I think this just goes to show how desperate we all are around here. It's actually NEW news!!
But it
aint a 'great' video. I mean really, any first year film student could have done this better. It's got that shot in Shit-o-scope grainy Super8 look (probably faked in digital post) that Stan Brakhage developed nearly half a century back. The cutting is half-assed (drunken goats, etc.). The shots of shadows playing over statues are the kinds of things my 5 year old niece would reckon passé on her HD cameraphone.
It's only interest is because of the man being 'filmed', not the style of filming. But then that could be said of pretty much every Morrissey video since the excellent Tim Broad shuffled off. It's 'nice' to see him in the cemetry. And playing Arthur to Jesse's Martha whilst waltzing over those old broken stones. But think of all that beautiful Californian light, rendered like shit by Bryan Carberry. (That's some
chutzpah to put your name to this effort!)
It looks to me like Dennis and Bryan were given about 10 minutes by some of the band, got what they could on pish poor equipment, then filled out the remainder with footage of their mates, statues, fences, and stuff.
The idea that any record company would consider this as a legit promo is a joke. What with this and the skater dude guy who shot 'AYNIM' I just think, what does he see in these kids?