Director Kobayashi
koba-yashi.co.uk

The music promo for Mann Friday's "Sunburn & Wonder" single.
This is a cinematic kind of video, all shoot and edited by myself, but this time I had the support of "The Usual Suspects"... The result is a series of stunning photographic shots, helped, but not overwhelmed by CG and post.

Credits:
Director, creative director, director of photography, camera operator, editor, VFX supervisor: Kobayashi
Lighting, assistant camera, still photographer: Mikkel Buda Svak
2D supervisor, colorist: Carlo Scaduto / 2D senior compositor, assistant director: Michele Benigna
2D senior compositor: Emanuele Comotti / 2D senior compositor, Producer: Olivier Ryard

26 Likes

  • T-bag 1 year ago
    +5
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  • cayoyin 1 year ago
    I love the settings!
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  • Paweł 1 year ago
    Great!
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  • Director Kobayashi plus 1 year ago
    Thank you all guys!!!
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  • brian lukrich 1 year ago
    love it.
  • Director Kobayashi plus 1 year ago
    Thank you for your feedback Brian!
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  • Clara Saiz 1 year ago
    The photography it´s amazinG!
  • Director Kobayashi plus 1 year ago
    Thank you Clara! I've used almost natural light, but heavy filtered it with ND and various graded warm filters. It has been shot using a small Sony HDV cam, with a Letus Pro 35mm adapter and Nikon lenses. I've graded all the shots in Shake.
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  • Emily Hayes 9 months ago
    Now I can really call you a director Kobayashi.
    You made a something great with piece. Great music video. Beautiful rylic's, wonderful way of filming, dead on with the editing with the beat of the music. I loved it very much and I am inspired by your work now.
    Also you give best time of your life to reply to share that you care. Unlike many other young successed Director's. Now I can see clearly that where is your success is coming from. You earned every name of your and your humbleness will not hide your name as a director. I am very happy to meet you today and to be inspired by your truthfulness. Whom toll's the bell? I would say the truth. You are one true talent and you made my day here in vimeo. Thank you very much for your true sharing and all the best, all the best in your life.

    Your friend emily eunjue hayes

    P.S: Kobayashi, you are totally worth my time.
  • Director Kobayashi plus 9 months ago
    Thank you Emily for your time!!!
    It's an honour to be an inspiration for you... and I have to tell you that you are a great inspiration for me as well!!!
    I've seen one of your videos and it's gorgeous... you're such an amazing person and storyteller!!!!
    All the Bests from your friend Kobayashi
  • Emily Hayes 8 months ago
    Director Kobayashi,
    I came to say hi through vimeo.
    If we never create extra time to visit our friends in this world than time will pass too fast. Before time fly away we have to create some time for our friends to say hi.
    I do my best but some times I do not know where all the time went to share the moment with a friend truly connected to share moment of life with.
    Wonderfully done. Wonderful music to share and it is your great taste of music as well to filmed them. Every time I hear them. Love to come over to say to my dear friend Kobayashi.
    Thank you once again and all the best my dear friend.

    Your friend emily eunjue hayes
  • Director Kobayashi plus 8 months ago
    Dear Emily!
    I'm sorry about the last couple of weeks... I was really busy and travelled a lot in Italy and abroad.
    Your words are always wise and inspiring and I hope to be a friend of yours forever.
    You are unique Emily!!!

    I will soon update you with some new work and info, many things are going on now ;-)

    Btw: Do you know that I'm going to Kuala Lumpur at the end of March to give a lecture at SuperMotion conference? And I'm going to be in Lisbon in May as well at Offf to give another lecture!!!

    Keep in touch,
    Kobayashi
  • Emily Hayes 8 months ago
    Wonderful reply to share where you address in this world. That is a real spirit of a friend. I am really happy that your life is full of sharing my dear friend Kobayashi.
    A true artist will give their time and moment to give themself humbly and will respond to its calling. Who does best to their calling is the best way we can live this life and shows lot of respect of what it is for this life.
    You as a humble being I am truly happy that you have to reveal yourself to share in this world. World need a true talent to share the moment honestly, humbly.
    I've also been very busy with my other site I just uploaded my painting in Italy.
    celesteprize.com/member/idu:17257/
    I've been connected with so many artist's in this world to journey in this world with. When ever you have a moment then come and visit me Kobayashi. You will not regret your visit : )
    Actually you will be happy. High resolution to see them closely then ever in this world I find.

    All the best my dear, dear friend and let our journey carry us through the world to share.
    Have a wonderful, wonderful day!

    Your friend emily eunjue hayes
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  • OOgle Flix plus 8 months ago
    Absolutely amazing work! The vignette and bloom effects really work with the song, too. Kudos to the band! They're great! :D Where was this shot? You have a good variety of interesting looking locations.
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  • James Remar 6 months ago
    we've seen planes in the windows of buildings crumbled in

    we seen flames send the chills through London

    and we've sent planes to kill them and some of them were children

    But still we crumbling the building

    underfunded but we still don't understand

    under God but we kill like the son of Sam

    but if you feel like I feel like about the son of man

    We will overcome

    respect KOBAYASHI.
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  • Dustin Vance 5 months ago
    Great shooting and editing! You really shot this with a handy cam? The Letus adapter is amazing.
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