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From the album "Chasing After Shadows... Living with the Ghosts"




Director/Editor: David Altobelli
Prod. Co: Conker All / Symphony 19
Exec. Producers: Jesse Fleece / Kelly Norris Sarno
Producer: Ross Girard
Prod. Coordinator: Stuart Denton

Director of Photography: Larkin Seiple
1st AC: Ken Tanaka
Gaffer: Koby Poulton
Key Grip: Luke Hanlein

Production Design: Ethan Feldbau
Stylist: Gabby Canton
Makeup: Katie Machaiek
VFX: Hank Friedmann


Official Selection Los Angeles Film Festival 2010

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  • Bryan Schlam plus 1 year ago
    Looks awesome guys! I really like the way it flows with the song!
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  • Gabe Askew plus 1 year ago
    Wow man, that was beautiful. Concept, photography, everything was perfect.
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  • Tony Zagoraios plus 1 year ago
    Love that band..Awesome video!!
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  • jared hogan plus 1 year ago
    wow wow wow wow. incredible.
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  • Tony Richards 1 year ago
    Pretty much the best music video ever.
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  • Dave Schott 1 year ago
    What an absolutely beautiful piece of work.
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  • Dan Beals 1 year ago
    Im all choked up now
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  • Jess A. 1 year ago
    wow...!!!
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  • dunkwun 1 year ago
    visually on par with your "mono no aware" video which blew my mind the first time i saw it.

    great work everyone involved.
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  • WEREHAUS plus 1 year ago
    well shot.
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  • Andi Popescu 1 year ago
    Quite beautiful...
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  • Eric Diaz 1 year ago
    Oh My God.. Marc, Andrew you've done it again!!
    Im so proud to be a fan since the beginning...May cant get here fast enough!!!
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  • Sam Zeller 1 year ago
    Inspiring...
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  • Jonathan | Bright Bokeh plus 1 year ago
    totally brilliant concept + execution! a very inspiring and moving piece. I have to wonder - was this shot on RED?

    I really enjoyed the low contrast and high dynamic range. You had my attention the entire six minutes!
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  • Mike Plotz 1 year ago
    this is an incredibly beautiful video. Perfect with the music and the photography was excellent. The idea and execution were brilliant.

    and I see you're from brooklyn! Did you shoot that here too?
  • B G D 1 year ago
    This was shot on location in L.A.
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  • Luke Berg 1 year ago
    Fantastic.
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  • Simon 1 year ago
    It's just beyond words to describe it (like your Mono No Aware video)... Breathtaking.
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  • B G D 1 year ago
    Visually stunning, breathtaking and awe-inspiring. The little boy in the video (my nephew) is so very talented :).... you can fan him here!
    facebook.com/pages/BAILEY-GARCIA/110982899841?ref=ts
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  • Motion Effects Studio 1 year ago
    Nice simple video. Great work!
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  • Myk Manalastas 1 year ago
    such a brilliant piece of art.
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  • Larry Yung 1 year ago
    Amazing! Love your work and cinematic style... it just suits the haunting beauty of Hammock's music.
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  • Uli P. 1 year ago
    wow. best music video ever seen!
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  • Aaron Sorensen 1 year ago
    Breath taking!!
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  • Jordan Thomas 1 year ago
    Once again, stunning. David never disappoints.
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  • Ray Chang plus 1 year ago
    beautiful and brilliant!
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  • Patrick Zimmerman plus 1 year ago
    Thank you so much. This is such an emotionally moving tribute. Nola.
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  • Leclerc Brothers Motion Pictures plus 1 year ago
    What was this shot on?
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  • Aaron Warnock 1 year ago
    That was simply beautiful. Told a great story, to awesome music and great cinematography. I really enjoyed this video. Took me back to the dreams and innocence of youth. Thank you.
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  • Rick Darge plus 1 year ago
    Gorgeous & visually poetic! Was this shot on Red w/ Zeiss standards?
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  • Nikio 1 year ago
    Amazing! If it ended half way trough (with the first epic outdoor shot of all the paper birds) it would be equally good!
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  • Jeroen Minnema 1 year ago
    Ok, it seems I have a new all time favorite musicvideo. Amazing track and the most poetic visuals I have seen for a long time. Thank you very much Hammock and mr. Altobelli.
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  • Willem Martinot pro 1 year ago
    This is really nice! Love the camerawork and music. Also the boy is great.
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  • Sarah Schachner 1 year ago
    Brilliant!!
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  • Gusser Vladislav 1 year ago
    ingenious
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  • Marius Vechiu 1 year ago
    Fantastic! Great job!
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  • Mr.Cantos plus 1 year ago
    absolutely gorgeous.
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  • nellyb63 1 year ago
    lovely
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  • RE:live Films 1 year ago
    great color grading :)
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  • Arcturus Productions plus 1 year ago
    Excellent on all levels of production!
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  • Román Reyes 1 year ago
    Espectacular!! ;)
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  • Aidan Ware 1 year ago
    Absolutely amazing. What camera? lens?
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  • Aleksandra Stanojevic 1 year ago
    this was so stunning ... so beautiful that I don't even have words to describe it
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  • Brice Clocher 1 year ago
    The story itself was just outstanding. This just threw me out of my chair. Thank you so much for the emotion.
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  • Bryan Yost 1 year ago
    HUGE fan of hammock so stoked to see them get some good recognition. Looking forward to this album.

