Plants - Alicia Catling (Music Video) 

Reminds me of Pink Floyd, but lackes any dramatic turn.

Quite Creepy

It's pretty good for a first time music-video, but, a music video doesn't tend to have so many static shots. To me it felt like a lot of the time I was just looking at a picture and her mouth moved slightly. The camera should also be moving, not just sitting on a tripod. It got quite boring.

For someone who uses a T3i, I am very impressed. I mean, he did the filming with a T3i... cmon... you have to admit this is amazing. Very creative for a low budget music video clip. I'd say more powerful then other clips out there using expensive equipment but with no "deepness" or profound story to tell. It's all about who has the best equipment nowadays.

When people say there are too many static shots, I think what they really mean is that it lacks details that helps the viewer deduct what the song is about, what the video is about, and how the subject thinks and feels. The focus/subject is always her face, full body, or flowers. You never really get up close and personal to any details of her face, body, or clothes or things in the scene/landscape (other than the flowers). You had the chance to provide us with a variety of different, unique and interesting visuals, but no one really feels that the film has good imagery. Basically, the shots are telling us a story, but we want the details to tell us a hidden or more descriptive story. But there aren't many details... But those are just my personal thoughts and I am by no means a filmmaker yet ;)

If you watch another one of his videos on how he made the music video, hell explain to you that that was the kind of look he was going for.

reminds me of Alice in wonderland for some reason

I think its a great video. The static framing and the camera work is very in-tune with the state of the girl -- ridden on a hospital bed. Both the camera and the girl limited in their movement and vision. The girl trying to wander and exit the frame at times. Trying to sow a seed in hope of a new beginning only to end in despair. I loved the visuals as well. I think there is plenty of poetry there.

Reading the comments, I wonder if at least someone understood the video are the things she sees in her coma, otherwise i can't explain why would someone say the video is unnatural and lacks depth. She seems to be reconciled with everything and doesn't give a fuck, might have even attempted suicide, otherwise i don't know why would young girl singing melancholic song die. Maybe i am weird, but when i am dreaming, it is slightly different from reality and i don't act like i normally would. This video perfectly captured all aspects of the song. It's been a long time since i 've heard something so simple but impressive.

wonderful video and wonderful song! good job to the both of you!

Beautiful music

Beautiful song.

i think you should take the camera of the tripod for a few more shots, it wqill make it look more active and a little more interesting

Amazing music and great video

This song is beautiful. Really really really great song!

awesome cinematography

Beautifully simple and elegant.

Wow, this is perfect for a first time music video! :) Very well done!

great music video and cool song

For all of you criticizing out there, Simon was probably 16 years old when he filmed this.

you nailed it

Thanks. Just purchased the gh4 hope to be making some videos.. Nice work.

This video is simply my favourite. everything is just so refreshing to me if that makes sense

the track feels like a mesmerising lullaby. Love it. Video compliments it in the best way possible.

I like it!

Very nice indeed! I've been looking forward to watching this for ages, and it certainly did not disappoint - I can't wait for the DSLRguide episode on it :)

Great video as well as a great song

Great concept! I love the metaphors.

Song+video 10/10.

An awesome very well produced video. Well done Simon

Reminds me a little of St. Etienne. Cool song.

I saw the making of the video it turned out great good job

the song is pretty good!

I really like this song actually, it has a nice nostalgic feeling.

Nice. and also I like the animation you did with adding colors in a glass of water.

Simon dos great on this

THIS IS SO GOOD BOTH THE SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO😍

Wow amazing job it's awesome

Great job

love it, so amazing!!!

