The Band Explains: Knuckle Pups - 'Great Behavior'
Denver five-piece Knuckle Pups talk to us about filming their feel-good music video for balmy indie pop song, ‘Great Behavior’ at Ohana mountain ranch.
Where was the video for ‘Great Behavior’ filmed?
We filmed it at a place called Ohana mountain ranch. It’s a retreat and homestead for creatives. Our director, Tomas is one of the owners there.
How does the video connect with the song? (if at all)
We came up with all the ideas pretty organically for the video the night before we filmed as apart of the 53:14 music video project. Something that struck all of us was the need for slow motion during the chorus, and as we ideated the imagery of falling kept coming up over and over. We liked the juxtaposition of the lyrics “you’re alive” and the threat of potential danger playing off each other. The rest was a healthy mix of ideas from band members, the crew and the constraints of our environment. “Hey there’s a treehouse, let’s film in it”. Or “there’s a lake here, one of us has to fall in the lake”- that kind of thing.
Do you have any behind the scenes stories you can share with us?
Ohana mountain ranch had just been under threat of evacuation when we filmed because of the Cameron peak fires and since its release, it is now in the actual fire zone and was mandatorily evacuated. Tomas and his crew were so generous in offering up that amazing space and we are hoping that all is ok there.
Any other more fun sounding behind the scenes stories?? I was thinking the speeding ticket, the storm for the last scene and us all camping in the barn!
Could you tell us about the ideas/themes/imagery used?
We decided on 4 vignettes for the video, each involving something or someone falling, as well as beautiful vistas/settings. The major theme of the video is gravity.
Is there a message the video is trying to convey?
There isn’t a particular message of the video other than the theme of gravity revolving around all the characters.
What do you hope people take away from watching the video?
We hope that people enjoy the video simply as a visually pleasing and entertaining accompaniment to the song.
Interview by Karla Harris