Details and credits after the jump.

Credits:

Song Title: Zero Results
Artist: Hot Hot Heat
Total Run Time: 3:30

Album: Future Breeds (2010)
Record Label: Dine Alone / Dangerbird

Directed and Cut by
Bienvenido Cruz

Producer: Daria Lanz
Production Company: Screaming Black Dog
Director of Photography: Jenna Ledger
Costumes: Cailyn Bays

Cop 1: Jeff Booth
Cop 2: Ian Browne
Death: Emma Murray

Stills and more after the jump.

Directed, shot and cut by Bienvenido Cruz.

That’s the premise of this music video for Elvis Presley’s Love Me Tender. It’s the second single from the 2010 album, Viva Elvis.

Yes. THAT Elvis Presley. It’s not everyday that one gets picked to direct a music video for the King. It gets even better when you get to work with awesome people in two cities plus pickups at Graceland.

Details and credits after the jump.

A ridiculous amount of motion tracking was implemented to digitally replace billboards and signage to add more images of Elvis into the existing environment.

This is the US version of the video. There are eight other versions of this video with minor graphic changes for each of the vocalists from selected to sing the duet with Elvis for their respective markets. There is also another version for the general international market.

Viral Extension:

The video was pitched with an online viral extension: an opportunity for an accompanying website where registered users can submit photos of “I Love You” graffiti from their own city and send them to other people. The recipients would have to register to receive and send their own messages as well.

Credits:

Song Title: Love Me Tender (Remix)
Artist: Elvis Presley
Total Run Time: 3:45

Album: Viva Elvis (2010)
Record Label: RCA/Legacy

Directed by
Bienvenido Cruz

Executive Producer: Alan Weinrib
Producer: Kim Jackson
Producer (Toronto Unit): Marc Milliard
Producer (Vancouver Unit): Sarah Tesla
Production Company: Resistor Art & Design

Director of Photography: Todd M Duym

Wardrobe Stylist: Toyo Tsuchiya at Judy Inc.
Hair and Make-up (Toronto Unit): Jessica Steblyk at Judy Inc.
Hair and Make-up (Vancouver Unit): Tamar Ouziel at Judy Inc.

Editor: Jason C Myers

Girl: Danielle Knudson at Sutherland Models
Boy: Thomas Lamb at Richard’s Model Management

We were asked to design some visuals for Rush‘s 2010 Time Machine tour. These 40′x20′ steampunk-inspired screens will frame live and archive footage of the legendary Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Niel Peart as they tour North America over the Summer and early Fall.

Photo courtesy of Michael Hurcomb.

More after the jump.

Details and credits after the jump. Watch it here or on YouTube.

Video

Directed, Shot and Cut by

Bienvenido Cruz

Audio

Patterns by

Band of Skulls

ION Magazine Cover Photo Shoot

Direction … Vanessa Leigh

Photography … Andre Pinces

Hair & Makeup … Andrea Tiller

16mm performing “Lula,” live at the Media Club.

Details and credits after the jump.

Song Title: Lula
Artist: 16mm
Total Run Time: 4:02

Album: 16MM EP (2009)

Directed, Shot and Cut by
Bienvenido Cruz

Makeup and Hair … Tamar Ouziel

Camera Operators … Nathan Drillot, Liam Mitchell, Jesse Savath, Ryan Anderson

Special Thanks:
SALAZAR
Antonia Allan
The Media Club
William F. White

Details and credits after the jump. Watch it here or on YouTube.

Video
Directed, Shot and Cut by
Bienvenido Cruz

Audio
Forget About It by
Lissy Trullie

ION Magazine Cover Photo Shoot
Direction … Vanessa Leigh
Photography … Andre Pinces
Styling … Leila Bani
Hair & Makeup … John Hennessy for Tresemme

Details and credits after the jump. Watch it here or on YouTube.

