6.13.2007

My long lost work


Richard Clayderman - Forgetting (1995)

Not long ago. A successful musician told my husband that he has been deeply moved by this MV. Which remind me that I once directed this music video in a difficult 1995 general traffic strike condition in Paris. It was about 5 am. I walked alone into a dark snowing dawn for 45 minutes from 2nd arrondissement to an hotel particulier located in the 8th. The 5 very popular musicians' busy schedule left only 8 hours to make this world premier Taiwanese pop song's instrumental version.
I worked almost sleepless on the shooting list and still adding in 4 more shots right before the ready to shoot time. The young and ambitious producer was there yelling at me that I won't have enough time for it or he will marry me (a french way of speaking). Thanks to another young and ambitious french man. With his quick and precise cinematography skill and a great team work. I ended the shooting 20 minutes before the wrap time. Of course. The producer didn't marry me.
Something I would like to mention is that my director's cut was a much more simple and artistic version. The records company edited this very media version for whatever it's commercial reason, and my once young ego refused to put my name on this MV.
Anyhow. Thanks again to the excellent crew, and the camera girl who brought me all the good video footage. And of course all 5 musicians' delicious performence.

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