The Making of "All I Wanted"

I think it was in early January when I received an email from my friend, Ira Miller, with a link to one of the coolest music videos I'd seen since Aha's Take On Me (www.gevideo.com). It was a link back to Esteban Escobar of Great Expectations Video out of D.C. Esteban had put together an introspective look at a Guster song, "Come Downstairs and Say Hello". I was floored by the thought that I could have a professional video like this, and get to work with a director with artistic vision like Esteban.

I sent him my CD, and he emailed me back soon after about how we "had to make a video together for All I Wanted".

Over the next couple of months, we plotted out ideas for the shoot, had video conferences over the computer, scoured the internet for inexpensive places for him and his wife to stay while in NYC. We considered meeting halfway in Delaware, but the fact that I didn't have a car kind of put a damper on that idea.

The next part was finding a crew.
Esteban's wife, Shilyn, and my lovely wife, Samantha, were a huge help in making the vid. Shilynn helped with shooting, lighting, and even makeup.
While Sam had an acting role in the video.

Having the crew in place, the next thing was finding a band to shoot the video.
So, I did what any person in their right mind would do.
craigslist.org
and the response was overwhelming.

still, most of the band that shot the video are also playing gigs at The Knitting Factory and New Jersey Folk Festival with me this April. Mark Walker on Bass. Jenn Curtis on Lead. Gillian Berkowitz on Keys. Although the day of the video Mark's friend, John, played the part of Gillian. as for drums - Tami Johnson was in the video, but is no longer with the band -- so I'm on the lookout for a new drummer once again. This will be my third drummer in 2 months.

The video was shot on a Canon XL-2 in NYC in 15 degree weather with wind gusts of up to 40 mph, so if I look deep in thought at any point during the shoot, its mostly just wanting to get warm, and wishing this shoot was indoors.

We had originally planned for the band shoot to be on the roof of my apartment building overlooking the Hudson River, but because of the winds, we ended up shooting at Funkadelic Studios on West 26th.

So, if you haven't seen the video yet try any of the following links:

http://www.jodyaaron.com/alliwanted.html

http://www.sonicbids.com/jodyaaron

http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/watch/aavideos.asp


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Return to my site:

http://www.jodyaaron.com

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