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1. On Melancholy Hill - NYC Lights

by Chateau Bezerra

1 year ago

Music Video shot just using lights in New York City.

Director: Chateau
Cinematography: Alpha Smoot
Song: Melancholy Hill by Gorillaz

Shot on Canon 5D II and Canon 40D. Finished in After Effects.

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Anjelika Paranjpe 1 year ago

Chateau! This is totally incredible.
Chateau Bezerra 1 year ago

Thanks Anjie!
Adrienne Cardon 1 year ago

you are a man before your time. your time... your time...

also i'm glad you included the sign of the BEST TACO SHOP OF ALL TIME. of all time...of all time....
Kenny Mcnett 1 year ago

Totally awesome, Chateau. Way to go Alpha!
mpared 1 year ago

wow awesome!! Its up at the curious brain well done :-)
Chateau Bezerra 1 year ago

Thanks for adding it!
Sam Morrill 1 year ago

So cool.
Chateau Bezerra 1 year ago

Thanks a lot Sam. I really appreciate it!
ArtSocket 1 year ago

Good idea
Chris Duce 1 year ago

<3
Back Porch Media 1 year ago

So amazing. I love it.
Jonas Bødtker 1 year ago

This is incrdible!
Colin Krieg 1 year ago

haha cool!
The Book of Jer3miah 1 year ago

Very cool!
Have you seen this? vimeo.com/9764083
chip rich 1 year ago

I love it. Favorite part is the transition from stop hand to fortune hand
Udo Giacomozzi 1 year ago

awesome! what camera were you using?
Chateau Bezerra 1 year ago

Hi Udo, Canon 5D for video and Canon 40D for stills
Wilim Willson 1 year ago

So good. I'm so proud of you both! Hugs and kisses forever.
Jesse Knight 1 year ago

I will have to show this as an example to my classes. Very good work!!!
D.M Hughes 1 year ago

This is the best music video I've seen in a long time, fantastic job! Did you do the editng in After Effects?
Chateau Bezerra 1 year ago

Thanks! Yeah, After Effects.
Katie Potochney 1 year ago

This makes me so happy Chateau!! Lovely work
Tom McConnon 1 year ago

Chateau! Way to go, old friend. Brilliant
Danuths Rivera 1 year ago

Chevere!
grazz 1 year ago

Fantastic!!
Ghost Buildings 1 year ago

beautiful.
Whit Conway 1 year ago

what a cool concept, Chateau. Very different, very cool, using one of my favorite songs of the year. Cheers!
Becca Clason 1 year ago

chateau!!! it's so good!
Picture House 1 year ago

If there was a love button I would click that, over and over. You're combining some of my favourite things in this video and I'm sure I'll keep coming back to it
Bryan Johnson 1 year ago

This is so good. LIke seriously pro, dude. Well done.
Melissa Bertolino 1 year ago

Very sweet. Thanks for giving my eyes a nice place to rest. plus I'm obsessed with signage so this was an extra feast for senses.
oddy 1 year ago

fantastic !
Christina Kim 1 year ago

thumbs up chateau! matt says awesome!
Claude Lyneis 1 year ago

Excellent and fun to watch.
Laurent Dansereau 1 year ago

Incredible, liked it so much, better than dreaming
Troy 1 year ago

Brilliantly enlightening - thank you
Rusta Kapusta 1 year ago

great!
Marco Marques 1 year ago

wowwww, how many layers layers on those "plastic trees"? amazing work!!
Lukasz Dulniak 1 year ago

love it!
Alex Rodriguez 1 year ago

Great video, nice work!
Tess Thomasson 1 year ago

Excellent!
becca schepps 1 year ago

Awesome Chateau! Love love love it!
Andrew Pascal 1 year ago

love this song...thanks for making such a great little film for it.
Joey Altmire 1 year ago

this is absolutely amazing. puts me in such a good mood too. now i kind of want to do something like this with boston for school.
Meghan Warby 1 year ago

Recognize the 'C' from the Colony store - beautiful :)
joseph esposito 1 year ago

Very, very cool. Is that you in the vid?

