New Music Video from Valerie JanLois

I've already written about the shoot itself in my blog (http://valeriejanlois.blogspot.com) and on the journal page of my website (http://www.valeriejanlois.com) so I just want to take this opportunity to thank the production company, Headlight Films, for creating what I hope you will find to be a lovely piece of art. Jeffrey Wood of Fantasy Studios put me together with this very talented group of people -- thanks, Jeffrey! Saleah Askia, producer; Brandy McNeal, director; Michelle Chan, production manager; Cisco Rivera, cinematographer (and his amazing crew); Kassandra, makeup and hair stylist; Aaron at the piano...everyone was fun to work with and did a wonderful job. Thank you to you all! Cisco, if you read this, maybe you could send me the names and jobs of your staff for that shoot so I can publish them.

The video, "Sara/Miracles", can be found on YouTube and on my blog (address above). If you'd like to leave a comment you may do so there and/or go to my website and click on the 'friends' page. You can also sign up for my newsletter on the friends page.

Do you have a suggestion for the second video? LMK!! I'm leaning towards "No Drop of Love (Is Ever Wasted)". What do you think?

Thanks to everyone for your support. Every time I receive a note from one of you it just makes my day. Independent artists rely heavily on the enthusiasm and word-of-mouth of their friends and I so appreciate all the spreading of the word you have all done and continue to do. We've sold over 20% of the first run of the CD and that wouldn't have happened without your posts, forwards, tweets, etc.! Please keep it up!

Thank you! Enjoy the video.

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Sara / Miracles

SARA / MIRACLES

Please LMK what you think. You may leave messages here or on my website: http://www.valeriejanlois.com/friends. Thanks so much.

Some stills from the Music Video Shoot

I've been so lax in posting these...sorry! The pics can be found, in a few minutes, on my blogsite: http://www.valeriejanlois.blogspot.com. The good news is that my fears of looking like Bette Davis in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" seem to be unfounded. I saw the rough cut of the video and I don't look over-the-top dolled-up, maybe just a little.

Margaret H Ryle was kind enough to come to Fantasy Studios in Berkeley and take some photos. Cisco Rivera, the cinematographer, took stills too, but I haven't seen them yet.

The day started way early for me since I have a two-hour meditation program to do before I leave the house. Everyone was already setting up when I arrived but the makeup artist (Kassandra) was working on the actor hired to play piano so I had , theoretically, the opportunity to sit still for a while. Actually, it took me almost all my downtime to haul stuff in from the car. I was expecting the studio to be freezing cold as it usually is, but it was very comfortable so the extra socks, scarves, bathrobes, etc., were unnecessary. I had even brought a hot water bottle.

The video was produced by Saleah Askia of Headlight Films and directed by Brandy McNeal. Michelle Chan was the production manager for the shoot. Cisco's crew -- everyone! -- was so professional and fast. We finished the whole day, including breakdown, one hour earlier than expected.

Brandy's amazing. I thought so that day and am even more convinced of her great talent since seeing the rough cut.

Rather than blather on about the shoot, I'll post the finished video in a week or so and let you see it for yourself. Hope you like it!

xo

Valerie

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Stills from the Video Shoot

Here are some photos, courtesy of Margaret H Ryle. Thanks, M!