We had the great pleasure of working with directors Michael Gill and Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins to bring to life Jim's Overseer KLARRG and his minions (portrayed by Mr. Mark Jude Sullivan).
We handled lights and camera. Make-up artist Renae Goodhew brought KLARRG and his minions physical manifestation.
From the band:
“I’ve always liked the Rick Springfield video for ‘Bop ‘Till You Drop’. A reptilian overlord managing his minions gets overthrown by his workforce.” Adkins says when speaking of “555”.
“He’s kind of trying to keep them in line, but one guy breaks into song and mass rebellion ensues. From the overlord’s perspective, that day was a pretty bad day. I always thought that was funny. So ‘555’ sees me cast as a galactic evil master, overseeing an army of cloned species doing my bidding – this is the only life they know, joining me in song in this post-apocalyptic dystopia.”
Michael Gill also notes thanks to:
Steve Javors on random grip duties (Steve also took some great bts photographs which should see the light of day sometime soon).
Special thanks to those who helped us in our search for various galactic items: J.C. Reifenberg, Kat Sheridan, Russell Wayne Groves. Oh and thanks Reid Nicewonder for letting us use your place to prep!
I am not sure who the artist is who created this fantastic image based on the video, but we love it, too!
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