Proverb - Work It Out Music Video Shoot

Single Cover

One of the many set-ups

The stars of the music video. She is Proverb's personal trainer in real life too.

Day two of the shoot. A crew of three people and Proverb. We shot all the exteriors at Wits University because "GYM is an acronym for Grow Your Mind"

from left: Jobie (DP) Me (Director), Chabi (On-set PA), Ziona (Make-up), Suzan (Production Co-ordinator) , Proverb and Beasty (Co-star of the video). This is the whole crew, you don't always need 30 people on set to eat your food, lol.

We have been shooting tons of music videos. I think this year alone we have already done over six. One of the best thing about it is to be able to learn new skills. It takes someone special to execute big budget videos and small budget videos and make sure that they are not a world apart in terms of quality. I don't think we are doing too bad in that department. If you have a big budget you tend to just throw money at the problems and with a small budget you are forced to be more creative and it allows you to experiment because there is more room for mistakes. Your mistakes won't cost you. Big budgets allows you to have access to the best cameras, locations, crew, editors, more time in grade, etc.

I really enjoy shooting with Proverb because he is a seasoned professional who makes your job very easy as a director.

Work It Out was shot in a day and a half and it was a stress free shoot. I had mad fun and there was a lot of room to play around and experiment.

The video will be released some time later this year, we have not decided when we will drop it because My Day Will Come is currently picking up heavy steam. My Day Will Come video was shot by the exact same crew with more or less the same budget. Here is the link for My Day Will Come music video...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AugwMFFkaEM. Enjoy.

Khaya Mthethwa Ft Proverb Music Video Location Scouting

Our first set-up

We painted the wall because our DP Dave Pienaar hated how it looked and it came out very nicely at the end though

We were lucky that this set up was in the afternoon and the light was easier to control. Light coming in was not too heavy because it was bit cloudy throughout the day.

We originally wanted to shoot Proverb's part against this backdrop but we used other spaces in the building. Sometimes  new ideas come as the shoot is progressing.  

Callback Dreams Shot List

Location makes or breaks a video or any other shoot for that matter. We were given a brief by Khaya to do a specific treatment for his second music video featuring Proverb and this required a very specific location that over-looks the city. 

Above are the pictures I took when were doing our reece with The Jobie. Once you see the final product you will see the difference a good DP, good lighting, good camera movement does for this simple looking space.

The concept of the video is very simple on purpose and it is performance based. It is just about 'pretty pictures' and glossy with a bit of rough edges. 

Callback Dreams "We Shoot Pretty Pictures"

Nandi Mngoma - Goodtimes, Behind The Scenes

In the middle of  Fourways, but the rural side of the burbs

Johny Walking it

Let's Make It Rain

Last shots of the day

Life On Set: Shooting A Music Video

It was first shot of the day, which is normally the most difficult one to execute

Setting up performances

Playback

With the star of the show

This is what makes them really pretty

With Jobie One

Playback system and a fan to cool off the star.

Photographer spotted by Jobie One

That is me with playback from the phone and did I mention it was hot!

Bouncing some light

Holiday Trip in Namibia

Swakopmund is one the most beautiful city I have been to on the continent

Chilling under red skies in Windhoek

In Swakopmund posing

Life is a Beach

Swakopmund has the most beautiful architecture. The city has a vintage feel.

Take-Off!

All Beers almost taste the same.

Sunset at the beach

Partner in crime

At a beach party. The first I had been to.

At my first rave gig and it had to happen in Namibia

The First Album I Have Ever Worked On

This is first official musical project I ever worked on. The experience was an eye opener and many lessons were learnt 

The tape had Pro-kid (Pro) before he blew up and he was spitting crazy bars. 

This is where we experienced the first of many things, the first TV appearance, the first performance on stage, first tour, first radio interview, first groupie experience, first time living on the road. Many of the foundations were laid by this project.

SA Tourism Shoot

A quick stop at Robin Island

Where South African history was written

Shooting links with Tebogo Malope at Haartees

On top of the world, the most enjoyable shoot I have been involved in

On top of Table Mountain in Cape Town

The best pic of our trip, too beautiful. This is Oga from Naija

Stealing shots, the view is breathtaking

Wine tastingin Franschoek in the morning nogal.

At this beautiful place where the serve only African dishes from over 20 countries on the continent.

My Bots connect at Cape Point

Having dinner on the boat

This is a house where Nelson  Mandela or other VIPs stay when they sleep over in Robin Island 

On the Gautrain to the airport, my East African connects.