“Beck – Girl” by Motion Theory
Conference:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 10
Title:
- Beck - Girl
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Motion Theory
Description:
When considering how to visually represent the lighthearted tone and dark lyrics of Beck’s “Girl,” Motion Theory found inspiration in Al Jaffee’s classic fold-ins for Mad magazine, which created real-life scenes where reality seems to fold in on itself. Throughout the video, Beck travels and performs the song, moving through naturalistic settings in East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, and MacArthur Park – the genuine, culturally vibrant sides of Los Angeles that often get lost behind the glitz of Hollywood and Beverly Hills. The three-day shoot employed local artists to create murals and miniature neighborhoods, and local mariachis to play along with Beck near a wall famously known as “Mariachi Corner.”
Additional Contributors:
Artist: Beck
Label: Interscope Records
Video Commissioner: Kathy Angstadt
Production Company: Motion Theory
Directors: Matthew Cullen, Grady Hall
Executive Producer: Javier Jimenez
Producer: Scott Gemmell
Director of Photography: David Morrison
Production Designer: Matthew Holt
Post Production: Motion Theory
Creative Directors: Mathew Cullen, Grady Hall
Art Director: Jesus de Francisco
Artists: Martha Rich, Kevin Christy, Ethan Marak, Gary Garay
Visual Effects Supervisor: Vi Nguyen
Assistant Visual Effects Supervisor: Gabriel Dunne
Compositing: Phil Pham, Matt Motal, Mike Slane
Designers/Animators: Kirk Shintani, Jesse Franklin, Christopher Janney, Linas Jodwalis, Christopher Leone, Mark Lai, Juston Hsu
Editor: Jeff Consiglio (Motion Theory)
Colorist: Clark Mueller (R!ot)
