Make Believe - Tom Goss - Human Time Lapse Body Painting

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No man is an island. Unless he's Tom Goss.

In a new music video for Goss's song "Make Believe," the DC-based singer-songwriter's body is transformed into an island paradise on which an animated duo have an imagination-filled adventure amidst monsters, a dragon, a volcano and a bear-piloted airplane.

The human time-lapse video features a (discreetly) naked Goss lying perfectly still on his back while nationally renowned painter Scott G. Brooks transforms his body into a tropical landscape lush with vines and flowers. All the while, a shipwrecked character and his local guide invent a series of playful games while escaping the dangers lurking around this most unusual Isle of Man.

The video, Goss's fifth, was shot in one 80-minute take, with help from ten off-camera puppeteers. Each second of video time took 28 seconds to film; a clock over Goss's naughty bits tracks the real time.

In addition to painting Goss, Brooks also drew 159 different versions of the main characters, a clumsy circle and a trickster triangle, which come to life via time-lapse. Another nationally known DC artist, Dave Peterson, created the dragon, sea monsters, and flying bear.

The video was directed by Aram Vartian and Michael Key.

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RELEASE: October 29, 2012
SONG: Make Believe
ARTIST: Tom Goss
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/tomgossmusic
WEBSITE: www.tomgossmusic.com
EMAIL: tomgoss@tomgossmusic.com
PHONE: 202-281-4358

Scott G. Brooks: www.scottgbrooks.com
Dave Peterson: www.branddave.com

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[ehmo8706]

But i love the video. Creative. Just wondering how slow you had to move your mouth to match the lyrics on the song?? 0.0

[tomgossmusic]

Crazy slow. . . . . .  . .

[Emmanuel Pader]

I have a question, How many hours did you lay down there in real time?

[tomgossmusic]

80 minutes. Watch the clock : )

[Emmanuel Pader]

Why is there no 2 pointed clock? and if you lay down for 80 minutes, why is the clock ticking without the long hand?

[tomgossmusic]

We pulled the other hands because one would have been spinning like mad the other moving very slowly, distracting everything. That's it. 

[WHATTHEBUCKSHOW]

HA!!! Loved it

[Brian Hamilton]

That's what I call Clock Blocking.

[wessbrown1553]

Hi Tom. That was way cool.

[MsAryelstar]

Oh wow, what fun video! Anymore "bare" videos in the future? ;)

[srbdirector]

Hi Tom - First off the song is wonderful! Just love your voice and the video is so clever and perfect for the music. But I do have a silly question - when the guy was painting your feet could he see your "junk" under the clock from that angle or were you wearing a little something? But please tell me you were really nude - a boy can dream can't I? LOL

[yoo toob]

I was trying to wish the clock away.

[josh m. saavedra]

love it

[ThatEverlyGuy]

Love this...

[Christopher Benoit]

Creativity abounds in this video.

[jean-chrisrophe Soler]

great song i love that !! ;-))

[CalTxDude]

Now one has to appreciate the investment of time and 'synchronicity' among others! What a great video~thanks for your commitment to it so that the huddled unwashed masses *me included* can enjoy. LOL Seriously, my friend just turned me on to the video and I dig it. Thanks Tom