As soon as I finished watching Paul Trillo's “Be Around” music video for The Peach Kings I had to call him up to find out how he made those amazing layered effects.
“I'm happy to reveal my secrets.” he offered at the start of our conversation, “the truth is once I've tried something I've never done before I'm ready to move on to something new.”
Watch “Be Around” and see if you can figure out how he did it. I've seen plenty of double exposures in stills images, but rarely in motion footage.
From Paul Trillo:
The dream-like effect emulates double exposure photography while pushing the technique to new places in full motion.
“Be Around” is the first single off The Peach King’s upcoming effort, Mojo Thunder.
The Peach Kings – “Be Around”
Description
The Peach Kings “Be Around” from the Mojo Thunder EP – coming soon
GET THIS TRACK FOR FREE HERE:thepeachkings.bandcamp.com/track/be-around
Shot in various locations throughout Los Angeles, Sonoma, Montreal, Brooklyn and Breakneck Ridge New York.
special thanks to Funkhaus – www.funkhaus.us/
“Be Around” Stills
planet5D:
So Paul, how did you pull off those amazing double exposures?
Paul Trillo:
The Peach Kings are friends of mine, and when I proposed the concept to them they went along with letting me shoot them in a number of different locations. My goal was to evoke the lyrics of the song, which is about the disconnection between two people.
planet5D:
I've seen a lot of double exposures in stills, but how did you create the layered effect in motion images?
Paul Trillo:
Well, I shot with my Canon 7D, and composed mostly back-lighted subjects against a light sky and sometimes against a white background. There's no green screen used anywhere. The landscape shots were made in multiple locations including New York and Los Angeles. Back in the studio I used After Effects' adjustment layers to fill the silhouettes and make the composites. This approach works because anything darker moves to the back, and anything lighter moves forward.
planet5D:
How did the band like the video?
Paul Trillo
They were ecstatic – but hey, they're friends of mine and are used to my crazy ideas.
Did you figure out how Paul Trillo used After Effects to layer the images? Share your thoughts with others by leaving a comment below.
(cover photo credit: snap from the video)
Comments
This is some kind of beautiful works of art. I really enjoyed the song as well, but the video alone really makes me feel happy. Thanks for sharing. I would love to see more of these types of videos shared in the future.
Reminds in a lot of ways of the titles for True Detective which also really liked as well.
I was just about to bring up True Detective. The video reminded me of a more tame version of the opening credits. This music video, is very cool though. I just love when artistry is used in any video, I wish more movies and music did fun stuff like this.
Very cool video, I like a lot!
I did one last year using the same technique and had a lot of fun making it.
youtu.be/KFxJlsltl3Q
Wow Guy! Very nicely done! Congratulations!
This is what I call a great music video. I love the double exposure and it makes the music pop even more. I really love it! I would love to see more music videos done like this, it works so well and makes for a really cool effect.
Beautiful result!
I tried something similar too on this music video : vimeo.com/84206775