16 March 2011
Sunday morning point of view captured in new video for The View
Christenings, pub football, fry-up breakfasts and street cleaners dealing with revellers’ debris are just some of the Sunday morning scenes that a University of Dundee student captured in a new music video for Dundee rockers The View.
Scott Davidson (27), an MSc Media Art student at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, part of the University, was commissioned by the band to make the video for their single 'Sunday' as well as to film their performance at legendary Glasgow venue King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut last year.
Unfortunately, the severe weather played havoc with filming of the video and it was decided to hold it back for a special edition DVD to accompany the band’s most recent album 'Bread and Circuses' on its international release, along with film of six tracks from the King Tut’s gig which Scott filmed.
The video for 'Sunday' features numerous Dundee sights, scenes and characters captured by Scott and cinematographer Ian Forbes on Sunday mornings around the city last year. Although the video was condensed down to 4 minutes by editor Matt Cameron, the team rose at 5am and spent some eight hours filming each Sunday for two months, capturing a diverse range of Dundee life as they did so.
Scott, who graduated from the Time Based Art & Digital Film programme at DJCAD in 2010 along with Ian and Matt, explained the genesis of the video.
'It’s about Dundee, as a city, waking up the morning after the night before,' he said. 'We wanted to capture the scenes that await you at that time of day and meet the first people to wake up on Sundays - the people who are going out to work when most people are still sleeping.
'That includes people who work in shops and bakeries, and street cleaners who are dealing with the fallout from the night before. Essentially it’s a succession of character portraits. It’s a really interesting time to be about because most people don’t realise the huge variety of people around and different things happening on Sunday mornings.
'We filmed in churches during Christenings, on playing fields when Sunday league teams were playing, outside well known Dundee businesses when people were arriving for work, at markets, and at bakeries where staff were preparing Sunday morning sustenance for people as they start to get out and about.'
As the package is not available commercially in the UK. It is set to become a much sought after item for fans closer to home. Cinema-goers at Dundee Contemporary Arts were treated to a special preview earlier this week when the alternative 'Sunday' promo was screened before film showings.
Scott, who also works closely with various charities to make films to help them promote their work, explained that the collaboration was borne of a long standing friendship with the band.
'I’ve known [View bassist] Kieren for a long time and got to know the rest of the guys through him. I began recording backstage at their gigs a good few years back.
'Getting me to do a promo was always something we’d talked about and when it came to making the video for Sunday, I had my undergrad course out of the way and had the experience and time to devote to it.
'Unfortunately the bad weather meant filming was held up and a decision was made to go for a different video for the UK release but I was glad this was held back as an alternative for special edition. Making this film was a great experience and it’s really good exposure for my work.'
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