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--Official music video for The Album Leaf's song "There Is A Wind" from their new album A Chorus Of Storytellers.
--Shot on both the Canon Eos 7D and HV40. Edited with Sony Vegas
--I only had a moment to come up with a random concept and fly with it. We basically made it up from shot to shot, hehe. SUCH a great learning experience!! Thank you all who helped with this project! 95% of the actors and crew were strangers who just showed up and started...doing. hehe.
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Credits

Matthew Brown (Matty Brown)
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Sub Pop Records
Producer
Nathan Miller
Cinematographer, Producer
Ian Todd
Producer
Matthew Pew
Production Assistant
TheAlbumLeaf
Musical Artist, Inspiration
Eugenia Loli
Technical Support
Steve Weiss
Zacuto Gear
James Starlin
Production Assistant
Christian Sorensen Hansen
Camera Assistant

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Trond Svendsen 1 year ago

Wow, amazing story telling in this one. Love it Matthew.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you so much!
Jeremy Bernatchez 1 year ago

You know, you're stretching the depths of my vocabulary to find new words to say "THIS IS FRIGGIN AWESOME!" ;)

As always man, excellent! Editing was top notch. Just seeing those little touches, like similar framing between toy car cutting to real car, or sad vs happy lady, just make my day.

How'd you like working with the 7D?
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you, Jeremy! I was actually nervous to even touch the 7D, let alone look at it without worried I'd hurt it, lol. Nate (the main shooter of the 7D) just bought the camera right before we shot, so he was essentially testing the camera out for the first time on the shoot. It was a blast! I'm glad you liked the match-cutting! Thank you for watching, man!
Jeremy Bernatchez 1 year ago

Hehe, I don't know where to start when working with those cams either...too used to HVX's or F900s! Would love to get myself one at some point though. Hoping Panasonic comes out with a good successor to the GH1 eventually!

Have to say as well, for strangers just showing up and "doing", they certainly gave you some wonderful material to work with!
Joaquin Baldwin 1 year ago

Awesome. I loved the car/toy transformations.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Joaquin, thank you! Between the big car breaking down and constantly losing the toy car, those props were the biggest pain in the neck, hehe.
7DPRO.COM 1 year ago

Nice! :-)
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you! :D
Sasha Stefan 1 year ago

Beautiful job Matthew! Wonderful as always! I just shot a music video today with almost the same setup! My new 7D and my HV20! They make a good team!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Hehe, yeah, it's so strange how they can stand next to each other decently with the right editing. Thank you for the nice words, Sasha! I hope all is well!
Sasha Stefan 1 year ago

Oh and I forgot to mention how LEGENDARY it is that you did this for Sub Pop!!!
bob lorrimer 1 year ago

Excellent tight photography and cut....I am in awe of your shot output!

(I must try to break free of the tyranny of my Tripod!) No sign of the dreaded 7d roller shutter...did you have any stabilization?

I could have lived without the toad shot but otherwise superb in all areas.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you, Bob! We had a little Zacuto rig for soem parts, but other than that it was pretty much all handheld. Oh, the frog was one of the actual props from the movie Magnolia, so I had to use it, hehe. ;)
bob lorrimer 1 year ago

Thanks for the info Matthew.
Paul Wong 1 year ago

I read comments after watching. I must say the shots from the toy car in the grass to the real car through the woods had me glued to the screen, was like some snazzy film trickery. Those shots and edits were MTV worthy, it was my favorite part. GJ!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Wow, thank you, Paul! :D
Chris Wilmshurst 1 year ago

Brilliant work matt, I was hooked.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you so much, Chris!
Richard Spierings 1 year ago

Outstanding piece of work Matt! Love the storytelling, it's emotional and moving...must be quiet hard to keep the audience's attention up for about 6 minutes, but you've succeeded. Guess it was all made with a very tight budget?

Well done, and great band as well. Are they friends of yours? Check out this band, friends of mine: myspace.com/wolfendaleband It reminds me a little of this band as well.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you, Richard! Yeah, we had a very very tight budget for this video. The band is definitely becoming friends of mine. I'll check out your friend's band right now! :)
Richard Spierings 1 year ago

Anytime Matthew! I was wondering: is it hard to focus shooting a video with the 7D and the handled the focus ring yourself? Or you had a focus puller during the shoot?

I am asking this out of curiosity and I'm concerning on shooting a short film on the 7D, but the focus issue is my main concern.

