been shortlisted to progress to the next phase.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a treatment, which typically consists of a written outline of the video concept and how it will be executed plus images and reference videos, submitted as a PDF.
