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1. On Melancholy Hill - NYC Lights
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 plus 1 year ago
    Chateau! This is totally incredible.
  • Chateau Bezerra plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Anjie!
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  • 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....
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  • Kenny Mcnett 1 year ago
    Totally awesome, Chateau. Way to go Alpha!
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  • mpared plus 1 year ago
    wow awesome!! Its up at the curious brain well done :-)
  • Chateau Bezerra plus 1 year ago
    Thanks for adding it!
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  • Sam Morrill staff 1 year ago
    So cool.
  • Chateau Bezerra plus 1 year ago
    Thanks a lot Sam. I really appreciate it!
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  • ArtSocket plus 1 year ago
    Good idea
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  • Chris Duce 1 year ago
    <3
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  • Back Porch Media 1 year ago
    So amazing. I love it.
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  • Jonas Bødtker plus 1 year ago
    This is incrdible!
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  • Colin Krieg plus 1 year ago
    haha cool!
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  • Very cool!
    Have you seen this? vimeo.com/9764083
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  • chip rich 1 year ago
    I love it. Favorite part is the transition from stop hand to fortune hand
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  • Udo Giacomozzi 1 year ago
    awesome! what camera were you using?
  • Chateau Bezerra plus 1 year ago
    Hi Udo, Canon 5D for video and Canon 40D for stills
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  • Wilim Willson 1 year ago
    So good. I'm so proud of you both! Hugs and kisses forever.
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  • Jesse Knight plus 1 year ago
    I will have to show this as an example to my classes. Very good work!!!
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  • 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 plus 1 year ago
    Thanks! Yeah, After Effects.
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  • Katie Potochney 1 year ago
    This makes me so happy Chateau!! Lovely work
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  • Tom McConnon 1 year ago
    Chateau! Way to go, old friend. Brilliant
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  • Danuths Rivera 1 year ago
    Chevere!
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  • grazz 1 year ago
    Fantastic!!
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  • Ghost Buildings 1 year ago
    beautiful.
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  • Whit Conway plus 1 year ago
    what a cool concept, Chateau. Very different, very cool, using one of my favorite songs of the year. Cheers!
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  • Becca Clason 1 year ago
    chateau!!! it's so good!
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  • 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
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  • Bryan Johnson 1 year ago
    This is so good. LIke seriously pro, dude. Well done.
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  • 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.
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  • oddy 1 year ago
    fantastic !
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  • Christina Kim 1 year ago
    thumbs up chateau! matt says awesome!
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  • Claude Lyneis plus 1 year ago
    Excellent and fun to watch.
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  • Laurent Dansereau 1 year ago
    Incredible, liked it so much, better than dreaming
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  • Troy 1 year ago
    Brilliantly enlightening - thank you
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  • Rusta Kapusta 1 year ago
    great!
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  • Marco Marques 1 year ago
    wowwww, how many layers layers on those "plastic trees"? amazing work!!
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  • Lukasz Dulniak 1 year ago
    love it!
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  • Alex Rodriguez 1 year ago
    Great video, nice work!
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  • Tess Thomasson 1 year ago
    Excellent!
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  • becca schepps 1 year ago
    Awesome Chateau! Love love love it!
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  • Andrew Pascal 1 year ago
    love this song...thanks for making such a great little film for it.
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  • 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.
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  • Meghan Warby 1 year ago
    Recognize the 'C' from the Colony store - beautiful :)
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  • joseph esposito 1 year ago
    Very, very cool. Is that you in the vid?

    -joe espo
    (chip's deer head prop guy)
  • Chateau Bezerra plus 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
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  • 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.
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  • chip rich 1 year ago
    Go Chateau Go!
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  • Keith Bates 1 year ago
    Great work. One of my favorite songs and you complimented it nicely.
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  • joel richards 1 year ago
    Love this Chateau. But it makes me miss NYC!
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  • Patrick JEAN 1 year ago
    Thanks for this beautiful moment !
    love it.
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  • Andrés Redrován 1 year ago
    nice work, a simple and beautiful idea!! bravo
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  • Josh 1 year ago
    Props. That was awesome.
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  • Daniel Vildasol 1 year ago
    This rocks the casbah! Good work!
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  • Keith Rivers pro 1 year ago
    very very very cool
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  • Contents Media 1 year ago
    >good

    >merci
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  • raya plus 1 year ago
    beautiful neon sign!
    nice work!

    can i get some information about font that you used in credit..? ;-)
  • Chateau Bezerra plus 1 year ago
    just good o' Gotham
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  • rickflick 1 year ago
    Marvelous!
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  • JP Belanger 1 year ago
    Excellent, wonderful job!!
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  • O-ma 1 year ago
    It is very sensuous!
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  • Tilman Singer plus 1 year ago
    This is a very, very good idea.
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  • Traveling Nelipot 1 year ago
    Found this by perusing the submitterator entries on boing boing. Great work!
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  • 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.
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  • Andrew Doig plus 1 year ago
    amazing,im a big fan of gorillaz
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  • pullbeard 1 year ago
    nice
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  • Drew Eckse 1 year ago
    Amazing.
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  • Steven Lee 1 year ago
    Swanky!
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  • Yuna Bak 1 year ago
    cooool!!
    Fantastic!!!
    I love it :D
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  • Mateo Vega 1 year ago
    This is awesome. So original.
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  • Gustav Images plus 1 year ago
    Well done, good idea !
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  • 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.
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  • Nicholaus Goossen plus 1 year ago
    Great execution.
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  • Ray Roman 1 year ago
    Amazing.
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  • ARproxc 1 year ago
    it's my favorite song! thnx for using that song
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  • Ricardo Araújo 1 year ago
    total coolness!
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  • Dazed & Confused plus 1 year ago
    Briiight Liights. Great Job!
  • Chateau Bezerra plus 1 year ago
    Thanks Dazed & Confused. Your mag rocks by the way.
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  • Patrick Johnson plus 1 year ago
    Neon love obsession.
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  • Taylor Kyles 1 year ago
    No big deal. This isn't amazing or anything.
    You gotta love sarcasm.
    Great video man.
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  • QwaQwa 1 year ago
    Awesome! goes to ♥
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  • Rabe & Co. 1 year ago
    chateau!!!!!!!!!!!! you're a star!!!!!! a shining star. i knew it. congrats, friend! this is beautiful!!
  • Chateau Bezerra plus 1 year ago
    Thanks guys! You guys rock.
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  • NYC Farts 1 year ago
    Parody is the sincerest form of flatulence.

    vimeo.com/17228293
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  • Mark staff 1 year ago
    Love this!
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  • 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!
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  • firstladypatate 1 year ago
    Lovely!
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  • Amenon plus 1 year ago
    Brilliant - in all senses !
    I love the word "just" in your note under the video.
    Congrats - fantastic work.
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  • Amy Stevens 1 year ago
    I absolutely LOVE this!
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  • Workshop Lo-Vi 1 year ago
    this is fantastic! beautifully done!
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  • OnlyTheTribe 1 year ago
    This is the kind of stuff that makes me happy to be an DP

    Eclectic Music Blended With Fashion
    onlythetribe.com
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  • Carim James 1 year ago
    Good video.
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  • kris 1 year ago
    great great!!!
    like like!!
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  • moripon 8 months ago
    So cool.
    Effect around 1:06, I really love!!
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  • Danniel Moraes 6 months ago
    It's pretty damn good. Nice work.
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  • Ekhtronic 6 months ago
    WOW !
    Love the video
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  • Erick Castillo 3 weeks ago
    super awesome
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