HIgh Time For A Hero

The "High Time For A Hero" music video is a microcosmic and symbolic look at a slice of America in the form of a small to medium size urban city. In this case it's Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The song, written and performed by New Jersey based singer/songwriter, Jeff Saxon, is intended to make the listener stop and think; not just for themselves, but of the greater good.

Hope waxes and wanes in small town New Jersey, just like everywhere in America, but despite setbacks and hardship and loss, hope is never lost.
And while struggles might beset us, it's hope that keeps us all looking ahead and moving forward. The video sets out to capture the hopeful spirits that live in a town where help is obviously needed. The videographer, Christina Eliopoulos , and director of photography, Edouard Nammour, implement some special-effects and some astute and powerful symbolism to get the hope-over-despair message across. The video was deftly edited by Jake Mautner.

There are several shots which feature graffiti art created specifically for this project by students at Red Bank Regional School of Visual and Dramatic Arts. They are using artistic creativity for a dual purpose...as a means of creative artistic expression, but also as a means of venting frustration for the uncertain and difficult times they are living in.

We see ballet dancers from The Joffrey Ballet and Alvin Ailey ballet troupes; showing grace juxtaposed against a distressed backdrop of grafittied walls and bridges. The main character in the video is a 15 yr. old girl who conjures up images of these ballerinas as a way of finding beauty in the inner city world that she inhabits. But yet all of these things still have the potential for beauty.

The video is a finalist in the 2012 New Jersey Film Festival.

The audio track "High Time For A Hero" by Jeff Saxon is available as a single from iTunes.
For more info on Jeff Saxon, please visit www.jeffsaxonmusic.com
For more info on Christina Eliopoulos, please visit, www.celiop.com
For more info on Edouard Nammour, please visit, www.freemarketfilms.com

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• Jeff Saxon
• New Jersey
• Perth Amboy
• Alvin Ailey
• Joffrey Ballet
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• Christina Eliopoulos
• Ed Nammour
• Jake Mautner

[jackjackwarrior]

i was actually in this music video. it was a really cool experience.

[EPIXPLODE]

Awesome song. Great music video. Amazing tune. Lyrics are inspiring. This should be played in all of our tributes to our troops.

[phreefall]

This is the Saxon Sound that I recall from back in the day. Somehow it's even better than I remembered it. OUTSTANDING, Jeff. Why hasn't CNN picked this up for some of their military segments??

[ttyndorf]

Hey Jeff, You are my hero! I loved the song.. Wishing you all the best

[musicandartacademy]

Hey Jeff, this is an awesome video....

[fearofflying16]

simply the best I've ever seen. and that's not just cause I'm partial to the artist...:-)

[rickenbacker95]

Amazing song and great production!

[kimsbizable]

Jeff, This song is great. The video really hits the mark. Love the kids expressions they are dead on.

[boblazo1]

Jeff...Great video. Terrific production all around video and audio. You and Steve Gadd are going all the way. You look great. Kids are good and the song is so freaking appropriate. As usual.

[TheNicole2521]

I love the song and they did an amazing job with casting! great job to all the kids in the video!!!