It’s been just over a year since we shot the video for “T-Dot State of Mind” and we are excited to be working with West on the video for his new single “Coming Home.” A song which focuses on the joy, love and happiness derived from the words “Coming home” both for the person who says it, and those who await them at home.
While last year’s shoot had us running around in negative a lot degrees, with enough snow on the ground to build a politically correct snowperson, this year we had the luxury of shooting at Studio 207. Yes the four walls and roof was a treat, we’ve never felt so spoiled by heat. While part of the shoot did have us outside on the rooftop, it didn’t keep Sterling from wearing his camo shorts outside. Bold move. Also working with the talented makeup skills of Amanda Wynne was a bonus! A smile on her face, and a willingness to help, even if it fell out of her spectrum of makeup into the spectrum of helping around set. She rocks!!!
What really drew us to this song was the importance of family, home and the love that can be produced by it. As a result, it was very important for us to focus on the true family unit of mother, father and child, and the purity of love. To emphasize this, we worked primarily in a black and white colour pallet, allowing for focus on the message and symbolism of purity around love… and darkness resulting for poor life decisions.
Was it fun on set??? The love and laughter was bountiful… smiles, good music and good fun, most of which is thanks to our young talent. While historically we are used to our star working with us on scheduling, what we quickly discovered with our youngest star was that when it was time for a running party… then it was time for a laughing giggling running party. It did make it interesting to predict the direction of the shoot, but we managed to secure all the shots we were looking for.
Funniest part of the shoot? Trying to get 12 feet of dolly track onto the subway during a subway breakdown.
All in all, we are really excited about the newest addition to the T-West collection, and are excited to share it with you. Keep your eyes peeled for it’s release in March! And for now, click here to see some of the screen captures from the shoot.
Until next time…
Koray Salih and Sterling Pache
Romantic Child Studios
