During the blistering heat wave in Vancouver this summer, while most were sticking their heads in freezers and filling the bathtubs with cold water, motion picture collective Salazar took to the open ocean to film Brasstronaut’s music video for their song Old World Lies.

We asked Salazar a few questions about their video adventure, getting a behind the scenes look at the making of this video.

We understand you approached the band about doing this video. What was it about the song that got you fired up?

Lyrically its a really interesting song (poetic and political). And the melody lends itself so well to the feeling of open ocean.

Where did you shoot the video?

We shot for three days on a stretch of open ocean just outside ofGibsons, B.C.

It was pretty hot out on the ocean during the shoot. Did you guys get all sun-crazy? Did you remember to wear sunscreen?

We shot during the heat wave of this summer. The worst possible place to be is on the open ocean. It’s like laying on a giant mirror for 12 hours. We were all trying our best to stay out of the sun, but a few of us fell prey to sun stroke, motion sickness, or a combination of both. It was gross. A good friend was wearing a wetsuit the entire time and all that was exposed for three days was his head. He was so burnt he looked like he was about 80. This all sounds terrible, but we were laughing the whole time.

Seasickness and sunburns aside, your protagonist played the part well. Who is he and why did you pick him for the part?

When the concept was born we needed to cast someone that was fairly small because he had to live on the boat. Right away we thought of Aaron Read. He’s an amazing improviser with a great group called The Sunday Service and he makes very beautiful music as well. The kid is so talented its crazy.

Where did you get the boat? The flag? The CHAINS?!

Well…Nathan found the boat on Craigslist, but it had already sold. When I saw it, it was exactly what I had imagined the boat to
look like. So we contacted the owner and strangely she got back to us the next day. We emailed over the next month and she ended up letting us use it for free. She loved the idea and wanted to help us out. The sail was made by artist Jean Okada out of old clothes and the boat dressing came from countless garage sales. Friends of ours Graeme (Berglund), Caleb (Beyers) and Danny (Vermette) helped dress the boat. The chains came from a ship wreck we heard about that had sunk in the passage where we shot. All those shots of Aaron diving are real. He actually found the chains at the bottom of the sea.

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Thanks to Salazar for taking the time out to talk to us… and now, the video!

Brasstronaut – Old World Lies from Salazar on Vimeo.

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