That's a lovely lovely voice

I appreciated your music video. Although, aside from all the technical details that has been well discussed by the other users in the comments section, your film strongly lacks authenticity. If you decide to tell the story of a coma patient ; in order for the viewers to really FEEL your character's trauma and surrealist condition, you need to cinematographically recreate the feeling of it. You need to really translate what she feels, and the fact you haven't been in a coma yourself can be feel in this video. I don't feel (subconsciously), at all, this girl's condition. A life that is ending, that is to the edges of disappearing into the void wouldn't AT ALL feel like this. I think that you should have been really talking to multiple people who's been in a coma. That you should have really understood what they could feel, how they could think : what their faded memories of this experience looked like. Your story would had felt way more intimate and profound. Then, if you're trying to make a dream sequence, watch a lot of Lynch and Bergman films and you will notice that cinematographic's translation of deams don't look or feel like this. The 'steady shots' choice was great, because it could have been transmitting the subconscious feeling a person in a coma is constantly having ; which is the impression of being held capture of your own physical condition : complete lethargy and inactivity. BUT, this choice was very theoretical, and you should have notice that it doesn't work if there's a shot every 8 seconds (I didn't actually count). Create a true rhythm with the cutting, there isn't enough shots! One day of shooting isn't enough at all, take more time (not just in rehearsing, but in the actual sooting). Finally, I think that, despite your passion for technique, it seems that you've almost lost sight of poetry. This isn't truly intimate neither it is moving. The 'sadness' of it is only due to the ending and the choices concerning the story you've made (that were all good once again). I saw your short film too. It's technically very cool, but NOT moving and profound at all. Work your poetry. And be intimate, authentic by please putting your own TRUE emotions and feelings to it. You're talented, and passionated. I'm looking forward for your next works

Great song. Heard about it from DSLR guide

i love it!

So nice I wanna make one like this

Very well done. Thank you

Finally!

lovely editing and its lovely the way you made it simple but effective

Beach house vibes 😍

You are a very good singer!:):)!!

sounds psychedelic❤very nice

Really enjoyed this.

Very interesting work man. Beautiful. Greetings from Brazil.

Oooooo I really like this song! It's so different and refreshing

Dope work man!

Awesome video!

Nice Song!

very interesting, cool video

Really nice work.

love it, good stuff man.

it's worth watching....

Very inspirational structure of yours with the atmosphere of human spirit. Transmitting more than just a sound! Thank you :-)

i came here from the dslr guide... nice song with lovely chord changes and melodies - it reminded me of early pink floyd... the video was enjoyable and suited the song. i'd be interested to see how the effects were achieved - back to the tutorial now!

EXCELLENT video, both technically & taste-wise. Nice work!

Really good! loved it!

Great vid, cheers!

Great song really. I like the way its mixed and the sound in general! I like the easy feeling it brings. I also think that the video goes very well with the song. :) Bravo

cool song cool video I can learn from this

😍😍

The bits with dslrguide had more views than the video itself

Nice filming and voice 😌

well done Simon!

Good video technics 🤘🏻

Nice job!

Nice video, Nice song 👍

the guitar in the background reminds me of the song Brain Damage by Pink Floyd! amazing song.

excelent

Nice video !! I love the overlays ... awesome :) 

I would have used the HYPERLAPSE FORMAT.... would have given that euphoric mood

Very strange this song. I like it

does this make anyone else feel emotional?

Great video Simon! You have a good sense for continuity which i really like, how ever there is something very small that i would have done different and that is in your first shot you pan out and ind your last shot you pan in. Logic tells me to reverse this beceause panning in give's me te feeling that you are going ''in'' there ( going in the dream ) and paning out give's me the feeling of leaving the dream :) Also not every viewer is smart enaugh to find out that she is in her dream world, so to tell your viewers that she is actually dreaming i would add and extra shot in the end where she is in a hospital bed in the hospital so the viewers know that she was dreaming :) Just my little tips man:) Great video anyway!

Nice video , I like your composition in your videos :)

Looks great but some of the effects looked unprofessional but its still more than some film-makers who have gone to film school so its amazing on the scale of where you are in the film making world

interesting very nice DP work!! :)

Everybody's roasting the video but I really liked it

cool vid

Hello, does anyone know how he added that type grain at the end credits?

I thought this had a very old fashioned filmmaking feel to it. Not typical, which is good. Stop giving Simon Cade all of your cliche suggestions, because he was the director for this, not you.

awesome on the scale of where you are in the film making world

Production is top notch as always Simon! Could have been better if there had been more varieties of shots in my opinion, but great work as always !! :D

d idea of making music vid us shared thanks a lot for dat.

I love this video.....The intro music reminded me of "Brain Damage" from "Dark Side Of The Moon" by Pink Floyd

This is creepy af

My math teacher was in a band called mozley rose

nice video

nice

feeling a bit the beatles - because

Some very nice shots and storytelling in there. I'm really impressed! Btw. where did you get the EEG shots and sound?

This is so good tbh, new subbie:)))