Video
Directed, Shot and Cut by
Bienvenido Cruz

Audio
Count of Casualty by
Patrick Wolf

ION Magazine Cover Photo Shoot
Direction … Vanessa Leigh
Photography … Dave MacGillivray
Styling … Toyo Tsuchiya
Hair & Makeup … John Hennessy for Tresemme

Details and credits after the jump. Watch it on YouTube, or in HD on Vimeo.

Song Title: One Shot
Artist: Jody Glenham
Total Run Time: 3:12

Album: Focus Pull (2009)

Directed, Shot and Cut by
Bienvenido Cruz

Wardrobe Stylist … Danielle Hall
Makeup Artist … Tamar Ouziel

Camera Operators … Nathan Drillot, John-Paul Valdes
Production Assistant … Ehren Salazar

Special Thanks:
Rachel Zottenberg, grace-gallery
James Genn
Little Mountain Studios
William F. White

Details and credits after the jump. Watch it here, on YouTube, or in HD on Vimeo.

Song Title: Dancers
Artist: Circlesquare
Total Run Time: 3:56

Album: Songs About Dancing and Drugs (2009)
Record Company: K7!

Directed, Shot and Cut by
Bienvenido Cruz

Produced by
Sarah Tesla, Robert Calder, Salazar

Production House: Tesla Productions

Choreography by Miles Faber

Dancers:
Miles Faber
Vincent Noiseux
Alison Denham
Julie Chapple

Wardrobe Stylist … Toyo Tsuchiya (Judy Inc.)
Makeup Artist … Jenny Kanavaros (Judy Inc.)

Visual Effects by Bienvenido Cruz

Camera Operator … Nathan Drillot
Video Support … Jesse Savath
Production Assistant … Ehren Salazar
Production Assistant … Danielle Cruz

Special Thanks:
Brad Gough, East Van Studios
Rachel Zottenberg, grace-gallery
Harbour Dance Centre
William F. White

A music video for Social Deviantz.

“Bent” off the album Bleaky Deky, coincides with the band’s return from a 5-year hiatus.

Details and credits after the jump. Watch it here or on in HD on Vimeo.

Song Title: Bent (Edit)
Artist: Social Deviantz
Album: Bleaky Deky (2007)
Runtime: 2:13
Record Company: Dease Records

Directed, Shot and Cut by
Bienvenido Cruz

Camera: Nathan Drillot
Video Assist: Jesse Savath

Makeup: Sarah Appleby, Jessica Steblyk

Production House: Salazar

A music video For Fake Shark-Real Zombie! in which everyone just has a great fucking time.

Fake Shark-Real Zombie!’s Zebra! Zebra! is finally available in North America.

Details and credits after the jump. Watch it here or on YouTube or Vimeo.

Song Title: Designer Drugs
Artist: Fake Shark-Real Zombie!
Album: Zebra! Zebra! (2007)
Runtime: 2:40
Record Company: Vinyl-Junkie Recordings

Directed, Shot and Cut by
Bienvenido Cruz

Additional Camera
Jesse Savath
Dan Roque

Produced by Salazar/Whap! Productions/The Bird Killers

Directed by
Bienvenido Cruz

Production Company
Salazar

Produced by
Bienvenido Cruz
Nathan Drillot
Jesse Savath

Camera Op
Bienvenido Cruz
Nathan Drillot
Jesse Savath

Editing by
Ryan Anderson

We plundered through the fuzzy memories of last year’s secret basement parties to compile this session. As in “that song that played while we did shots with Jeremy and Chloe Sevigny,” and “that Halloween party where Lindsay told you to put on that wig and be Steve from Hot Hot Heat?” That sort of thing.

Then we mixed it all live (badly) while David Bowie and Peter Murphy had a knife fight over the last sip of Pernod at a dance party on the roof of a brothel in the worst slum in Oslo in 1991.

