Behind The Scenes
Story, Lyrics, Video & Extras
The Story Begins In LockdownHow do you make a music video during lockdown?
Step 1, hire a team that live together - hair, makeup and videography in one household. Step 2, no public transport - drive to the studio! And then drive to an outdoors location where we won't bump into anyone. We chose the Lost Pond, Epping forest in Essex. Step 3, hand sanitiser. Step 4, using a skeleton team, shoot the video in the woods! Here is the moment we finished the prep before we left for the woods... |
Life Is UnpredicatableYou can plan and plan and plan, and then a pandemic takes place. Or you're called away for an emergency, or have a great new opportunity come up, or you lose your house keys... things happen.
On our video shoot in the forest, we were interrupted by animals. Firstly. dogs out for a walk with their owners, then ducks, and at sunset, mosquitoes, which thankfully preferred the videographer Carl (Muphovi Ltd) to me! Here is one of the cuter dogs to come and feature... sadly we didn't keep this footage for the real video!! |
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We Had One Week To Make A Video...
So after deciding our story, set, and social distancing strategy, we drove to the forest.
I sat on a log we found by the pond, and Carl had me sing the song while he filmed it from all different angles. Meanwhile, Gracia Coleman (hair) would dash in and out, adjusting strands of hair, helping bounce light towards me with reflectors and taking care of everything with the utmost patience.
After two and a half hours of singing this song continuously, I was numb, chilly, hungry, and the light was all but gone. The puppies came and went, people out for a walk stopped to stare at the spectacle, and I think at one point I converted a new fan...
We took a few pictures by the pond before leaving, and miracle of miracles, we'd got what we needed, on the hottest day of May, in the gorgeous evening in the forest.
The thing I like most about this video is the feel of the woods. It really transports you to a perfect, divine dimension of nature. Oh and, the bird that flew off at the end... that was sheer luck!
Enjoy our behind-the-scenes pictures below, the lyrics and then the final feature video, officially out on June 19th!
I sat on a log we found by the pond, and Carl had me sing the song while he filmed it from all different angles. Meanwhile, Gracia Coleman (hair) would dash in and out, adjusting strands of hair, helping bounce light towards me with reflectors and taking care of everything with the utmost patience.
After two and a half hours of singing this song continuously, I was numb, chilly, hungry, and the light was all but gone. The puppies came and went, people out for a walk stopped to stare at the spectacle, and I think at one point I converted a new fan...
We took a few pictures by the pond before leaving, and miracle of miracles, we'd got what we needed, on the hottest day of May, in the gorgeous evening in the forest.
The thing I like most about this video is the feel of the woods. It really transports you to a perfect, divine dimension of nature. Oh and, the bird that flew off at the end... that was sheer luck!
Enjoy our behind-the-scenes pictures below, the lyrics and then the final feature video, officially out on June 19th!
Lyrics
Don’t give yourself away to someone who doesn’t like you
Don’t work your soul away ‘cause someday it might come in use And I pray that you see the light that I see in your mind when you’re at ease I will wait for the time when it’s right to invite you to unwind with me I want you to feel, I want you to be, the best of you So, don’t judge quickly, take the time to understand Don’t give in to prejudice, we are all one of a kind We’ve been tested by life just to find that inside we are like one another It’s a shame that you feel that my feelings aren’t real when you cry on my shoulder So, don’t push us around in life if you want someone by your side You can’t keep us around if you try to hide my little light I want you to feel, I want you to be, the best of you So, don’t hide yourself away, there’s a light inside of you Don’t believe what people say, they are not in touch with the truth You worked hard all your life you have earned the right to relax and feel at home I will not take away from the beauty and grace that is yours, and yours alone I want you to feel, I want you to be, the best of you Copyright Saskia Griffiths-Moore 2020 |