Get the Promonews daily round up

User Accounts

Get the Promonews daily round up

The Strypes 'You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover' by Finn Keenan

David Knight - 22nd Oct 2013

Irish teen Modsters The Strypes show no fear in covering Bo Diddley's 1962 rock 'n roll stomper You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover, and the video by Finn Keenan - who recently signed to JJ Stereo for music video representation in the UK - is suitably bold, inventive and fun. 

The boys are performing in a blacked-out space full of old TVs - which also feature the boys performing the song. Its not just handy for transitions - Finn throws in some nice tricks including projections, a guitarist made of TVs. All of which might distract you from noticing that the drummer should surely be back in school. Primary school... 

Finn Keenan: "For me the song has a relentless energy mixed with a cheeky confidence. We tried to visually emulate that energy with the use of continuous moving shots, stopping and starting to the beat of the song.

"I wanted to create a sense of uncertainty between illusion and reality. An illusion that the band, themselves, are orchestrating."

Featured sponsors

David Knight - 22nd Oct 2013

Tags

  • Director's notes
  • New Director
  • Performance

Popular content

Feedback

Problem with this page? Let us know

Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Finn Keenan
Producer
John McKeown
Production Company
The Sixsem Production Company
1st AD
John McKeown

Camera

Director of Photography
Finn Keenan
1st AC
Luke Sweetman

Art

Art Director
Noelle Slacke

Wardrobe

Make-up
Michelle Leggett

Editorial

Editor
Finn Keenan

Agent

Director's Rep (UK)
Natalie Arnett
Director's Representation
JJ Stereo

Misc

Assistant Art Director
Aimee Reilly
Assistant Editor
Peter O'Brien

David Knight - 22nd Oct 2013

Related Content

Industry News

Promonews logo

Music video creativity everyday.

promonewspromonewstvpromonews.tv
Submit your video