We recently completed a live acoustic music video for the band Holdfast. They’re a super talented group of really authentic guys and we loved being a part of this project. Gillian handled all the set design and handled all the camera work. We originally planned to do this outside at sunset but we had been getting thunder storms every day for weeks and decided to retreat to safety in the studio which gave us predictable light and conditions for as many takes as was needed.

They asked for a really stripped down, one camera, one take approach which sounds simple at first mention, but then when you actually start filming the truth is that a single mistake can ruin the whole take and there’s no way to blend the takes together. The guys brought all their audio and recording equipment and recorded 7 takes. Once you start getting your marks all dialed in you get really cool shots in each take, but it’s impossible to recreate the exact same magic in each one so you’re going to just have to choose your favorite one and go with it! Ultimately #6 was the one we went with.

Here’s a link to the song on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2FKrE8ILj7tVzuhgW8AP0I?si=b487b8faa9d94952

A dance to "Oh The Power" by Kari Jobe. Created for Denver United Church's Passion Sunday presentation. I was asked by Denver United Church located on South Broadway in Denver, CO to collaborate in creating a creative video sequence to be used in part of their emotional Passion Sunday presentation, which is otherwise known as Palm Sunday, the Sunday preceding Good Friday which is the day Christians celebrate Christ’s crucifixion. Lyndsi, the creative director mentioned she had a couple dancers willing to participate and wondered what we could create. I suggested using the church’s very cool large video display as an animated backdrop for the dance performance. “What about purple with a slow upward graphic?” I asked. “That’s amazing because purple is the color scheme I was thinking of!” she replied. Ok, I guess we’re on the same page.

I’m really happy with this end result as it’s just a matter of kicking around ideas and collaborating with other inspired imaginations.

Dance and Choreography: Emily Willett & Reagan Kilpatrick
Produced by Lyndsi Greer
Music: “Oh the power” by Kari Jobe
Directed, shot, edited by Gus Cantavero. Shot with Canon C300II and Sigma 18-35.