Thanks for your help.
Mark Corliss 1 year ago

I enjoyed the visuals immensely. I felt the story began at 1.02. I felt as Paul Wong above felt. Excellent sound. Very well done. A bit too long. Thank you for sharing this! Mark
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you, Mark! I'm glad you get see the story, hehe. I was making it up as I went, so I was a bit worried the story would be too abstract. Yeah, the band's song is 6 minutes long...that was my biggest concern...a 6 MINUTE long music video, hehe!
Cristina Pavesi 1 year ago

I like so much your editing style, gives just a vitality sense!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you so much, Christina! :D
Shooroopski 1 year ago

Great, loved it ! Was blown away by the scene with birthday candles, especially. Editing is a masterpiece !
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you!!!!
WillBeRain 1 year ago

This is an amazing edition, like the life itself - everything connected to everything and episodes flow one from another. I really enjoyed it, thanks!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Wow, thank you!!
Keenan Storbeck 1 year ago

Another masterpiece and a work of art Matthew, keep it up!!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Wasn't Kent great in it!?
Matt Rath 1 year ago

Stop making incredible inspirational videos, you are crowding up the room in my "likes" folder. Obviously you have an incredible eye and creative energy, but I think what really distinguishes your videos from the rest is the color you manage to bring out in your shots, and the one-of-a-kind editing you bring.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

HAHA! I really appreciate that, Matt! I almost desaturated al the color in this video. I'm so glad I didn't!
Jeff Honforloco 1 year ago

I need you to shoot a video for me ....
scenicboys 1 year ago

Matt, this is great!!! The toy in the grass to the car in the ferns shots are fantastic. Well done, Buddy.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you! I'm glad you got the sneak peek, and thanks for the feedback. ;)
Magic Lantern 1 year ago

Great work! The cinematography was beautiful. Good continuity too.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you!
Kurt Lorenz 1 year ago

Great work. Very moving...
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you, Kurt! :D
David C. Hill 1 year ago

Great song to work with. I love all your use of creative depth of field. Awesome imagery and great story telling!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you, David!
bondan susilo 1 year ago

IT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME!!!love the picture.. love the band...
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you!
Jason Drake 1 year ago

Wow, well done! Very complex stuff going on for a shot-to-shot video. Great work and good song of course.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you! Yeah, it was like a puzzle in the editing process, hehe. I didn't know how I'd put it all together.
Jedd Goble 1 year ago

Great job. Why did you choose to use 2 cameras? Why not use the 7D throughout?
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

We were on a very tight schedule and needed footage from multiple angles. Plus, I love my HV40, so I really wanted to use it, hehe.
Justin Ho 1 year ago

Spectacular work beautiful imagery i love your color correction and the softness to your images! How do you like the 7D?
Blake Whitman 1 year ago

Very nice.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you, Blake! :D
Neville Kiser 1 year ago

It's even more annoying that you say you kind of 'winged it' and that you just went with the flow, etc. That's some pretty amazing flow. I actually think (don't yell at me) that your video somewhat overshadows the song. The visuals are so arresting, so evoking of varied narratives (in and of themselves) it seemed the song sort of got lost in the beauty of it all. Or something. But maybe that's just me. I do like The Album Leaf, though, so it's not as though I'm not a fan of the music. Anyways, bravo again Matthew. I'd love for you to shoot my first feature someday.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

HAHA! Thank you so much, man! Yeah, the band and I talked about how the length and mood of the song might not be very suitable for a music video, so we decided to try and get some strong visuals to guide the audience through. I'd love to shoot your feature! :)
Hobbsy 1 year ago

♥♥♥ The Album Leaf!

Really excited that I'll finally get to see them live later this month :)
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

I just saw them in Madrid when I was there last week. They were amazing!
Mattia Santino Merli 1 year ago

Thanks Mat! It's always a pleasure to watch your videos!
Dan Huston 1 year ago

So many recurring motifs throughout that beautifully tie this together and of course the videography and editing is superb!

Once again and as always.... inspired....
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Hehe, thank you, Dan! ;)
monso 1 year ago

is fantastic mat!!!
MH Productions 1 year ago

amazing music video. love all the graphically matched transitions and the flow of the story thru the different scenes.
Well done!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you! :D
Don Hendricks 1 year ago

See all previous comments....X10. Wow! Your work consistently blows me away. Thanks Matthew - thoroughly enjoyed this!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you so much, Don!
Fredo Viola 1 year ago

Phenomenal work, my friend! You've outdone yourself!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you, Fredo. And congratulations on being featured!
Kevin Bjorke 1 year ago

fascinating cuts and savvy color styling as ever -- great work Matthew! How long was the shoot? Did you do some mid-process rough cutting, or just, err, wing it?
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you! The shoot was a couple weekends, but juggling everyone's work schedules and stuff at the sametime. I didn't do any rough cutting part way through. We just shot everything and afterward I just slowly put the puzzle together, hehe.
Candlegravity 1 year ago

Hey Matt, man. What else can I really add to the previous comments. You just keep getting better on the technical tip and have successfully maintained your artistic sense in the process. I jealous of this band now! Ha ha.
Well done!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you for the insight, man! It's great to hear from you! I'm glad you took time to see it! Hopefully sometime I'll have time to make you a music video!
Bill Newsinger 1 year ago

Stunning. Inspirational. Loved it.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you so much, Bill!!
Paul Hamilton 1 year ago

Beautiful footage and edit Matthew. The toy car/real car was my favorite aspect.... same color and everything! I also liked the wind storm at the end, and the lipstick on the lady's teeth in the car....

