Lucius - "Gone Insane" (Official Music Video)
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- "Gone Insane" Official Music Video - A live Stop-Motion film using people, prosthetics, and 3,000 still photographs. “Gone Insane” is a track from Lucius’ latest album Good Grief - available at www.ilovelucius.com
Quote from the director Nathan Johnson:
“When Jess first told me about her dream, I was immediately hooked and I started racking my brain for a way we could bring it to life in a hand-made way without CGI. The idea I proposed was kind of ridiculous, because nobody does extended music video shoots like this anymore. It basically turned out to be a month-long project that included 20 hours in a makeup chair and 4 grueling days in front of the stop-motion rig. We worked with an incredible special effects makeup artist named Jim Ojala to sculpt all the different facial distortions, and then Jess and Holly faced off for perhaps the most exhausting video of their careers.
In the end, we used a combination of stop-motion, go-motion, and intervalometric photography to capture everything. I’ve worked with stop-motion before, and I was really excited about combining that approach with real people in order to capture a living, breathing performance. We slowed the song down by about 600% and had the camera firing off frames at set intervals in order to capture the stuttery lip-sync. All told, we shot more than 20,000 photographs, which were eventually edited down to the final 3,000 images you see in the film.”
Quote from Jess Wolfe:
"The video was inspired by a dream I had... Similar to a sequence in The Outer Limits Television show (as first seen in a short snippet of Mrs. Doubtfire). In short, Holly was sitting across from me moving my face, as if it were clay. The idea of perception and illusion and perspective, dysmorphia... All driving me a bit crazy. She took that concept and added to it... a mannequin, a spinning room, and thousands of photographs later with the incredible work of Nathan and Katie Johnson, our vision came to life."
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This is such an amazing song, one of the strongest tracks on Grief. I especially love the end where they seem to completely lose it yet still maintain perfect harmony.
This video puts the song in a new light for me, I always interpreted it as a lovers' fight, where here it seems like an internal struggle. Always awesome, thought provoking stuff from Lucius.
SO in love with this band, they're brilliant.
Badass. I wasn't sure I liked this song when I heard it, mostly because of the extremely dissonant vocals near the end, but this video has made me love it! Powerful, sad, scary. Can't wait to see Lucius TONIGHT!
the end stirred up so much emotion within me!
Pure artistry ! An amazing and powerful song ❤️
Wow! This video is *INSANE!* I love it!!!
Great freaky video......This will put you over the edge.
insane intervalometric photography! mind blown
I always have a strong desire to see Jess and Holly hug each other after their live performances of this song. It is such an intense song! I feel like I'm witnessing an argument.
This video is beautifully done and the is absolutely amazing! I'm in awe
I totally love Ann Clark with St Vincent... She's a freaking amazing
Absolutely AMAZING!!!
This came out amazing. It must have been a beast to edit. The whole time I was like "Why all Jess, where's Holly?" but that ending... BOOM, right in the feels.
+Steven Brown I thought the same! "Where's Holly though?!"
+Steven Brown If you look very carefully during some of the parts with more shaking, it isn't entirely Jess's face-- some of the frames are of Holly. Like around 0:33 and 1:20
Awesome!!! Best new band in 10 years!!
Kudos to the editor, I probably would have went insane halfway through the project haha!
They have the craziest videos. Well done!
Amazing! They need more views and exposure. This is such a great band!
Very strong pictures and moral, I love this
OH MY GOD. I absolutely LOVE this. AMAZING video!!!
Oh. My. God. This vid came up on auto play and I am just blown away. Horrified and mesmerized at the same time, what is this nightmare fodder and why have I never heard of this artist before??? Fuck, this song is so relatable. I can't NOT share this now.
WOW. That was GREAT
That tear at 4:22 is overwhelming
I’ve watched this video more times than I can count. It’s fantastic. I wish I could give this video more likes
The only thing better is seeing them perform this song live 🔥
fucking brilliant last night in Charlotte!!!!
