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Vanessa Pla was photographed in front of her former gas station house in Lockhart, where she was moving a few blocks away (Photo by Marshall Tidrick)
Vanessa Pla isn’t a native Texan, but ask her about her interests and you’ll understand why she moved here. The French cinephile turned Richard Linklater obsessive secured an internship at the Austin director’s production company through persistent letters and phone calls, then quickly realized the city was full of The psychedelic-tinged scenes are perfect for Dark Angel fans like her. Making music videos became a catch-all for both business and entertainment, allowing the Lockhart-based filmmaker to support her favorite bands and “express the freedom and magic of film” at the same time.
Pla released more than a dozen music videos in 2023 for mostly local artists such as Tele Novella, Megafauna, Night Beats and Emily No Good.Although her influence is on full display through reference to movies harold and maude arrive wicker manPula refuses to fixate on her directorial style. “Each artist has a unique energy that I can match and play with,” Pula said.
Here’s more from the director about the grand, detailed style of her latest edit.
The novella “Funeral”
“I feel like a whole village came out for this… We used a new software and virtual studio space to generate AI virtual backgrounds, but we had to build the space around it to match it. It was like taking the old Hollywood way and new forms of imagination, because you can digitally manipulate everything in front of you. If I died tomorrow, I’d be happy to have made “Funeral.”
Shengbo “There is Nothing in the Dark”
“It was an all-nighter, so we started working at sunset and[worked]until sunrise. Around 7 a.m., I had to drive my cinematographer to the airport. Holy Wave, they were so knowledgeable about making music videos What was needed. They were both present as the art department and (featured) in the video…It was almost like we were kids at a big slumber party at camp or something. It was fun.”
DAIISTAR, “Star Starter”
“I love capturing the orchestra playing. With (DAIISTAR) we took a live performance and made it richer. The footage went through many different processing cycles. We worked with a guy named Andy (Ray) Lemon, who shot this live footage and then played it through a VHS tape, we got three or four different versions. So the editing process for that version was crazy. I was just going back and forth to find the colors I wanted to see. It Very color driven.”
Stack, “Death by Paint”
“This is Jack (Ames’) most prized possession. He’s had that van for years, and he called me and said, ‘Hey, I really want to blow up that van,’ and I was very honored. I Never exploded anything I’ve said it before and now I love explosions. I’ll explode anything at this moment, any day of the week. They can be so much fun when you do it carefully. We have a fire team blasting it . It was so beautiful. I think Jack cried; I remember crying at the end. There was definitely a little tear of joy in that moment.”
The novella “A Basket of Eggs”
“Natalie (Ribbon) had an incredible vision when it came to these birds in the nest. I had a lot of ideas and we just put them all into one furnace. I sent Natalie a Certain pantomime images, and Humpty Dumpty.”
A novella “Hard Heart”
“Natalie said, ‘We just watched night tide. I want to be a mermaid. We went to Galveston twice. Natalie and I had our own scouting day and then the execution the next day. We had oysters twice. “
The novella “The Unicorn”
“That’s a cute little wicker man A tribute and a love letter to the entire town of Lockhart. It was a breath of fresh air having to be so meticulously artistically directed. Especially because “Eggs in a Basket” took a lot of time to come to fruition, and we were also working on “Funeral.” “
Nocturne “Thank You”
“Danny (Lee Blackwell) came to me with this song. He and I were both very inspired Keep your eyes open and holy mountainhere’s a secret: I just saw cat people. I love Paul Schrader, and I was like, “Wait a minute.” She had a beautiful scene in this church, and I was so fascinated by the design of the church that I really wanted to recreate something like that. “
Not Emily, “Space”
“It was an incredible collaboration with (photographer) Ivy Chiu. We were chasing the sunset and I still can’t believe we got everything we needed in such a short amount of time. I feel like my friends were better than I was more supportive than ever…Sarah (Jones), the camera assistant, would say, “Hey, I think we can do another shoot. ” I remember being like, ‘Oh, wow. I think the first one is perfect, but if Sarah wants one, let’s do it.’ When your team wants it more than you want it It’s such a great feeling. I’ll keep that feeling forever.”
Megafauna, ‘sometimes islands’
“That’s right alice in wonderland, love witch, A Clockwork Orange Atmosphere.I love Stanley Kubrick, I think A Clockwork Orange It’s a note on an instrument that I want to play again and again in a bigger way. So it was an early expression of a dark feeling that I definitely want to explore more in the future. “
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