The footage from the two different cameras worked VERY well together - congratulations on another compelling video! Paul
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you for checking it out, Paul! Hehe, you noticed the lipstick on her teeth. I purposely put that shot in just because of that. :D
mpared 1 year ago

excellent work matthew posted at the curious brain
Robert J. P. Oberg 1 year ago

when I think your work can't get better it gets better... amazing. I hope I can explode my hv40 someday as you do... it is very inspiring man... and you got to shoot an official video for The Album Leaf! lucky man, I love their music
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you, Robert! I am still shocked they asked me to do a video for them!
Dave Yankowiak 1 year ago

This is beautiful, Matthew! Just watched in 60" of HD glory (have a PC hooked up to my DLP projector) and it was awesome! Good music certainly helps too...I love The Album Leaf!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you so much! Yeah, The Album Leaf is amazing! I am so jealous you got to wacth it on a huge tv!
Peter Montanez 1 year ago

Really loved this a lot, enormous amount of work I can see, fresh & intuitive feel to it, thanks for sharing it.
Adam Stevenson 1 year ago

Another great piece of story telling kept me watching all the way through, hope all those involved are pleased with the project, technically amazing and you had the works cars,planes and a wheel chair. Think Im like you as I love using my canon HV20 but now looking at going down the DSLR route soon.

Keep up the good work.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Adam, thank you! Yeah, the HV series was fun while it lasted, hehe. ;)
Brad Herring 1 year ago

So cool! Amazing job with such a short time frame. You are such an incredible editor and leave me so inspired everytime I watch your work. And I enjoyed the interview on Eugenia's blog!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you!! Oh, and sorry for all the typos on the blog, hehe.
Matthew Pew 1 year ago

Matthew, I just want to say beautiful job on this video, it was a great time working with you and everyone on the crew were great. I can't wait to do other projects with you.
trev 1 year ago

For a random idea this seems super well organised! I am very impressed. The frog cake startled me in a way I can't explain and I felt really emotional watching the screaming woman push the man in the wheelchair.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you! Many people didn't want me to put the screaming wheelchair part in, but I just had to! I'm glad you liked it! :D
Abdul Jawula 1 year ago

You are just naturally gifted. That could have easily been a t advert. You were born to make videos Matthew.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you so much, Abdul!! :D
silensandcoffee 1 year ago

Loves The Album Leaf.

Wooow... Your concept is TOO amazing. *shivered* at the very last part- the wheelchair, I had the idea but I didn't think that you'd still put it at the end. Like it a lotc:
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you so much!!! What does lotc mean? hehe.
Attilio Cerqua 1 year ago

very impressive. Editing e shoot very good.
Bravo Matthew
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you!!
Kristoffer Jansson 1 year ago

Nice work Matthew, how much time did you spend on all the editing?

I recently bought the 550D t2i rebel. Think I will sell my old Canon HV30 so I can afford more stuff to my 550D. But it's cool to see you have mixed both HDV and DSLR. Did you convert your .MOV files with Neoscene for better workflow? Is it Sony Vegas you edit all in?

Best Regards / Kris
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you, Kristoffer.

The editing was a few days to sort through the 15-20 hours of footage and organize it.

I did use Neoscene. It was the only thing to make the slow motion work. I edited everything in Sony Vegas. :)
Kristoffer Jansson 1 year ago

Jesus 15-20 hours of footage! Guess that's better than to have not enough of material, At least in the end it ended up really good :) Hope we will see some more stuff from the 7D.
americanvirus 1 year ago

That rocked.
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Thank you!!
James Starlin 1 year ago

Hey Matt,

Thanks for letting me be a part of this production! It was a great experience. I learned a lot about how to capture emotion. You guys did a great job at shooting all those handheld steady shots. Good work! And great way of story telling! I loved the outcome!

Did you get those photos by the way?
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 1 year ago

Hey James,

I did them them! Thank you! Thank you for joining us on the shoot! You'll have to hop on board again for future projects! Any word on whether you're going to AIS or not?