The hardships of producing a secret music video in the heat of summer – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr reporter, Javad Ashtiani, the producer of the music video “Mosafran Khurshid” which was released by the music center in the past few days. Mawa He appeared before the audience and explained the details of the production of this music-visual project: works with this atmosphere cannot be viewed as a simple music video, and we had to do research and find the customs of that time and the clothes of that time. we used to
Referring to the preparations for the production of this video, Ashtiani said: We, together with Mr. Malaqlipour, were looking for a suitable production since last year. First, we prepared plans for Ghadir Eid, and one of them was approved by the top organization, but over time, that project was not implemented and we decided to produce a confidential video that, after the children’s suggestion, Mawa This idea was accepted and the work was produced with a few changes. The process of making this work took less than two months. Filming was done for two days in the deserts of Tehran-Qom road and two days in Ghazali cinema town. Of course, working in the location of the desert part was very difficult; Because we had no control over the situation there and the heat was very annoying. However, because it was in good condition, the scene and special conditions there were welcomed by the group on the first visit, and we filmed the work there.
Referring to the challenges of producing a religious-historical music video, the producer of “Passengers of the Sun” stated: One of the main challenges was the historical nature of the work. Things with this atmosphere cannot be seen as a simple music video and we had to do some research and find the customs of that time and the clothes of that time. Another was that the conditions were desert and the group had to work in extreme heat. It was the height of summer when we started filming.
Ashtiani continued: We had to use different animals for this poem and we brought a lot of equipment with the group. One of the difficulties was working with animals. Even providing water for them was a difficult task and if they were thirsty, it was not possible to use them. For example, horses needed 180 liters of water during the day.
The producer of “Mosafran Khurshid” also explained about the challenge of time to deliver the work to Muharram: We started work in June and had intensive production three weeks ago. But because the project was historical and heavy, we had to use people who are more mature and professional in the field of cinema. For this reason, we used professional groups in different parts of filming, make-up, costume and stage design.
He said: Usually, in music videos, one person does several things, but for this work, we could not do it, that’s why the stage, make-up, or filming guys were complete and well-equipped teams. In fact, one of our problems was that the filming started late due to pre-production, and contrary to the post-production plan, the work was a little short.
Ashtiani added: If our time was not compressed and we could distribute the work a little earlier, the result would have been better. Of course, when we talked to the program “Mahatib Khas”, they informed us that it should be broadcast on Friday night or after the first decade of Muharram, that the time after the decade was not very suitable, and we chose this time.
The producer of “Passengers of the Sun” regarding the use of the work poet for Nrishan He also said on the video: Mr. Burqai was supposed to be from the beginning Nrishan and because they were fluent, their poetry reading was well on the music video.
At the end, referring to the comments of the audience after the video was played, Ashtiani said: Fortunately, the feedback was good, both ordinary people and experts who saw the work liked it, and as a result, the work as a whole was well received. The work atmosphere was good for everyone and they felt positive about it. Although we ourselves agree that this work can be criticized and in some places it is far from what we want, but overall, we have not seen any negative comments about the video.
I have to say Fawad Samii was in charge of composing “Passengers of the Sun” and Moharram Zainalzadeh, Siamak Adib, Sadr Ali MohammadiAli Asghar Afshar, Yasmin Rostami, Benjamin Rostami, Selda Rakibi, Mohammad Taha Hajiqoli and Hasti Tarzi are the actors. Other factors in the production of this work are: Director of photography: Hadi The waterfallMake-up designer: Ali Bahramifar, set designer: Mohsen Gholami, costume designer: Samaneh Hosseini, production manager: Mehdi Shayghi, programmer: Alireza Afraz, sound engineer: Amir Esmaili, logo designer: Mohammad Esfandiari, photographer: Reza Aliqlian.
“Passengers of Khurshid” written and directed by Ali Malaqlipour, poetry by Seyyed Hamidreza Burqai and produced by Javad Ashtiani at the Islamic Revolution Music Center.Mawa) the media art organization has been produced.