'In a moment' - James Lanman - music video

Official music video for James Lanman's original song 'In a Moment', taken from the album 'Asphalt Roads'. The music video was shot using a mixture of timelapse and stop motion techniques, with the artists moving very slowly and adhering to complex staging and cues. Shot on location in and around Los Angeles, California.

Direction / Cinematography / Post Production
Rohan Spong

Assistant Director / Lighting
Travis Cook

Makeup / Runner
Kristy Day

with:
James Lanman as himself
McCall as ballerina
Courtney Scheuerman as waitress
Travis Cook as bear
Shawn as boy thief

http://www.myspace.com/jameslanman
http://www.myspace.com/kdaymakeup

Oct, 2008.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rohan
• Spong
• James
• Lanman
• In
• moment
• pop
• electronic
• electro
• experimental
• music
• video
• timelapse
• stop
• motion

[tyacoe]

cool video. So, the shots by the pool with the clouds moving were time lapse? It looked like stop motion combined with greenscreen timelapse in the background. Interesting concept for a video. I like that you're doing something unique

[rohanspong]

Thanks, man. Yeah, it's all one timelapse shot, I just created a seperate layer for the sky and pumped up the contrast in it... no greenscreen, but you're right, technically it does utilize some some keying. (Well spotted!)

[Fritzanity]

Wow this is really amazing... how many hours of filming is this?

[rohanspong]

Well it's difficult to break down in terms of hours spent rehearsing / preparing / actual filming... but to put it into perspective, the the 2:31 of footage is comprised of at least 6 hours of "actual" time. The opening, poolside setup is all one continuous shot, filmed in about 40 - 50 minutes. Given there is at least a minute of footage we didn't use, there must have been about 10 hours of the talent recorded in timelapse / stop motion setups.

[solar793]

It is incredible the amount of work that goes into just 3 minutes of special effects. Like, TEN HOURS of camera time! Unbelievable! Thank you for your efforts. It is a beautiful video.

[bsturges]

you've encouraged me to wear no shirt underneath my suit at my next interview. let's hope it goes well!

[dakotasapphire]

I love this video :) I Love this guy's voice

[dippinb217]

@Fritzanity 5 years.

[siddhananais]

how are you not super famous yet? Great vid and song.

[MazeCraze1773]

this is still my favorite of your videos James.

[tahoeskier58]

Awesome video. Awesome song

[LoooZaaa]

This is awesome man! I love it!

[sosayallofus]

First time to hear this song and it's in my head all day since !! Fantastic video too James ... terrific ! :-)

[Tank611]

Heard about you on iJustine's blog. Great song!

[onkelbuke]

great job. 5 stars