Neil Krug - "Capturing The Look"

wwbjd · Post by **wwbjd** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:18 pm

Capturing The Look of Board of Canada's "Tomorrow's Harvest"

wwbjd · Post by **wwbjd** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:22 pm

Wow, just noticed they got the name wrong in the article title.

And..

"For me, to make it successful, I don't want anyone to know where any of this stuff is. It's about creating something otherworldly."

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:34 pm

Neat article! Cool to see his perspective/background with the band.

bluesky · Post by **Fredd-E** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:49 pm

According to Krug, there doesn't appear to have been any creative pressure from the band or the label to film things a certain way, but atmosphere was discussed plenty. Krug notes that one of the things they were going for was an air of paranoia and bleak sci-fi dystopia that was probably inspired by films from the mid-70s.

Aphex-Twin-Peaks · Post by **Aphex-Twin-Peaks** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:53 pm

I just read this article, it was great! I hadn't actually seen his clip for In a beautiful place in the country, which, as it turns out is stunning.

Betacord · Post by **Betacord** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:55 pm

Thanks for the link - great article.

vanlorne · Post by **vanlorne** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:04 pm

wwbjd wrote:Wow, just noticed they got the name wrong in the article title.

And..

"For me, to make it successful, I don't want anyone to know where any of this stuff is. It's about creating something otherworldly."

If he doesn't want people to "know where any of this stuff is" then he'll have to try harder next time

sleepysilverdoor · Post by **sleepysilverdoor** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:15 pm

I'm willing to bet that 95% of the people who will be enjoying this album still have no idea where any of the Reach for the Dead video was shot, no idea about Alameda, and didn't hear anything about the Delores Lake listening party. The only reason we all know is because we are all constantly frequenting twoism and find out this stuff from each other. Outside of here and probably WATMM, it's certainly still a secret.

That said, I live by Alameda street. Maybe I need to sit on a corner there and listen to the album. :p

creativeowlet · Post by **creativeowlet** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:48 pm

vanlorne wrote:
wwbjd wrote:Wow, just noticed they got the name wrong in the article title.

And..

"For me, to make it successful, I don't want anyone to know where any of this stuff is. It's about creating something otherworldly."
If he doesn't want people to "know where any of this stuff is" then he'll have to try harder next time

Agreed. It was pretty obviously shot in the California desert... and the album cover with the transamerica pyramid is a dead giveaway to San Fran. Having said that, I do acknowledge that I live near and frequently visit the Mojave Desert here in California, and have camped about 20 miles from Lake Dolores Waterpark/Yermo more times than I care to count. So my opinion may perhaps be invalid.

zeoevil · Post by **zeoevil** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 11:31 pm

creativeowlet wrote:Having said that, I do acknowledge that I live near and frequently visit the Mojave Desert here in California, and have camped about 20 miles from Lake Dolores...

I live in Washington now and lived in San Mateo as a child and I never would have known where that was unless someone told me. I imagine people from outside the United States have no idea.

wwbjd · Post by **wwbjd** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:56 am

http://www.honeybadgerco.com/10921/the- ... neil-krug/

What's the second video down (the video set to Semena Mertvykh)? They (Neil Krug and crew) were at the listening party and filmed it? Pardon if that's old news, but I hadn't seen that video before.

thepastinsidepressant · Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:19 am

thats a nice little piece of insight and thanks for the link.

what i'd now like to know is... where have these artwork photos come from, stock photos hardly but it seems Krug is not involved.

one image that strikes me quite hard, simple but one that i'm sure for everyone connotes 'power' or the arrival of something sinister, quite often employed in film and thats that photo of the 'boot', like a military boot. the stamp of authority. something bad is coming...

ryetronics · Post by **ryetronics** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:36 am

wwbjd wrote:http://www.honeybadgerco.com/10921/the- ... neil-krug/

What's the second video down (the video set to Semena Mertvykh)? They (Neil Krug and crew) were at the listening party and filmed it? Pardon if that's old news, but I hadn't seen that video before.

Nice find!

In this video, you can see the Director & DP walking around filming on the left side of the frame back by the stairs...

Hemulen · Post by **Hemulen** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:45 am

The lower left picture on the booklet is a crop from the photograph they used to have as a background for their YouTube page.

wwbjd · Post by **wwbjd** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:15 am

^^

Wow, that's a really nice find!

superuser · Post by **superuser** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 4:29 am

White land cruiser

kid · Post by **kid** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:12 pm

he made a video of the listening event:

solar_bleaching · Post by **solar_bleaching** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:16 pm

kid wrote:he made a video of the listening event:

you're quick, I was just going to post this here

Impossible Geometry · Post by **Impossible Geometry** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:39 pm

hmm, cool article, but a little disappointing. As a DP myself, I thought maybe they would delve a little deeper into the creative process.. the Bolex used to shoot the video, the film stock used, the light leaks/film burns and how authentic they were, the ending sequence...oh well.