Blaine Dunkley - Director of Photography
A music video for MisterWives' "3 Small Words," filmed at Stems in Brooklyn, a park in Astoria, and a private brownstone.
Mandy and Matty and I first met in Washington Square Park to talk the project through, and ended up scouting the park sequence while we were there. They came in with a wealth of ideas, and Mandy had been working hard on the choreography with James Koroni and Tracey Katof.
The opening was built as a Little Shop of Horrors homage, wonder with a little unease underneath it, before the whole thing breaks open into song and dance once she realizes the flower monster is harmless. My team kept the light saturated and colorful while moving fast. I shot it on the same Fujinon zoom with pantyhose behind the lens that I'd found on the Hozier video. On the second day I went out alone with the camera to shoot the outdoor dream and love sequences with them.
Directors: Mandy Lee & Matty Vogel
Director of Photography / Colorist: Blaine Dunkley
Video Commissioner: Mandee Mallonee
Flower Monster: James Koroni
Choreography: James Koroni & Tracey Katof
Art Direction: Marlena Pavich & Mandy Lee
Executive Producer: Steve Gottlieb
Line Producer: Jessica Burgess
1st AD: Cecilia Delgado
AC: Carrie Stalk
Gaffer: Ariel Nehorayoff
Key Grip: Rome Peterson
Swing: Grace Giffune
PAs: West Lenz, Morgan Maxwell
Band: Etienne Bowler, Will Hehir, Marc Campbell, Jesse Blum, Michael Murphy
Management: Jared Glick
Filmed at Stems, Brooklyn, NY