(2009) (4 minutes)
Directed & Produced by Ben Reed and Ryan Owen.
Official Video for Race Horses' debut single 'Cake'.
Free screenings of short films on the first Monday of every month in the Chapter Arts Cinema, Cardiff
Free screenings of short films on the first Monday of every month in the Chapter Arts Cinema, Cardiff
3 comments:
Excellent production values. Freat sets and costumes and I'd hate t see the dry-cleaning bill at the end. Very impressed with this professional looking video. Didn't like the song as it sounds like a million other indie tracks out there with no depth. Good story running through the video but only one disappointment - why did you have a chainsaw in one shot if you've set the video in a time before they were invented? I may have missed something so please put me right but otherwise it ruined an othewise excellently made video.
Hey Anon,
thanks for the feedback and kind words; despite our meagre budget we did strive for historical authenticity, but yes, this one slipped under our noes. Actually, it was a purposeful error; the chainsaw acting as a crass fraudian/hitchcockian phallic symbol (shot of shadows on bed cut to shot of man raising cream covered chainsaw); Id tried posing in front of the mirror holding a variety of hand tools at crotch level; none of them were particularly effective in conveying the message in such a blatant manner, so we turned to the trusty chainsaw. I did some background research first of course; learning that the chainsaw dates back to 1830 in a prototype form (mainly used by doctors for cutting bone), but the petrol powered one didn't appear until 1929. For the sake of phallic symbolism (and to contrive the wonderful image of a man in gaol with a chainsaw), I was satisfied that the dates ran close enough and that if anything it would provoke head-shaking and/or outrage (it was precisely this reason I attended the screening with a pocket full of stones).
Regardless, I'm sincerely happy that you enjoyed the video; I have made more and will continue to make more, but with a eye focused more on accuracy than symbolism.
Ben
P.S. We'll have to agree to disagree on the song, as I think it exudes far more warmth, charm and pure pop sensibilities than most indie tracks out there.
I concur!
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