RichKidMusicVideos

My sixth video is for the Sparks song Moustache from their album Angst In My Pants. I experimented with jump cuts, a technique I would reuse later in a number of my videos like Pineapple, Islington N1 and Moon Over Kentucky.

My eighth video is for Sparks' terrific song Thank God It's Not Christmas from their Kimono My House album. Take note of the wife and children, they would later be reused in different footage for the song Checkout Time 11AM, in order to link the two songs together (to make them about the same cheating husband). I shouldn't need to say this but note that the husband is NOT cheating on his wife in real life, they are just songs! (to my knowledge anyway)

My seventh video is my most technically challenging video upto this point, and it's for the Sparks song Pacific Standard Time from the album A Steady Drip Drip Drip. At this point I was still slapping on (what I now think is) a terrible opening credits before the video actually begins. It took me ages to figure out how to do the polaroid stuff, but the effect was well worth it. #sparks #russellmael #ronmael #lyricvideo #lyricvideos #lyrics #musicvideo #music #musicvideos #indiemusicvideo #pacificstandard #pst #beautifulnature #beautifulscenery #pop #popmusic @SparksOfficialVideo ​

We have been in lockdown recently in South Australia due to Covid-19 so I've spent a day and a bit on another music video, this time for the Sparks song All That. This is my interpretation of that song (and I'm sure one of many). Hope that you are all moved by it, even if just a little! Like it on YouTube please, also remember to subscribe, and please let me know what you think of this particular one, though maybe not everybody will agree with the choice I made.

This is my music video for the Sparks song Ride 'Em Cowboy from their terrific album Lil Beethoven. This began life after Perfume, and was repeatedly revisited, but when I came back to it after making All That I thought it looked utter shit and scrapped what I had (it was using static images) and began again using video instead. I think it's up there with my best.

My second attempt at making a music video and it is to celebrate the terrific Sparks track called iPhone. There's lots I would do differently if I was to make it again (which I won't), but I'm still happy with Eve with her iPhone and the crowd at the Gettysburg Address with their iPhones. #sparks #russellmael #ronmael #lyricvideo #lyricvideos #lyrics #musicvideo #music #musicvideos #indiemusicvideo #apple #iphone #stevejobs #mobilephones #shutup #electronicmusic

My third music video, this time for the Sparks song Unaware, which is about a baby in the womb. I started to get more adventurous with this one as I began learning the tools at my disposal. I'm really happy in how it came out, despite it only using static images. Made by Richard Kidd.

This is my first ever music video made around August 2020, so please go easy on me, and it is for the track Perfume from the album Hello Young Lovers by Sparks. None of the women featured in the video are real, they were created by the website https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/ It was made with Windows Movie Maker, which I ditched after this and moved to Kdenlive for subsequent videos. Made by Richard Kidd. #sparks #perfume #perfumes #rockmusic #popmusic #russellmael #ronmael

My fifth video is for the Sparks song Thanks But No Thanks from their album Propaganda. I went wide-screen on this one, and used some new techniques to make it, like reversing the original video (it's noticeable if you look very carefully). I think it came out very well, and I was lucky enough to find suitable footage of a young boy and his mother too (especially for the "something sweet to make me smile" bit).

My fourth video and my first foray into full motion video editing (albeit with some digitally manipulated stills here and there). It's for the Sparks song Nicotina from their album Angst In My Pants. I should've made this one wide-screen but aside from that I'm very happy with this one. #sparks #russellmael #ronmael #lyricvideo #lyricvideos #lyrics #musicvideo #music #musicvideos #indiemusicvideo #smokingmusic #smoking #nosmoking #antismoking #cigarettes #newwave #rock #rockmusic

This is my unofficial video for the Billy Joel song We Didn't Start The Fire. After Sparks' The Scene I went looking for something a little easier and, for some, reason (great song?) I settled on this. And whoa, this was even harder. There was so much footage I had to hunt for and download, it's eaten up a lot of my monthly mobile data I've done this one slightly different, and it should increase the replayability. It's also my most educational music video! Hope you enjoy, and let me know what you think in the comments.