Various Production Video - Hater

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:36 pm

yo,just got sent this link vrom the Various Production guys, Awesome Video, check it here - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kandledesign

and i f anyones interested

showguns · Post by **showguns** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:25 am

katamari!!!

ajantis_art · Post by **ajantis_art** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:44 am

ah thats a heavy video, probably all done in maya i reckon.

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:32 am

Both the tune and the video are beautiful

metalboxproducts · Post by **metalboxproducts** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:46 am

It's good but it seems a little dated to me.

thomas e. griffin · Post by **thomas e. griffin** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:34 am

I like the video. Especially when the battleship breaks out. I totally buzz of Battleships.

Various Productions is a weird one for me. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I think it sounds really forced. I don't think that this is one of the better songs on the album, but it's made me want to go and listen to the rest of it.

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:32 am

ajantis_art wrote:ah thats a heavy video, probably all done in maya i reckon.

whats that?

gyto · Post by **gyto** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:43 am

yes interestin
thanks for the post

ruskie · Post by **ruskie** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:43 pm

Such a quality album. Can't recommend it enough.

entheogen · Post by **entheogen** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:59 pm

The theme of the video seems to be of a dystopian modern world which fits with the themes of the music. The movement within the animations is synced well with the music.

However, the female vocals on the track should be represented more strongly in the mis-en-scene as they are such an extraordinary and prominent part of the track. The collision of organic and technological is apparent in the music of Various Production, in the interplay between the acoustic and digital. I would like to have see this represented by the inclusion of more feminine objects and styling; the overall visual aesthetic seems very masculine. Maybe a female robot head could have been used or the objects form into the shape of a female robot vocalist, the bolts of lightening powering her mechanics.

I do not believe that the video conveys enough of the visual style already established by the group's website and album artwork. A collaboration with the artist of the album would have achieved this to great effect. Neither does the video have a unique enough visual style to be that memorable on its own merit. If you didn't like the track, how would you appreciate the video? Certainly this varies from each individual experience, and arguably you cannot really seperate a video from the music. But a video such as Chris Cunningham's video for Windowlicker reflects Aphex's visual style and creating its own unique aesthetic. Maybe it is not fair to compare this video with the work of one of the greatest music video directors of all time (Kode 9's Samurai music video is probably a better example and I believe this was made by students with a minimum budget). However, with the use of the artist of the album art, a more individual and probably more memorable video could have been produced.

Some of the 3D models and effects lack a polished quality. The lightening effects in particularly could be better and put be used more effectively, building throughout the track. I also wonder if the artist created any of those 3D models or downloaded/bought them and just made them spin around and change size a bit.

Overall I would say this in an interesting video that has attempted to create a visual style to a genre that has few examples to draw inspiration from. In my opinion it could have explored the nature of Various Production's themes and music in their first video, which is an advertisement of the group. I look forward to seeing more Dubstep music videos and hopefully getting around to making one myself soon!

tone.def · Post by **tone.def** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:13 am

cool at first, but for four minutes? a little boring.

reminds me of a "moving" version of the cover for massive attack's "collected" box set.

dub_warrior · Post by **dub_warrior** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:59 am

very nice
loads badly for me

djbmc · Post by **djbmc** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:24 am

Anyone know if this is on vinyl?

Wiley done a dub of this tune, sending for the movement last year

dub_warrior · Post by **dub_warrior** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:27 am

DJBMC wrote:Anyone know if this is on vinyl?

Wiley done a dub of this tune, sending for the movement last year

yes its on vinyl
boomkat is ur place to go

djbmc · Post by **djbmc** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:42 am

Dub_Warrior wrote:
DJBMC wrote:Anyone know if this is on vinyl?

Wiley done a dub of this tune, sending for the movement last year
yes its on vinyl
boomkat is ur place to go

Cool, r u allowed to provide a link?

Or should i stop being so lazy and search google?

dub_warrior · Post by **dub_warrior** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:00 am

DJBMC wrote:
Dub_Warrior wrote:
DJBMC wrote:Anyone know if this is on vinyl?

Wiley done a dub of this tune, sending for the movement last year
yes its on vinyl
boomkat is ur place to go

Cool, r u allowed to provide a link?

Or should i stop being so lazy and search google?

http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=17243

t-woc · Post by **t-woc** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:03 am

good but too close to autechre's gantz graf... maybe the same producers?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfwD05XA2YQ

horse · Post by **horse** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:31 am

love this track, got the 7"

if you play "hater" and then mix amit "immigrants" in at 33 instead of 45, it mixxes pretty nice.

(i think its immigrants, it might be the tune on the flip)

LEQ · Post by **LEQ** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:36 am

t-woc wrote:good but too close to autechre's gantz graf... maybe the same producers?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfwD05XA2YQ

Alex Rutterford did Gantz Graf, as well as things for Amon Tobin, Bjork and Squarepusher, similar style to his, but I wouldn't say that it was by him from looking at it, in my opinion.

jackquinox · Post by **jackquinox** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:01 am

LEQ wrote:
t-woc wrote:good but too close to autechre's gantz graf... maybe the same producers?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfwD05XA2YQ
Alex Rutterford did Gantz Graf, as well as things for Amon Tobin, Bjork and Squarepusher, similar style to his, but I wouldn't say that it was by him from looking at it, in my opinion.

I take it he's tight in with Chris Cunningham?

As far as the video goes i dont get it, i just cant interpret art i reckon

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