The second beautiful drawing by Daria Hlazatova that was inspired by a Moth Rah photo shoot.
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Sunday 27 April 2014
Ritual
After much daydreaming and in the absence of any budget, I finally took it upon myself to make a music video.
It needed to be something simple. I often dream up ideas that involve splendid locations, a cast and an expert film crew but in this instance I had to be resourceful and use what I had to hand.
This shot shows all the props that were used:
The day before filming I went around London collecting a few things I needed. I visited my grandma to borrow a small animal skull and then went to my mother's to pick up her crystal ball. (It's so useful to know the right people :p)
I stayed up all night filming and I have been editing it this week.
It was my first foray into movie making.
Check out my (not-so) hi-tech camera set up:
That's a smartphone balanced in an ornamental letter holder, atop of an old 60s tripod that my dad still had lying around.
As you can see, no expense was spared when it came to the director's chair :p
Anyway, I look forward to showing you the results!
It needed to be something simple. I often dream up ideas that involve splendid locations, a cast and an expert film crew but in this instance I had to be resourceful and use what I had to hand.
This shot shows all the props that were used:
The day before filming I went around London collecting a few things I needed. I visited my grandma to borrow a small animal skull and then went to my mother's to pick up her crystal ball. (It's so useful to know the right people :p)
I stayed up all night filming and I have been editing it this week.
It was my first foray into movie making.
Check out my (not-so) hi-tech camera set up:
As you can see, no expense was spared when it came to the director's chair :p
Anyway, I look forward to showing you the results!
Thursday 17 April 2014
The Erl-King
"The woods enclose. You step between the first trees and then you are no longer in the open air; the wood swallows you up." - Angela Carter, The Erl-King
In Angela Carter's fairytale a young woman is seduced by The Erl-King who lives in the woods. His eyes are green as if from looking at too much wood and the caged birds that sing his song were once human girls.
The illustrator and puppeteer, Layla Holzer, is making a short film adaptation of the story, mixing live action, stop motion and her beautiful, hand-crafted puppets. I'll be composing an original score for the film. While the final cut is in production an interim version will be posted online, featuring music from the 'Girl/Phoenix' EP and also previously unheard snippets from new Moth Rah songs. A promise of things to come!
You can see more about this project and Layla's fairytale inspired work at LaylaHolzer.com
Monday 7 April 2014
Of Golden Eggs and Trees That Stare
Long term collaborator, friend and artist extraordinaire, Daria Hlazatova, drew this beautiful portrait of me.
It's inspired by some photos we took last month on a windy day in a London park. I'm really looking forward to showing them to you!
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