Steven Spielberg simply filmed his very first music video and did so in a single shot — together with his telephone.
Whereas Spielberg has smashed field workplace data and turn out to be essentially the most commercially profitable director in historical past, the “Jurassic Park” filmmaker has by no means shot a music video earlier than, in line with The Los Angeles Instances. That honor went to Marcus Mumford, lead singer of Mumford and Sons.
“On Sunday third July in a highschool fitness center in New York, Steven Spielberg directed my first music video, in a single shot, on his telephone,” wrote Mumford in a Twitter thread. “Kate Capshaw was the almighty dolly grip.”
Mumford launched the “Cannibal” video Thursday on his YouTube channel and it has since amassed greater than 200,000 views. It serves as the primary single for his upcoming album, which is cheekily dubbed “(self-titled)” and is ready to be launched on Sept. 16.
Spielberg, who has been nominated for 19 Oscars and received three of them, approached the challenge with a leisure that solely somebody whose movies have grossed greater than $10 billion may.
“Cannibal” sees Mumford strumming away on his guitar whereas belting out devastating confessions. Sitting on stage with black curtains because the backdrop, he performs the complete track in a single go as Spielberg strikes from an establishing shot to intimate close-ups.
Mumford documented the manufacturing with a collection of pictures in his Twitter thread. One reveals Spielberg sitting on a rolling chair which was ushered by way of the empty gymnasium by his spouse, Kate Capshaw, whereas one other serves as a portrait to wrap manufacturing.
“I’ve been overwhelmed by the assist of the individuals round me to deliver this music to you, and I can't hope to precise all of my gratitude,” Mumford wrote. “When individuals get it, it blows my thoughts. Kate and Steven simply obtained it, and I can't thank them sufficient.”
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