Saturday, October 2, 2010

Martin's video shoot a success

Leighton Levy, Star Writer


Its all about showing off some attitude. - Contributed

With songs like Jamaican Girls and Gallis, it is clear that rising musical star Christopher Martin has always been about the girls. On a rainy Tuesday night this week, the diminutive but chiselled young singer found himself surrounded by beautiful women as he shot his latest video Come Where You Going.

This was the second video being shot for the song. One was shot earlier this year but Martin's handlers wanted to go in a different direction with the concept, so they shot a new video on Tuesday.

So as the clouds associated with Tropical Storm Nicole dumped inches of rain on to the streets of Kingston, in the safety of the studios of Phase 3 Productions, director Gareth Cobran gradually unfurled his vision of Martin chasing beautiful women all over the world with the help of green screen and three gorgeous ladies Stacy, Raquel and Noemi.

"It's all about movement. Chris is talking about where he is going, so it was all about movement," Cobran said of what he was working to achieve. "

Meantime, Martin was enjoying working with the cast and crew, especially the lovely Noemi, who is from Italy. During a break in the production, he playfully mocked her accent after she told THE STAR she was having fun on the shoot. "I am feeling good about the video. It looks good, the cast looks good," he said with a hint of mischief. "And the production has been very good."

He continued: Kudos to the director. Everybody understands the concept. It will have that 'talk-about' effect."

The video is being produced by Mosiah Music and producer Richie Pearson has high hopes for the video shot between 3 p.m. Tuesday and 1 a.m. Wednesday, and which will be ready in about two weeks. "Just look for something colourful and energetic," he said.

Pearson said working with Martin was everything he expected it to be. "It was excellent working with him. It's good when you have a friendship before. It was easy and there is a flow and you will see that with this song," he said.


Cobran at the helm of things during the shoot.


Director Gareth Cobran in deep concentration. - Contributed photos


From left: Gareth Cobran, Kingy and Christopher Martin hanging out on set.


Just a few minor touches before the shoot.

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