Download here for a good time! (not a long time)

What’s your damage (Digitalism Remix) – Test Icicles
Head On – The Jesus And Mary Chain
My Boyfriend’s Back – The Raveonettes
Young Folks – Peter, Bjorn & John
Whoo! Alright-Yeah…Uh Huh – The Rapture
NY Excuse – Soulwax
We Are Your Friends (Radio Edit) – Justice Vs Simian
Decaptacon (DFA Remix) – Le Tigre
Get Dancey – New Young Pony Club
Black History Month (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix) – Death From Above 1979
Be My Baby – The Ronettes
Kelly – Van She
Yours To Keep – Teddybears ft. Paola
Temptation – New Order
Rebellion (Lies) – The Arcade Fire
Gravity’s Rainbow (Van She Remix) – Klaxons
Content Was Always My Favorite – The Most Serene Republic
PDA – Interpol
Bump – Spank Rock
Agenda Suicide – The Faint
Discotech (Weird Science Remix) – Young Love
Banquet – Bloc Party
Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me – The Pipettes
Kids in America – Kim Wilde
Age Of Consent – New Order

A music video for Circlesquare.

In a track about how loyalties change, Jeremy Shaw of Circlesquare finds himself among familiar faces. But is it he who’s changed, or is it everyone else? Who’s to blame when friendships fall apart?

Details and credits after the jump. Watch it here, on YouTube, or Vimeo.

Song Title: Fight Sounds Part 1
Artist: Circlesquare
Album: Fight Sounds EP (2006)
Song Composer: Jeremy Shaw
Song Producer: Jeremy Shaw
Song Publisher: Kobalt Music Group
Record Company: Output Recordings
Distributor: Fusion 3

Directed by
Bienvenido Cruz

Produced by
Jeremy Shaw, Bienvenido Cruz

Cinematography by
Bienvenido Cruz

Choreography by Jeremy Shaw

Film Editing by
Nigel Williamson

Costume Design by
Tyler Udall

Makeup Department
Dawn Wright … Makeup Artist
Shannon Farley … Assistant Makeup Artist
Lisa Bourgois … Assistant Makeup Artist

Visual Effects by Bienvenido Cruz

Assistant Director … Jesse Savath
Additional Photography … Jeremy Shaw

A music video for Circlesquare.

With the objective of trying to capture the sight of darkness itself, Our Character is chased down never-ending hallways by a darkness that moves like thick blood and tar with infinitely collapsing rebar.

Details and credits after the jump. Watch it on Vimeo or on YouTube

Song Title: Non-Revival Alarm
Artist: Circlesquare
Album: Pre-Earthquake Anthem (2004)
Song Composer: Jeremy Shaw
Song Producer: Jeremy Shaw
Record Company: Output Recordings

Our Character … Brennan Young

Directed by
Bienvenido Cruz

Produced by
Lisa Macfarlane
Terra Bell

Executive Producer
Circlesquare

Cinematography by
Dylan Akio Smith

Art Director
Johnny Taylor

Editor
Bienvenido Cruz

Additional Editing by Sean Frewer

Costume Design by Tyler Udall

Makeup by Michael Harper

Visual Effects by Bienvenido Cruz

1st Assistant Director … Jeff Macpherson

The video uses macro photography and motion graphics to create a fluid, non-linear narrative of memory, banality, and toxic violence. Watch it on Vimeo or YouTube.

Song Title: Sub-Reminisce
Artist: Circlesquare

Directed by Bienvenido Cruz

This music video for Ladytron was commisioned by Neumu.

Building on the narrative in the track, we follow our characters through their travels and added a back story to create a more dramatic arc, resulting in something a little more twisted.

YouTube

Song Title: Jet Age
Artist: Ladytron

Jet Age Girl … Samantha Simmonds
Jet Age Boy … Christian Sloan

Directed by
Bienvenido Cruz

Cinematography by
Dylan Akio Smith

A spec music video for LB’s cover of John Lennon’s ‘Jealous Guy.’

Jeff MacPherson and Laura Harris of RCI Pictures contracted me to create the main title sequence for Come Together after viewing a rough cut of this video.

It plays with the concepts of love, hate, and regret; all applied to relationships and technology.

YouTube

Song Title: Jealous Guy
Artist: LB

Directed by Bienvenido Cruz