Filmed on a white backdrop, edited, then printed out. “Half A Million” was created with 5,566 stickers, hand cut from the 4,868 frames and animated by sticking them down on top of each other at each of the 40+ locations.
*2018 Raindance Film Festival [Official Selection]
*2018 LA Film Festival [Official Selection]
*2018 CLIPPED Music Video Festival [Official Selection]
*2018 Berlin Music Video Awards Nomination [Best Animation]
*2018 SXSW Official Selection [Music Videos]
*2018 Norman Film Festival [Official Selection]
*2017 UKMVA Nomination [Best Indie/Rock Newcomer]
*2017 IMVF Nomination [Best Animation]
Official Promo for “Half A Million“ by The Shins
ALBUM: Heartworms
LABEL: Columbia Records [WWW.COLUMBIARECORDS.COM]
DIRECTED AND CREATED BY: LAMAR+NIK
COMMISSIONER: Saul Levitz
DIRECTORS' REP: Jen Herrera (Las Bandas)
CAST:
Nichelle Johns
Sabi Rivera
Aeddon Wegrzyn-Van Zant
Mason Drumm
Tracy Tinsley
SPECIAL THANKS:
Ben Ericson
Bryan Tucker
Aeddon Wegrzyn-Van Zant
Sabi Rivera
Kate Rocke
Rudy Harper
PURCHASE: https://the-shins-us.myshopify.com/products/the-shins-heatworms-cd-lp-digital
INTERVIEW: http://directorsnotes.com/2017/08/14/lamarnik-half-a-million/
MAKING OF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqfFnFsMtGg
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