This is so incredible, could watch it all day
Pure art!
Loved it. Keep on blowing our minds.
BRAVO!!!!!!
Lucius, amazing as always, with an incredibly made video, ...although, I will definitely be having nightmares tonight!
so good. ready for BONNAROO
This is incredible!
Pure emotion. Speechless
amazing video - song is great as well
This video is SOoo good!
Really quite good!
I won't lie--this wasn't my favorite song on the album ("Truce" filled that spot for me!) but after seeing this video: wow!
Nice! I love it!
great Svankmajer tribute!
Grueling filming process, but it came out so beautifully!
Floop is a madman! Help us, save us!
i 'm loving this
This music video is still so iconic
Incredible. Love it
This video wonderfully visualizes the song. Thanks to Jess Wolfe for such tireless dedication to creating this video, and everyone else involved.
im dying this is soooo good
Brilliant indeed and very interesting video
This is outstanding!! Love it!! Reddit brought me here :D
See you guys in Des Moines, IA, one week from today!!!
that end 😍
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
Always impressed by your videos. And this one tops them all. Wish there was more Holly though.
oh my this is amazing
Such a powerful piece... Thank you!
Hurts but it helps x I thank u for helping us bridge the scrary pain gap xx
I love it
Seriously, WOW.
I've never related so much to a music video before.
Muito bom é um clássico que maravilhosa musica é vídeo
Jan Svankmajer liked this video.
....whoa.
Esta noche en Hechos!
Smart move by Waters to hire these two great singers.
I grew up in the 80s watching music videos
MTV Much Music
And this has to be be one of the best videos iv seen .
Thank you for knowing
This totally reminds me that one scene in Beetlejuice where Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis morph their faces... anyone else? Anyway... Lucius is such a creative light. Just so INSANEly talented!!!!
Right!!
Jess breaks my heart
곡은 너무 좋고, 뮤비는 독특하다.,
This kinda reminds me of The Cat Lady. I absolutely love it
Came here because of Roger Waters and liked it!
... WOW
Damn.
Ohhh, I've been in THIS relationship before.... ouch. I think I'm having an emotion. Help.
Wow. There's nothing more to say. Wow.
DYIN O FIRST
1:19 Only women love this video part!
This will probably give me nightmares.
fucking brilliant!!!
Am I the only one who just keeps seeing Miss Swan?
To be hones, I don't really like the song. But the video is really good as it perfectly illustrates the process of her going more insane every second. Good job!
Aewwww demora mais sempre se acha coisa gringa diferente por aqui nas internetz.....
Not Bad
3:09 Scorpion appear
Haha at 2:18 she looks like Ms. Swan from MADTV
Is Holly crying at the end because she's only in the video for 10 seconds?
I just became insane
mind f*c*ed!!!
Is this how they made Arseface?
Was getting a pretty good Sledgehammer vibe from this, but it's good and nightmarish. Even more interesting without the sound
Listen to it on 0.75!
A manikin, representing a 'perfect' human image, is distorting how she sees herself. She keeps comparing herself to an unattainable image making her think that she is ugly.
I think this song & video are actually about "gaslighting" in relationships.
*mannequin
awchh
Who else was directed to this video by Roger Waters?
+vinylme Yes, but only this particular clip. I already liked Lucius, and was pleasantly surprised that Roger not only supported them, but has the ladies from the band performing with him at the Desert Trip fest (aka: "Oldchella")! Wish I was going!
Jan Svankmajer
are they making a parody of themselves
The back singers for Roger Waters concerts in Mexico & USA in 2016
Some days... you just wake up... and your face is made out of putty.
Sounds awesome - kinda reminds me of this soundcloud.com/jil-nyc
Zukünftige Garage!!! New soundcloud.com/joel-jootseler
I don't like what they have done with the second album, like the first one better.
It took a bit, but it had grown on me.
WEIRD PART OF YT