This is a stop motion music video we made for the song "Famous Last Words" by Deerhunter.

Created by
Justin Martinez and Gilberto Vega

Paper cutout man played by Jesse Martinez.

Man on the couch played by Jorge Urbina.

Additional lyric art by Sunmin Lee

Special thanks to the following people for their help cutting out hundreds of tiny character prints.

Stacey Castillo
Roy Wageman
Jesse Martinez

Info about the project:

About three months in the making from concept to final video.

Shot on a Canon Rebel XS using Dragon Stop Motion Software.

Over 1,400 stills were shot.

Over 500 still images of Jesse were photographed, printed, then cut out one by one.

Dozens of lyrics were drawn, colored and cutout by Gilberto.

Many rolls of gaff tape were used.

We averaged about 5 seconds of animation per night, while working day jobs.

The electricity was done in After Effects, as well as some of the opening scene lighting.