    Oh yeah, GREAT video! Well done!!!
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  • Sebastian Stoff 1 year ago
    At 2:30 my 2 years old daughter says "How beautiful".
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  • angeal hewley 1 year ago
    i love this video. awesome!
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  • YOSH NAGATA plus 1 year ago
    Wow! Wow!! beautiful!!!
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  • Esra Hashim 1 year ago
    Stunning!
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  • Marco Donazzan 1 year ago
    great job David!!
    fantastic video!!

    i wolud like to know which camera do you used for shot this video??
    thnx
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  • Patrick McNamara 1 year ago
    Love all the cool shots, but especially the soundtrack... just amazing.
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  • Paul Chilton 1 year ago
    I like the idea and it's realization. Fantastic!
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  • Daryl Boyden-Watts 1 year ago
    your film, blew my mind, this has been one of the best pieces ive seen in a very long time. Touched emotions i never realised i had haha!
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  • kaustubh.kaloti 1 year ago
    Meaning, Moral, Beauty its all in there. amazing, i love it:)
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  • João Alves 1 year ago
    truly wonderful! powerful! the feelings among the child are incredible well seen and felt.
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  • Daniel Hymanson plus 1 year ago
    A really beautiful and sincere film. You should definitely post this video to the crowdfunding site IndieGoGo.com.
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  • Brainlove 1 year ago
    Gorgeous
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  • Chris Gerzeli 1 year ago
    oh my goodness. That was phenomenal. Im only 16 years old, and aspiring to be a cinematographer. This work is both incredibly moving, and absolutely breath-taking. AMAZING job :}
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  • kadikumm 1 year ago
    How beautiful :)
    i love this!
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  • lycka productions plus 1 year ago
    Bravo!!!
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  • JUST!N WOTHERSPOON 1 year ago
    you are a god.
    this is perfect in every way.
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  • chelsi price 1 year ago
    this made me cry. and then again. and somemore. i love this.
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  • AtomicAtom 1 year ago
    He did it for the little hurt burd. Awww. Great job! Inspiring!
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  • Levi Bethune plus 1 year ago
    Outstanding. The visual narrative was brilliant. Perfectly executed. I could watch this all day.
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  • Kevin Kim 1 year ago
    That was beautiful.
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  • Abdi 1 year ago
    Amazing! What lens and camera did you use?
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  • Jack Parsons 1 year ago
    Stunning work buddy. I've watched this video so many times and it still leaves me breathless.
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  • Christoph Einfalt 1 year ago
    absolutely amazing!
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  • Gossamyrrh Apokalypz 1 year ago
    THE BEST. seriously, i have watched this like 6 times and the part with the broken winged bird still makes me choke up.
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  • Niko Sánchez 1 year ago
    Beautifulllll lovely build up. Congrats. Felicitaciones
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  • JuFumero 1 year ago
    Wow... Absolutely amazing, congrat's!
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  • rj r 1 year ago
    daklf;hgduv.bfhjsl;ogb;egiarhuvbjvw

    only this can describe my sentiments.

    (let me translate for you only bits and pieces of what is written ^ there.
    your ability to capture child-like sentiments without having it be imposing is uncanny. it's not forced but natural... gr8somestest job etc.)
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  • cherrypick [Maria] 1 year ago
    incredibly beautiful
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  • Bryan Maniotakis 1 year ago
    Beautiful.
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  • Voto Studios 1 year ago
    damn good
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  • eventuell wien 1 year ago
    amazing !
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  • ΙΧΘΥΣ 1 year ago
    I'm crying like a child, beautiful!!!
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  • Luke Pygman 1 year ago
    This is an absolutely gorgeous video. Amazing work!
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  • Joshua Gunther 1 year ago
    Wonderful cinematography and very uplifting I felt. awesome video after a hard day of work.
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  • Leslie Pestaina plus 1 year ago
    An over used word but completely evokes my first impression... WOW!
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  • Hidden Lucas 1 year ago
    amazing story.... :)
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  • kab 1 year ago
    This is simply amazing :) Great atmosphere and a story.
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  • Rhea Nabua 1 year ago
    Soooooo good! Blogging.
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  • Michal 1 year ago
    Nice job!!!
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  • Ran Gamboa 1 year ago
    This is beautiful. Thank you.
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  • Jazmine Wong 1 year ago
    That was stunning.
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  • eebee 1 year ago
    stoked
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  • Casey Warren | MINDCASTLE plus 1 year ago
    deeply moving imagery. Its a 100% pure, raw, and emotive story.


    amazing.

    ~Casey.
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  • los3gatto 1 year ago
    da paura man!!!
    complimenti!
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  • Johan Claesson 1 year ago
    beautiful song, beautiful video.
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  • Sam Pepke 1 year ago
    i got chills mutliple times...amazing!
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  • Dustin Shepard 1 year ago
    Motivates me sooooooooo much... Such a great music video...AMAZING/AMAZING!
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  • Eric 1 year ago
    Such a Beautiful video and the music was wonderful. I love the Production Design and the Camera work.

    Keep it up!

    Z
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  • neleash 1 year ago
    this movie reminds me my childhood times . .. this is awesome . . .
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  • karim shaaban 1 year ago
    guys this a purely creative
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  • Mike Mirza 1 year ago
    Really wonderful. Thank you.
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  • Dan O'Connell 1 year ago
    this is great, thank you!
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  • Rick Heckenlively 1 year ago
    i Appreciate your creative talent very much, thank you
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  • Marcel Fernandez 1 year ago
    exelente el video... muy muy muy bueno
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  • Kyle Harbour 1 year ago
    I love how every music video you have done for Hammock they flow with the music perfectly, and they are also beautiful!
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