Interweb Gems for March 17, 2009

For today's Interweb Gems im going with an all tracking shot themed music video gems. I really love music and cinematography of all kinds, and being a former employee of Transworld Entertainment Co. (better known as FYE and Strawberries) i was exposed to many new things and some really great artists and entertainers. So i hope to introduce you to some new artists and filmmaking styles. So away we go.

The first band is Metric. This is the music video for Gimme Sympathy, from Metric's 2009 release, Fantasies. [Available for pre-order from ilovemetric.com.] The reason why i chose this video is for the great use of the tracking shot and seemless editing. Awesome concept! Pretty great song too. The selection has nothing to do that i have a slight crush on lead singer Emily Haines...
Here's the video:
Gimme Sympathy


Keeping with the tracking shot theme music videos the next artist is Oakland, California based band, The Matches. This video was shot in one take (after a hours of rehearsal) and with a budget of $1000!



Finally, Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend, for its excellent use of the tracking shot and actually showing the track that the camera dolly runs on at one point towards the end of the video was a nice touch. The style is very reminiscent of Wes Anderson. Vampire Weekend filmed this on a farm in Ancramdale, NY in one long tracking shot. This was their 17th and final awesome take...



Some honorable mention external links for the tracking shot themed music video gems:
Radiohead - Karma Police
The Verve - Sonnet
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army