A Chilliwack man has proven it鈥檚 possible to shoot a professional-level music video on a tight budget, and Jvck Wilde (real name Brandon Storey) hopes 鈥楽he Devil鈥� marks a big step in his music career.

Wilde is an up-and-coming hip-hop artist with five songs to his credit.

She Devil is his latest, diving into 鈥渢he labyrinth of the artist鈥檚 mind.鈥�

鈥淪he Devil takes place in the middle of Jvck鈥檚 journey, where he finds himself unable to confront his demons,鈥� Wilde explains. 鈥淗e is in a hectic state of mind, heavily trapped by anxiety and paranoia to the point where they have taken shape in the form of a witch, whose sole purpose is to inflict fear within him.鈥�

The music video is two minutes and 47 seconds long, and starts with him emerging from a one-vehicle crash in a forest setting.

Video of him stumbling away is interspersed with quick cuts to the She Devil, still inside the vehicle.

Eventually, Wilde is on his hands and knees, dragging himself away with his tormentor in pursuit. A chilling shot sees Wilde with his back against a tree, with the clawed hand of the She Devil in the foreground.

鈥淏ecause the music video is from Jvck鈥檚 perspective, the storyline is erratic and unreliable, leaving the audience unsure of which events have occurred and which are only a figment of his imagination,鈥� Wilde said.

We鈥檒l leave the final shots for you to view, but the video is a cinematic experience.

Wilde envisions it as the first in a series of videos that will form one continuous story and delve into his struggles with mental illness.

鈥淭he longest process was pre-production which took me about five months of planning,鈥� said Wilde, who has performed at the Red Room in Vancouver and worked as an Audio Engineer at Studio 710. 鈥淚t was a one day shoot. Editing was a two week turn around. I鈥檇 say the most difficult part was finding the right people and planning the shots. Once that was in place, It was relatively smooth. I was fortunate to have such a great team around me.鈥�

The video ended up costing $1,200 including gas, catering, cinematography, makeup, props, costumes, equipment and editing.

鈥淚n terms of play, I鈥檓 hoping we can get on local radio as well as national,鈥� Wilde said. 鈥淭he plan is to showcase my own skills as well as the skills from other local artists. Chilliwack is filled with so much talent and I want to encourage everyone to take a leap of faith with it.鈥�

eric.welsh@theprogress.com
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