Noisecreep have recently posted four exclusive behind the scenes images from the set of the new Linkin Park sinlgle, The Catalyst. They also spoke to Joe about the process of creating the video. Check out excerpts and images below and see the full article here. [thumb]http://www.lpassociation.com/articleimages/083010-155248_aol1.JPG[/thumb] Image 02 | Image 03 | Image 04 "The irony of making the video was that the inspiration for the colors came from the Color Festival in India called Holi. People collect these pigments throughout the year to release them in this festival as a celebration of life and tribute to Vishnu. When it came time to shoot these scenes, there wasn't much celebration. So participating in the scenes would sacrifice the quality of the record, because the powder would affect their proper respiration. I guess that may have added to the emotion of the piece. But once the powder started being flung around, it wasn't so bad. Also, needless to say, there wasn't any injuries during the filming of this post-apocalyptic visual clip, and we were able to complete the album with the intended quality. On day two of the shoot, I shot scenes of Chester under the surface of water. I have a tendency of illustrating Chester under excruciating situations. Mainly because it matches the music so well. He wasn't very thrilled about the idea of singing and water going up his nose. When you watch the video, the pain and agony is genuine. I guess the good thing is that the water from day two acted as a cleansing agent of any powder left in the sinus from the day previous." Source: noisecreep.com
Yeah...but the actual filming of the sequence went on for over a half an hour if not more. Imagine singing in a smoke filled room with poisonous powder being thrown at your face. LP really put themselves at risk in this video.
Just like they've done on the upcoming album by introducing a sound drastically different from their past work.
I participated in a Holi festival several months ago. The powder's not poisonous but all the same it wasn't pleasant having powder up your nose or in your mouth. It must've been really bad for Chester and Mike because they had their mouths wide open and were singing for half an hour. Edit: Actually, there's two types of Holi colors sold in the market. One is the synthetic dyes which contain harmful chemicals. The other is the herbal based colors which are quite safe. I wonder which one the university organization from my school bought? More importantly, I wonder which one Linkin Park was exposed to in the video?
I remember mentioning the Holi festival in another thread before the video was released. I thought the images of Chester, Joe, and Mike in color reminded me of that festival. I guess I was right!
Pretty cool that they got inspired from Holi. And no, they aren't poisonous per-se, just that too much of it will be dangerous to your eyes.