Wild One: Bonniesongs - Strangest Feeling
In a music video for what Bonniesongs (a.k.a. Bonnie Stewart to her friends and fam!) has described as perhaps her 'only classic love song', dreams of flying through space (literally, the fabric of the cosmos) have been fully realised with the help of a tiny skeleton crew. Co-directed by Bonnie herself along with filmmaker Nick McKinlay (plus a special shoutout to cameraman Mike Ridley!), the filming process consisted of various green-screen shenanigans and a whole lot of fun. 'I always wanna have a little bit of silly and fun in my music videos' says Bonnie. 'We wanted to make a love story between me and my friend's beloved Frankenstein-esque doll. The doll was handcrafted by an artist called Hj Huwman. He has become a bit of an easter egg, visiting a couple of my videos over the years.'
DIY attitudes and teamwork have undoubtedly brought this project together, but that's not to say there weren't a few hiccups along the way! 'Mike followed me around with the green screen, he couldn't see where he was going at all and was trying to anticipate my movements, which led to a few crashes' says Bonnie. 'Other funny moments included running down the hill screaming wrapped in green screen and scaring all the dogs in the park; Mike's feet popping out from behind the green curtain walking down the street; Nick filming from the boot of a moving car with me scooting behind; Mike lifting me up into the tree to get the feet hovering shot!'Nick adds 'it's obvious I'm not very good at green screen but hopefully the intent and Bonnie's glee when throwing around this doll transcends the technical shortcomings! My fave bit is when Bonnie is flying around space. I want to release that raw footage because it's basically her just writhing on the ground with a fan in her face."
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