Amor & Psyche

Learn about the making of the music video for "Amor & Psyche"

Amor & Psyche

Developed by Jason Tomaric, FilmSkills
ABOUT THIS LESSON
In the new FilmSkills Artist Series, director Laurence Duff takes you behind the scenes to reveal his process for shooting the Amor & Psyche music video.
  • Amor & Psyche music video
  • 14-minute making of video
  • Storyboards
  • Director's Style Boards
  • Illustrated behind the scenes journal
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Go behind the scenes to learn how filmmaker and artist Laurence Duff shot his low budget music video.
ABOUT THE LESSON AUTHOR
Jason Tomaric

Jason Tomaric

Director, Cinematographer Los Angeles, California
Jason J. Tomaric is an Emmy, Telly, and CINE Award-winning director and cinematographer of four internationally-distributed feature films, dozens of national television commercials, music videos, and the largest film training content library in the world, published author of 8 books - used in many top universities, and creator of AccuSkills.com, an industry-changing learning management platform. 
 
Jason has worked in Los Angeles and around the world in over 20 countries. His clients include Disney, NBC/Universal, National Geographic, McDonald’s, Toyota, Scion, Microsoft, and Paul Mitchell, with narrative work screened at Sundance, Slamdance, and South by Southwest film festivals as well as on Netflix and on all broadcast networks.
 
Jason has taught and/or guest lectured at some of the nation's most prestigious film schools including UCLA, Columbia College, John Carroll University, Kent State University, San Francisco State, University of Notre Dame, and numerous film festivals.
 
Jason has written eight industry-defining books, all sold in bookstores, and used in film schools around the world. The American Society of Cinematographers hails Jason's books - "There are no wasted words in Tomaric's tome, which concisely summarizes each facet of the director's craft.  It's difficult to think of a step in the process that Tomaric fails to address." 
 
Jason’s DVD training series on Hollywood film production have trained filmmakers in over 40 countries, with distributors in Europe, Hong Kong, New York and Australia.
 
In 2010, Jason launched FilmSkills, which combines the world’s largest film training video library with his proprietary learning management system.  Adopted by 47 universities within the first year, FilmSkills is now the leading industry-standard training solution for motion picture and television production.
 
In 2015, Jason launched AccuSkills.com, an industry-changing learning management platform that bridges the gap between academia and industry.
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS LESSON
Dominique Domingo

Dominique Domingo

Professional Los Angeles-based dancer
Dominique Domingo was born and in raised in San Diego, California. She started dancing at the age of 7. Throughout the years she trained in tap, jazz, hip hop and acrobatics. She also cheered on a coed competitive all star team for three years and earned two national titles.
 
Dominique started her professional dance career straight out of high school, commuting back and forth to LA multiple times a week. Her first big job was for Missy Elliot's music video "Lose Control" ft Ciara. Immediately after that she was booked to dance for R&B artist Amerie, to open up for Destinys Child last tour. She went on to be booked in the film "Bring It On All or Nothing" as well as her first national commercial for IHOP. Just as her dance career was taking off, she was selected to become a member of an American pop girl group that would be based in Germany. She moved to Berlin, where she lived for two years singing in the five member girl group, Soccx. They had two top 10 singles, toured all over Germany and released an album in France. After the group dismantled she returned to the states only to find herself selected to be in another girl group BG5, put together by top producers Rock Mafia. They were featured on a couple of episodes of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. They toured the UK as well as the states and their single "Scratch" was on the top 10 Billboard Dance Charts.
 
Her love for music took her on a journey that she never expected, an eight year music career. That journey gave her invaluable experiences and knowledge that she is so grateful for. But she now excited to get back to where she feels most at home, dance. Dominique's love and passion for music and dance has taken her to more places than she could have ever imagined. And she's absolutely determined to see more.
 
John Lavin

John Lavin

Director and Editor, "Hollywood to Dollywood," "One Single Yesterday," and "God Don't Like Ugly"
John Lavin has been creating non-scripted entertainment for the last decade, first at Endemol USA, then as the director of his own firm, Bloodrush Films, and now with producing partner Camille Hardman at Mighty Fine Entertainment. Lavin began as an editor primarily on reality pilots before moving into directing. His feature documentary, Hollywood to Dollywood, has played over 50 film festivals and picked up 25 awards, as well as secured distribution. His credits include: "Hollywood to Dollywood" (2011), "One Single Yesterday" (2014) and "God Don't Like Ugly" (2013).

 

Laurence Duff

Laurence Duff

Los Angeles-based Multi-Instrumentalist
Laurence Lloyd Duff aka. Duff was born in 1986 on September the 8th. Stemming from an artistic family, strongly influenced him to open his mind to all artistic possibilities. In this past evolving world of creative multimedia and technology, a spark ignited the passion for discovery within. He began writing music at the age of 9 with a computer microphone, humming melodies and playing around on the keys. As a multi instrumentalist, over the years his style evolved along with the changes in his life. From his figure eight pen box bass, to his framed 12-string guitar harp, handmade and sampled by himself, used for his first and second singles Amor & Psyche (Piece 1.) and Beautiful Sound (Piece 2.).
 
The wonders of new groundbreaking technology led him to Streemliner. A 3D digital album packaging that holds all media from song's, lyrics, linear notes, music videos and short documentaries, displayed with the utmost beautiful art in a booklet that floats on your computer screen and feels as if you could reach out and hold it in your hand. Created by Andy Carne, CEO of Streemliner (Previously know as 3DiCD). Streemliner strives to keep the art in music, alive. Streemliner is sure to grab some attention.