The Garden, a PJ Harvey Discussion Site

from Polly's Facebook:

A Short Film To Accompany ‘The Last Living Rose’ Will Premiere Next Mon On http://www.pjharvey.net
A short film, directed by award-winning photographer Seamus Murphy, will premiere on http://www.pjharvey.net on Dec 20. Murphy has directed a series of short films to accompany all 12 songs on Harvey’s forthcoming album. ‘The Last Living Rose’ will be the first to air.The 12 films will feature images from a 5,000 mile road-trip Mur

A Short Film By Seamus Murphy To Accompany The Last Living Rose Will Premiere Here Next Monday
A short film, directed by the esteemed award-winning photographer Seamus Murphy, will premiere right here on Monday December 20th. Murphy has directed a series of short films to accompany all 12 songs on Harveys new album Let England Shake, The Last Living Rose will be the first to air.

The 12 films will feature still and moving images from a 5,000 mile road-trip Murphy undertook around England. He has worked similarly with still photography on journeys through America and Russia.

Inspired and developed from themes in the new album, the films were made in the manner of classic photographic reportage - recording real & spontaneous situations. They make up a visual diary of Murphys journey, travelling light and alone, and his attempt to document England and the English.

Murphy has mixed his observations on England with images from his work in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East - places Polly refers to in her depiction of England. The film soundtrack, the studio recording of the album Let England Shake, is mixed at times with footage and audio Murphy captured of Harvey in rehearsal and in performance. In addition some of the album lyrics were given a voice by people he encountered on his journey.


THIS IS EXCITING.

thank you for posting the full text, iPod wouldn't paste it properly.
insanely excited!!

12 short films...
shall we assume that there will be a video clip for each song
to rotate in Music channels
with no help from Mochnacz?

or this wll be a side project?

I hope the videos will be published as a DVD. Maybe a bonus to the limited edition?
I'm sure these clips will make me forget the terrible visualettes of the last Tori.
This thing of people reading the lyrics is so damn curious.

Wow. Sort of like what Tori did for Abnormally Attracted to Sin? 'Tis incredibly awesome! I wonder if these will also be official music videos for the songs that are singles.

As long as the music is better than Abnormally Attracted to Sin...

it reminds me of Tori too. i hope it will be much better though. thankfully i know that music WILL be better

Pocket Knife wrote:As long as the music is better than Abnormally Attracted to Sin...

Word! Or anything Ginger Meggs has done period!

Awesome! So excited.

persongirl wrote:Sort of like what Tori did for Abnormally Attracted to Sin?

Yeah and many others artists did before her Beck did it for "Guero" and "The Information". For "Guero" it was more "artistic" (with footages) to accompany his music, like PJ did for "LES" maybe...

a yuotube LetEnglandShake channel is now open
http://www.youtube.com/letenglandshake

Woot!

Video is online now I LOVE this song. Just great!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWBrWhrKchQ

Amazing! You can hear her playing the sax at last