The making of the Sir Mix-a-Lot "Carz" Video
#1
11-11-2010, 12:02 AM
The making of the Sir Mix-a-Lot "Carz" Video
As many of you know, Anthony Ray (Sir Mix-a-Lot) is a serious car guy. He is especially fond of Lamborghinis. In fact he’s been a Lamborghini owner longer than most on the forums.
Anthony got tired of the rent-a-car rappers constantly shooting videos with cars they don’t own, then finding himself bunched in with that group who know nothing about cars. He’s a real enthusiast, very knowledgable, an active member of the car community and a truly fun guy to hang around with. He’s a serious driver too!
So, this summer Anthony decided to write a song about the car guys who actually drive their cars, then shot with the very guys he hangs around with. We had 26 cars show up for one day of shooting alone, all in support of Anthony. In total I’m guessing there were over 50 cars involved, with so much footage shot that he will have content to post for months!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwII0k2bSpM
The song and video will be released this coming Saturday night right after the the big party we’re having in the Seattle area to sort of wrap up our car season. Teamspeed will be on hand for the event. The song will be available on iTunes and the video will be posted everywhere that same night.
I now have permission from Anthony to start posting some of the photos from the making of the video and I’ll give you some of the back story along the way.
The photos were shot by Jason Tang, Kim Lind, Vic Tiscareno, James Boyer and me. I'm sure they will add even more photos in the coming days.
The video shoot required all types of shots. This was a formation shot on a closed runway. We're following Anthony as a helicopter and film crew in a truck lead the group. Here we're getting ready for a long shot.
Anthony got tired of the rent-a-car rappers constantly shooting videos with cars they don’t own, then finding himself bunched in with that group who know nothing about cars. He’s a real enthusiast, very knowledgable, an active member of the car community and a truly fun guy to hang around with. He’s a serious driver too!
So, this summer Anthony decided to write a song about the car guys who actually drive their cars, then shot with the very guys he hangs around with. We had 26 cars show up for one day of shooting alone, all in support of Anthony. In total I’m guessing there were over 50 cars involved, with so much footage shot that he will have content to post for months!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwII0k2bSpM
The song and video will be released this coming Saturday night right after the the big party we’re having in the Seattle area to sort of wrap up our car season. Teamspeed will be on hand for the event. The song will be available on iTunes and the video will be posted everywhere that same night.
I now have permission from Anthony to start posting some of the photos from the making of the video and I’ll give you some of the back story along the way.
The photos were shot by Jason Tang, Kim Lind, Vic Tiscareno, James Boyer and me. I'm sure they will add even more photos in the coming days.
The video shoot required all types of shots. This was a formation shot on a closed runway. We're following Anthony as a helicopter and film crew in a truck lead the group. Here we're getting ready for a long shot.
#6
11-11-2010, 06:40 AM
Happy to do it DJ. I think what I love about Teamspeed the most is that it draws a very high number of exotic owners. It's one of the few forums where I can get actually current information. I'm thrilled that you're supporting Anthony. More pictures coming up.
#10
11-11-2010, 06:55 AM
Anthony doing his thing. The video opens with Sir Mix-a-Lot shoving me out of my car. The camera was placed down low in the passenger seat facing up.