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LOS ANGELES, [[November 8|Nov. 8]], [[1996]] - '''[[Weezer]]''' has always lit up the screen in their videos, but never as literally as they do in [[El Scorcho#Music video|the clip]] for "'''[[El Scorcho]]'''," the first radio track from their new album, <u>[[Pinkerton]]</u> ([[DGC Records]]). | LOS ANGELES, [[November 8|Nov. 8]], [[1996]] - '''[[Weezer]]''' has always lit up the screen in their videos, but never as literally as they do in [[El Scorcho#Music video|the clip]] for "'''[[El Scorcho]]'''," the first radio track from their new album, <u>[[Pinkerton]]</u> ([[DGC Records]]). | ||
The "El Scorcho" video presents the band arranged in a circular formation, performing the song in a large hall. They're surrounded by an array of lighting fixtures, from thrift-store lamps to chandeliers to twinkling Christmas lights. Meanwhile, giant Weezer logos flash from the walls. No other lighting was used in the shoot, which resulted in a colorful range of visual effects. "We looked at a lot of treatments and a lot of reels," says Todd Sullivan, the band's A&R rep, "and this idea was the simplest. It allowed enough room for improvisation." | The "El Scorcho" video presents the band arranged in a circular formation, performing the song in a large hall. They're surrounded by an array of lighting fixtures, from thrift-store lamps to chandeliers to twinkling Christmas lights. Meanwhile, giant Weezer logos flash from the walls. No other lighting was used in the shoot, which resulted in a colorful range of visual effects. "We looked at a lot of treatments and a lot of reels," says [[Todd Sullivan]], the band's A&R rep, "and this idea was the simplest. It allowed enough room for improvisation." | ||
Filmed in 14 hours at La Casa, an assembly hall in downtown Los Angeles, the clip was directed by award winner [[Mark Romanek]] (R.E.M.. Madonna. Nine Inch Nails), who presented it in a letterboxed format. "The band loves old movie musicals, Sullivan notes, so they decided to go with that letterboxed look. And they wanted vibrant colors." | Filmed in 14 hours at La Casa, an assembly hall in downtown Los Angeles, the clip was directed by award winner [[Mark Romanek]] (R.E.M.. Madonna. Nine Inch Nails), who presented it in a letterboxed format. "The band loves old movie musicals, Sullivan notes, so they decided to go with that letterboxed look. And they wanted vibrant colors." | ||