I was asked by Joey Cape (Lagwagon - Bad Astronaut - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes) if I would produce a music video for his band - Bad Astronaut. I had never shot, directed, edited and created the special effects for a music video before, but I was intrigued by the challenge and opportunity. We were anchored by a small budget, but flying high on big ideas.

All of the live action footage was shot in front of a green-screen in Joey's living room one afternoon, with the intention that I would "key" out the green and create the illusion of the band rocking on the moon. We rented some lights, I brought my Canon GL1 and we dove in...

There were two major "special effects" shots to be created: The Satellite Shot and the Helmet Shot. I took on the Satellite Shot and Mark Thomas took on the Helmet Shot.

The 2D animation was created by James Reitano at TFU Studios.

I had a blast and learned a ton making this video. Enjoy.