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Originally Posted by rolo_tomachi
The video sucks - 11 videoclips wasting light.
The Foo Fighters just launched a contest to find directors for their album. Usually these contests involve sending in your fan-made video, having the band judge it, and then getting a camera or a Red Lobster gift certificate as your prize. But for this contest — called “This Video Sucks” — the band is asking fans to submit their reels of previous work. I think this means the winners will get a small budget and work with the band on the concept and shooting. There’s no mention of pay beyond exposure (the videos will premiere on Fuse), but I’m sure that’s all Michel Gondry got when he directed their video for “Everlong.” Says Dave Grohl: “I had this idea that instead of going and spending a ton of money on one video made by a director who’s done it a trillion times, why not split up the cash and give it to the fans and let the fans make 11 different videos for the band? So that, instead of just making one video as the album comes out, we have 11 different videos for the 11 songs on the record.”
promo 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPOWncyqfaw
promo 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_SWJtJqHXU
It's fantastic. |
Yeah, unfortunately they all aired on Fuse on April 15th. I tuned in late and only got 4 complete videos recorded: Walk, Back and Forth, Matter of Time, and I Should Have Known. I got the last minute of Arlandria. Walk and Back & Forth were the best of what I saw. I'm hoping they have another Foo Fighters takeover day so I can be ready. I knew about it, but I'm so used to being apathetic about music videos now , especially when it comes to Bon Jovi, that I just didn't care. The thing is...Foos videos are pretty damn good and worth catching.