06 Nov Turnover – Still In Motion (or Mowing Heaven’s Lawn)

CREDITS

Director: @masonmercer
Producer: @evanmcgillivray
DP: @ianhurdle
AC: @lunathewildiris
PA: @will_henryyyy
Editor: @anthonymiralles
Color: @natashawong@rcocolor
Label:@runforcover
Special thanks to @marni.z@panavisionofficial Tom Chiari and @nickholman
And thanks to my boys in Turnover for opening so many doors for me over the years.

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Premiered on The Fader [https://www.thefader.com/2019/11/06/turnover-still-in-motion-video-premiere]

I talked with Austin about the meaning of Still In Motion. He told me the song is a reflection on the balance of living in the present, the possibilities of the future, and romanticizing the past. I’m not sure whether he studies it or not, but Austin has always seemed very zen-like to me.

I’ve read a lot of books about Zen. They usually talk about finding zen in the practice and mastery of activities not directly related to zen.

Lawn-mowing is not the first thing that comes to mind when discussing zen. Every summer growing up, my brother and I worked for our grandpa mowing countless lawns across the many small towns that surrounded us in the Ozarks. I always liked mowing, it helped me clear my mind. I’d be chewing gum, listening to music, and would eventually completely zone out while mowing. I realize now that this was an infantile state of Zen

This video is dedicated to my grandpa Bill Barnett

The tagline I used while making the Still In Motion video was “mowing heaven’s lawn.”
The idea was that a normal blue-collar worker had somehow landed the job of a lifetime, mowing heaven’s lawn.
It’s an enormous task, but he is entirely focused on completing the task at hand. Angels and visions of future beauty surround him. Maybe they inspire him to keep working hard, or maybe he doesn’t even notice them, either way he isn’t distracted in the slightest. He’s got work to do.

27 Aug White Reaper – “1F”

New video we made for @whitereaperusa (@elektrarecords)

I fkn adore this band and had so much good mojo from this song.

FFO: American Graffiti, Sonic Drive-In, Kenneth Anger, and the Mario Kart 64 race countdown. 

As always couldn’t have done it without my amazing team 

Director: @masonmercer

Producer: @evanmcgillivray

DP: @ianhurdle

Editor: @anthonymiralles

Colorist: @natashawong

AC: @amandapetrone

Gaffer: Valentin Salembier

11 Aug Higher Power – Seamless

Premiered over at Flood Magazine

Director: Mason Mercer DP: Ian Hurdle Editor: Anthony Miralles Producer: Ben Thornley Production Company: Sitcom Soldiers Production Manager: Malc Smith Colorist: Gabe Sanchez Spark: James Broadfoot Camera Assistant: Joe Oldroyd Grip: Adam Cheetham PA/Runner: Will Henry, Reece Williams, Aden Stephenson,  Alfie Glenn
Special thanks: Panavision Manchester, Evan McGillivray, Chris Brown, Ricky Singh, Nat Wood, Delph Watersports

24 Apr Angel Du$t – “Let Me Know” (or An Ode To Mountain Dew)

CREDITS

Director: @masonmercer 

DP: @ianhurdle 

Editor: @anthonymiralles 

Producer: @llcoolalicia 

Colorist: @natashawong 

Label: @roadrunnerrecords

Huge thanks to my boy @jurtice for having me! Thanks to @carpetcompany for hosting. And thanks to Chris and everyone at Roadrunner.

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Shot entirely on 16mm film. This was such a crazy and fun video to make and I owe it all to my fantastic team for believing in this with me.

27 Mar Fury – Vacation

CREDITS

New video I directed – Fury “Vacation” out today! (@runforcover records)

This was shot in California/Missouri in 2018. Highest of praise to @lockeandstache for being a dream to work with and helping these psycho ideas come to life !

Director: @masonmercer 

DP: @pfaff_josh 

Production Company: @lockeandstache 

Editor: @anthonymiralles 

AC: @criscoly 

Gaffer/grip: @austinelliottt 

Producers: Mason Mercer, Locke and Stache

PAs: @iankeiser_ , @joelsalmon29 

Colorist: @natashawong 

Glitch Effects: @slimreaperlightshow 

On Set Sage: @ianpatrkshelton

 Cast: @michaellee, @sadeshine , @mineraldeath , @bulgerjoseph

Special thanks to Ian Hurdle, Chris Tharp, Joel Salmon, The Woodwards, Bryan Carifio, Tom Chiari, and RFC Records.

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Released: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/03/daily-dose-fury-vacation.html