-joe espo
(chip's deer head prop guy)
Chateau Bezerra 1 year ago

Hey Joe! Thank you so much for lending us those props. I hope to post those spots soon..... And thanks for seeing my video. yeah, it's me
Seth Taylor 1 year ago

Beth Robertson sent this to me and I really like it. Especially your opening sequence, the progression built so nicely.
chip rich 1 year ago

Go Chateau Go!
Keith Bates 1 year ago

Great work. One of my favorite songs and you complimented it nicely.
joel richards 1 year ago

Love this Chateau. But it makes me miss NYC!
Patrick JEAN 1 year ago

Thanks for this beautiful moment !
love it.
Andrés Redrován 1 year ago

nice work, a simple and beautiful idea!! bravo
Josh 1 year ago

Props. That was awesome.
Daniel Vildasol 1 year ago

This rocks the casbah! Good work!
Keith Rivers 1 year ago

very very very cool
Contents Media 1 year ago

>good

>merci
raya 1 year ago

beautiful neon sign!
nice work!

can i get some information about font that you used in credit..? ;-)
Chateau Bezerra 1 year ago

just good o' Gotham
rickflick 1 year ago

Marvelous!
JP Belanger 1 year ago

Excellent, wonderful job!!
O-ma 1 year ago

It is very sensuous!
Tilman Singer 1 year ago

This is a very, very good idea.
Traveling Nelipot 1 year ago

Found this by perusing the submitterator entries on boing boing. Great work!
Justin French 1 year ago

Inspiring. I've been doing something slightly similar with after affects. (after seeing this i think ill scrap my project) This is soo well done man. Gives me all sorts of cool ideas on whats possible. thanks for spending endless hours on all those layers. The parts with the trees look flawless.
Andrew Doig 1 year ago

amazing,im a big fan of gorillaz
pullbeard 1 year ago

nice
Drew Eckse 1 year ago

Amazing.
Steven Lee 1 year ago

Swanky!
Yuna Bak 1 year ago

cooool!!
Fantastic!!!
I love it :D
Mateo Vega 1 year ago

This is awesome. So original.
Gustav Images 1 year ago

Well done, good idea !
Tanya Dorph-Mankey 1 year ago

I was skeptical when I just saw this video, being from NYC, that it would just be another weird representation of just one part of the city. However, I was surprised! You did a wonderful job.
Nicholaus Goossen 1 year ago

Great execution.
Ray Roman 1 year ago

Amazing.
ARproxc 1 year ago

it's my favorite song! thnx for using that song
Ricardo Araújo 1 year ago

total coolness!
Dazed & Confused 1 year ago

Briiight Liights. Great Job!
Chateau Bezerra 1 year ago

Thanks Dazed & Confused. Your mag rocks by the way.
Patrick Johnson 1 year ago

Neon love obsession.
Taylor Kyles 1 year ago

No big deal. This isn't amazing or anything.
You gotta love sarcasm.
Great video man.
QwaQwa 1 year ago

Awesome! goes to ♥
Rabe & Co. 1 year ago

chateau!!!!!!!!!!!! you're a star!!!!!! a shining star. i knew it. congrats, friend! this is beautiful!!
Chateau Bezerra 1 year ago

Thanks guys! You guys rock.
NYC Farts 1 year ago

Parody is the sincerest form of flatulence.

vimeo.com/17228293
Mark 1 year ago

Love this!
Joan Manuel Urquiaga Valdes 1 year ago

Kinda turned me around on Gorillaz now :) If they only could see themselves branch out a little and try a new visual style. Super well done!
firstladypatate 1 year ago

Lovely!
Amenon 1 year ago

Brilliant - in all senses !
I love the word "just" in your note under the video.
Congrats - fantastic work.
Amy Stevens 1 year ago

I absolutely LOVE this!
Workshop Lo-Vi 1 year ago

this is fantastic! beautifully done!
OnlyTheTribe 1 year ago

This is the kind of stuff that makes me happy to be an DP

Eclectic Music Blended With Fashion
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Carim James 1 year ago

Good video.
kris 1 year ago

great great!!!
like like!!
moripon 8 months ago

So cool.
Effect around 1:06, I really love!!
Danniel Moraes 6 months ago

It's pretty damn good. Nice work.
Ekhtronic 6 months ago

WOW !
Love the video
Erick Castillo 3 weeks ago

super awesome