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Back in 2007, the American alternative rock band Modest Mouse launched a music video contest for their song “Missed the Boat”. Max Tyrie, one of the contestants, came up with a great idea for the video. In his own words:

Myself and a couple have friends have entered the above into the Modest Mouse video competition. Using green screen footage provided by the band we cut a simple music video. We then degraded the images and printed out each frame sequentially. (all 4133 of them) We then nailed each “shot” of 50-100 posters to various structures and posts. Then using a digital SLR camera with a long exposure we frame by frame shot each poster. Oh, and theres a little video projection (again, frame by frame on the SLR) just to mix it up. There is no compositing, no shortcuts, just lots of blood, sweat and tears, and a huge Kinkos bill!

And the result was definitely worth the effort. The creativity behind some stop-motion productions never ceases to amaze me. Here’s the music video which, by the way, didn’t win the competition.

I found an excellent post in Smashing Magazine with a selection of 29 really inspiring music videos. The post was made on 21st January but hey, this kind of content never gets old! If you’re in need of some refreshing ideas, give it a shot. You know, music and film are two of the best emotion carriers known to man. That’s why a 3 minute music video can convey such powerful messages, either funny or sad. In the words of Smashing Magazine:

Music has always been an excellent source of inspiration. Particularly if you are stuck with some problem you can’t find a workaround for, a beautiful song can give you a new perspective, let you see the problem from a different angle. And sometimes it’s just useful to make a break — for instance, watching some music videos.

So, open your mind and enjoy the video selection.