The Get Out Clause are an upcoming UK band who are currently unsigned. They took a brilliant and I’m sure soon to be much copied method to producing their own video. Unable to hire a production crew for a standard 1980′s era MTV music video, they performed their music in front of 80 of the 13 million CCTV “security” cameras available in England, including one on a bus.
They then used Britain’s Data Protection Act to request the footage that was shot of them. Grab some decent and inexpensive video editing tools (say. . . an iMac) and presto! They got themselves a unique and in my opinion quite interesting music video.
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May 9th, 2008 at 9:27 am
The Irish band The Frames did this a few years ago…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKgopj64BZQ
May 9th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Haha, nice. But you’re calling the iMac an inexpensive editing tool? $2,000+ isn’t exactly inexpensive…
May 9th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Brilliant, fucking brilliant. Now if we can only get a band that doesn’t suck to do this we will be on our way!!!
May 9th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
True, but have you seen how much Michael Bay charges to shoot your video?
For that price you could buy 100 iMacs. . . and blow up 99 of ‘em just like Michael!
May 9th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Absolutely brilliant and innovative. Too bad the band sucks.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Quite a cool way of making an inexpensive music video, shame about the “subtle” mac plug, and about the crapness of the band, but cool idea nonetheless.
May 20th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Quoting J:
“But you’re calling the iMac an inexpensive editing tool? $2,000+ isn’t exactly inexpensive…”
Who said they have to be using a new iMac? I’m editing video on an elderly G4 iMac that cost me NZ$560 (UKSt220 or so). Sure, it’s not blisteringly fast, but it can cope and iMovie is a delight to use. ;^)
May 21st, 2008 at 7:10 am
Very interesting idea for filming a music video. I once saw something like this done in a mall where a “movie” was filmed this way.
June 7th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
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June 8th, 2008 at 10:26 am
It’s a fake – http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1048686_band_in_the_frame
June 12th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Thank you. I was skeptical when I saw it and had to arch a brow. Thanks for the article link.
PR stunt but a brilliant PR stunt because it worked.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Pretty genius idea. But how did they know where to get the footage?
June 30th, 2008 at 6:05 am
Simple. Just ask the owners of the venue stating that the movie is effectively a copyrighted product
January 8th, 2009 at 2:38 am
brouhaha.. loll. lovely point conveyed. I like the same way to do like Irish here in band. But render to think more ways then CCTV. Because it has some time consuming point. Anyway thanks for the article links.
March 6th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Good idea for a music video.the music is the best i like it!!!!
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March 18th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
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May 3rd, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Who said they have to be using a new iMac?
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May 11th, 2010 at 4:01 am
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May 16th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
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May 16th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
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May 18th, 2010 at 10:03 am
The Get Out Clause are an upcoming UK band who are currently unsigned. They took a brilliant and I’m sure soon to be much copied method to producing their own video. Unable to hire a production crew for a standard 1980’s era MTV music video, they performed their music in front of 80 of the 13 million CCTV “security” cameras available in England, including one on a bus.
May 20th, 2010 at 5:56 am
Who said they have to be using a new iMac? I’m editing video on an elderly G4 iMac that cost me NZ$560. I did read this blog and it was very interesting. I liked the second part the most.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
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May 28th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Quite a cool way of making an inexpensive music video, shame about the “subtle” mac plug, and about the crapness of the band, but cool idea nonetheless. Thanks for the information on linking.
May 30th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
All a cool way to make a cheap music video, shame about the “subtle” plug mac, and the crapness of the band, but cool idea nonetheless.
May 30th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
All a cool way to make a cheap music video, shame about the “subtle” plug mac, and the crapness of the band, but cool idea nonetheless.
June 17th, 2010 at 7:57 am
I think No-one should keep footage for more than 30 days, and cameras should be registered.
Is it right?
June 29th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I like the same way to do like Irish here in band. But render to think more ways then CCTV.
July 1st, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Are we demanding that CCTV controllers stop providing footage to the public?
July 2nd, 2010 at 6:23 am
True, but have you seen the number of charges of Michael Bay to shoot the video? For that price you could buy 100 iMacs. . . and fly 99 of ‘em just like Michael!
July 4th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Absolutely brilliant and innovative but too bad the band sucks.
July 5th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Who said they have to be using a new iMac? Good quality content is important but it’s not everything.
July 9th, 2010 at 7:07 am
Videois gone which is a shame but a brilliant marketing trick. I’m sure it will often be repeated.
July 23rd, 2010 at 5:43 am
Hey, video is removed damn it! can you upload it again, on their official website no videos or music!
August 1st, 2010 at 3:09 am
True, but have you seen the number of charges of Michael Bay to shoot that video? For that price you could buy 100 iMacs. . . and fly 99 of ‘em just like Michael!
August 1st, 2010 at 3:31 am
All a cool way to make a cheap music video, shame about the “subtle” plug mac, and the crapness of the band, but cool idea nonetheless.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:29 pm
All a cool way to make a cheap music video, shame about the “subtle” plug mac, and the crapness of the band, but cool idea nonetheless.
August 6th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
hahahahahaha…this had my day! thanks for this footage…it’s really a good idea though.
August 8th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
They used Britain’s Data Protection Act to request material that was shot of them.
August 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am
Absolutely brilliant and innovative. Too bad the band sucks.
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August 24th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
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August 25th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Mmmm… It seem the video has been removed…
August 31st, 2010 at 5:34 am
Haha. Brilliant idea.
September 1st, 2010 at 10:43 am
This sounds like a great idea; I wish the video hadn’t been removed. Maybe I can find it somewhere else?
September 2nd, 2010 at 1:19 pm
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