VIDEO SECRETS-P.HOLLY

JUST AS RECORD PRODUCTION METHODS BECOME STANDARDIZED SO DO
VIDEO PRODUCTION METHODS.THIS IS THE MAIN REASON THAT VIRTUALLY ALL
RECORDS SOUND THE SAME-ONLY THE GENRE STYLE CHANGES-AND THE SAME IS
TRUE OF MUSIC VIDEOS.THINK OF IT LIKE THIS.THERE ARE 12 PEOPLE ON A JURY.
EVERYONE AGREES THE ACCUSED IS GUILTY EXCEPT 1.BUT WHEN THE VOTE COMES AROUND TO THAT PERSON INSTEAD OF DISSENTING HE VOTES WITH THE MAJORITY;EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF HIS TRUE OPINION.WELL,THE SAME THING HAPPENS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.EVERYONE IS AFRAID OF SEEMING TOO
DIFFERANT FROM THE ACCEPTED NORM-EVEN IF IT'S TIRED AND DATED-AND SO
THE SAME VIDEO GETS MADE OVER AND OVER WITH ONLY MINOR VARIATIONS AND DIFFERANT ARTISTS.IT MUST BE SAID THAT GREAT VIDEOS CAN BE MADE IN THIS SYSTEM BUT THEY ARE EXTREMLY RARE-AND NEW IDEAS ARE AT A PREMIUM.
FORTUNATLY FOR THE INDEPENDANT FILM MAKER LIKE MYSELF;ONE OF
MAIN FOCUS'S OF MY PRODUCTIONS IS TO AVOID ALL STANDARD STYLES,CAMERA ANGLES,EDITING TECHNIQUES,CASTING AND LOCATIONS.IN THE PROCESS OF
ACHIEVING THIS GOAL I DISCOVERED,BY ACCIDENT,A TECHNIQUE WHICH OPENS UP THE PARAMETERS OF THE STORYLINE BY 100 FOLD.THEREFORE YOUR VIDEO BECOMES OPEN TO A MUCH WIDER VARIETY OF SHOTS AND ALL KINDS OF
CREATIVE IDEAS THAT ARE NOT SEEN IN TODAYS CONVENTIAL VIDEOS.
IT ALL STARTED WITH USE OF "THE STRANGE DREAM" MOTIF FOR THE SONG "HEART OF GOLD"."THE STRANGE DREAM" IDEA COMES FROM INGMAR BERGMANS FILM "WILD STRAWBERRIES".AS WE ALL KNOW,IN A DREAM STATE ANYTHING IS
POSSIBLE AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE SENSE-SINCE THINGS RARELY DO IN DREAMS.
WHEN I SAW HOW INSERTING A TOTALLY SEPARATE STORY IDEA-THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL IDEA OF THE SONG LYRICS-BUT WAS COMPATABLE IN IT'S OWN BUT SEPARETE WAY-A LIGHT WENT OFF IN MY MIND.HERE WAS A WAY TO INTERTWINE TWO COMPLETLY DIFFERANT STORYLINES
AND SO YOU HAD THE OPTION OF THE ORIGINAL SONG IDEA,THE STRANGE DREAM AND ALSO ALL THE SPACE IN BETWEEN-THE TWO IN COMBINATION-HENCE THE
THE 100 FOLD EXPANSION IN FILMNG OPERA-TUNITIES.IT WAS EXCITING,
AND PRODUCED THE BEST VIDEO I HAD MADE UP TO THAT TIME.
AND BEST OF ALL;IT DIDN'T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE ANY OTHER VIDEO.
I EVEN MANAGED TO AVOID NEARLY EVERY VIDEO CLICHE' OF WHICH
EVERY DIRECTOR THAT MAJOR LABELS PAY $200,000 A VIDEO CONSISTANTLY FILL THIER VIDEOS UP WITH.ALLMOST NEVER COMING UP WITH EVEN ONE NEW IDEA.MOST VIDEOS DON'T EVEN HAVE STORYLINE AND IF THEY DO IT'S DONE SO
LITERALLY THAT IT COMES OF AS BEING REDICULOUSLY HOKY.
THE SAME TECHNIQUE WAS USED IN "I'M MOVIN' ON" OR "AN UNKNOWN
LAND" AS IT SOMETIMES CALLED,WHICH I DIRECTED.I CAME UP WITH THE ALTERNATIVE STORY LINE AND I'LL TELL YOU THIS MUCH.AFTER YOU GET PAST DREAMS-IDEAS WITH OPEN ENDED FILMING POSSIBILITIES ARE HARDER TO COME UP WITH:BUT THERE ARE MORE! IT JUST TAKES WORK,CONCENTRATION,
IMAGINATION,AND A REAL DESIRE TO CREATE SOMETHING TOTALLY UNIQUE.
-P. HOLLY