Film clip for the Gotye song Eyes Wide Open, directed by Brendan Cook at PictureDRIFT, featuring character design and animation by Darcy Prendergast at DeePee Studios, and design and animation by Jeremy Bianco, Darryn Rogers and Brendan Cook. Taken from the new album Making Mirrors Buy Making Mirrors here http://www.smarturl.it/gotye http://www.gotye.com/ http://www.facebook.com/gotye/ http://www.twitter.com/gotye/ Full credits: Production Company: pictureDRIFT Director: Brendan Cook Character Design & Animation: Darcy Prendergast 3D Design & Animation: Jeremy Bianco 2D Design and Compositing: Jeremy Bianco Brendan Cook Darryn Rogers Timelapse Photography: Enrique Pacheco Nick Reygaert Brendan Cook Darryn Rogers Cinematography: David Wakeley Enrique Pacheco Special Effects Makeup: Rachelle O'Donnell Music credits: Produced by Wally De Backer Additional production by Francois Tetaz Mixed by Francois Tetaz, Assisted by Andy Stewart and Wally at The Mill, Gippsland, VIC Drums recorded by Francois Tetaz at Soundpark Studios, Northcote, VIC Cellos and bass recorded by Francois Tetaz at Moose Mastering, Richmond, VIC Pedal steel guitar recorded by Lachlan Carrick in the loungeroom of Matt Walker's house, Upwey, VIC The Winton Musical Fence (designed and constructed by Graeme Leak) recorded by Wally, Winton, QLD All other sounds collected, manipulated or recorded by Wally in The Barn, Merricks, VIC Performers: Whale Cellos: Gareth Skinner Poker Bass: Lucas Taranto Wasteland pedal steel guitar: Michael Hubbard Drums, Winton Musical Fence, sampled sounds, lead and backing vocals: Wally Mastered by William Bowden at King Willy Sound, Stanmore, NSW ***************************** So this is the end of the story Everything we had, everything we did Is buried in dust And this dust is all that’s left of us But only a few ever worried Though the signs were clear, they had no idea You just get used to living in fear Or give up When you can’t even picture your future We walk the plank with our eyes wide open… Some people offered up answers We made out like we heard, but they were only words They didn’t add up To a change in the way we were living And the saddest thing- Is all of it could have been avoided But it was like to stop consuming is to stop being human And why would I make a change if you won’t We’re all in the same boat, staying afloat For the moment And we walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we.. Walk the plank with our eyes wide open With our eyes wide open we... Walk the plank, we walk the plank And that was the end of the story

gotye / eyes wide open / music video

I directed this music video through pictureDRIFT for Gotye’s second album debut single Eyes Wide Open. A huge array of image making techniques from stop motion, timelapse photography, 3D CG and 2D compositing were combined to create the journey of a tribe of earth crusted travelers, moving back through time across an ever changing and vast apocalyptic landscape, revealing the story of earth’s development and decay.

Direction | Brendan Cook
Character Design & Animation | Darcy Prendergast
Design & Animation | Darryn Rogers
Design & 3D Animation | Jeremy Bianco
Cinematography | David Wakeley
Photography | Enrique Pacheco
Photography | Nick Reygaert
Photography | Brendan Cook
Photography | Darryn Rogers


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