Hahninator Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 October 21, 2005 LINKIN PARK MC GETS DIRECTOR WITH FLAIR One word comes to Mike Shinoda's mind when describing "Petrified," the first single and video from his Fort Minor side project. "Irresponsible!" the MC said with a chuckle. "We shot in an abandoned train and were shooting from 6 at night to 7 in the morning, the SOB guys" — as in the hip-hop duo Styles of Beyond, who appear on the track — "are drinking the entire time. It's not just that, though, we've got flare guns [going off] inside and outside the train, just totally irresponsible." The black-and-white video, which just arrived at video outlets this week, was directed by Robert Hales, best known for Switchfoot's "Dare You to Move"and Jet's "Look What You've Done." "The Jet video with the cartoons in the forest [is] one of my favorite videos of the last few years, it's just hilarious. So based on that, I know he sets up a good story," Shinoda said, sitting in the studio where he recorded most of the album. Joseph Hahn, Linkin Park's DJ and resident video director, helped oversee, but Shinoda drew the line there. "I wanted to make sure people know it's not a Linkin Park project, so instead of having Joe direct the videos, I went with different directors," Shinoda said. And yes, that's directors, plural. Another Fort Minor video is also in the can, for "Believe Me," the first single overseas and the second in the States. Laurent Briet, whose résumé includes Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Fortune Faded" and Tori Amos' "Sleeps With Butterflies," helmed that one. "He did a very different video for me," Shinoda said. "It's really clean and there's these crazy light effects. As you're shooting the video, it's like there's nothing there, so you had to imagine what's going to happen. I was very critical. I had to apologize many times for making him go back and change things a lot, but he was a good sport about it and we basically spent an extra two weeks on it. Basically from my face to the album artwork to crazy shapes that fly through the air, they're all transparent, three-dimensional light shapes that flow through the air and carry the song." "Believe Me" also features Styles of Beyond, whom Shinoda knew even before Linkin Park and has since signed to his Machine Shop record label, as well as Latin percussionist Eric Bobo, who has played with the Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill. Eventually, probably for the third single, Shinoda plans to bring in Hahn (the only other member of Linkin Park who guests on the album) as a director, the idea being that by then, Fort Minor will have its own identity. "Because the Fort Minor record is coming out on Machine Shop, we have complete creative control," Shinoda explained. "That's really nice to say we're running the show and whatever we want to do, we do. And be at the point in our career where [Machine Shop's parent company, Warner Bros.,] respects that. So when I want to make a video and say this is how I want to do it, everyone's been cool." Complete article: click here Sources: 93x, MTV News, Corey Moss Sorry for the long article - that's not even all of it, just what I thought was important I love the way he's irresponsible lol. Also shows how awesome Laurent Briet is guys. He's awesome I'm telling you - Believe Me video was the shit. Owns all other FM Videos because of that. But I have a problem. Joseph Hahn, Linkin Park's DJ and resident video director, helped oversee, but Shinoda drew the line there. "I wanted to make sure people know it's not a Linkin Park project, so instead of having Joe direct the videos, I went with different directors," Shinoda said Um yeah, if Joe would have directed Petrified, it would have been probably an awesome video. Joe Hahn is an awesome director, and Mike really missed his chance there. Who cares if it's an LP project? Can't wait for Believe Me video to air. Quote
Friðbjörn Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 nice find, I enjoyed reading that lol Quote [broken External Image]:http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2784/lpfas08mostintelligentym8.jpg
Hahninator Posted October 22, 2005 Author Posted October 22, 2005 thanks. yeah it was an usually cool article :O Quote
4everLP_Shinoda Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 Like Fribs said nice find Mark. Quote
UnhingedMouse0 Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 Bing! 'Sweetness' of the day right there! :thumbsup: Nice find! Quote [ R.I.P. LPF ]
brokenangel Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 you're good. i think you have more connections than the pope when it comes to LP stuff ^_^ Quote
Hahninator Posted October 22, 2005 Author Posted October 22, 2005 lol nkramar, Jon, and energy know more people than I do >_< I just know folks who get stuff really early and send it to me... Jon knows Mike himself >____< can't beat that. nkramar knows all the awesome traders that I don't, energy knows like Warner Brothers and stuff Quote
brokenangel Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 well, they're lucky, but they don't contribute that special 'talent' as much as you do to the LPF-ness. so, to me, you have more. Quote
Ravynlee Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Nice find. Thanks for posting it for us to read. Quite entertaining! :thumbsup: Quote http://www.sucksbbs.net/data/MetaMirrorCache/8a6798b252d89e12b3d476bb0fa63027.jpg ~ If I'm not here, I'm there ^ ~ ~ All new general discussion forum ~ Click pic !!! ~
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