Protovulcan | Music Video
Transit Studios | Chicago Electric Piano Company
Crew
JASON KRAYNEK – Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Gaffer, Colorist
ANDY RAMSEY – Director, Editor, Producer
ROBERT FELKER – AC, Grip
JOSH ROMERO – Grip, PA
WILL MACLEAN – Artist
DERIC CRISS – Artist
Gear | Production
CAMERAS – RED Dragon
LENSES – Canon CNE primes
RIG – Manfrotto, Sennheiser, Wooden Camera, Canon, Cinevate, iKan
LIGHTS Blind Spot Gear, F&V, Arri, random party lights
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Rumored to be “demented instrumental acid-rock with robotic melodies that sound like party music from an episode of Doctor Who” or “a three-way tug-of-war between frisky, soulful garage rock, frenetic funk, and swaggering 70s proto-metal” – Protovulcan is actually just Deric Criss (Aleks and the Drummer, Walking Bicycles) on drums and Will MacLean (formerly of Mercury Rev offshoot Variety Lights) on Moog bass, Wurlitzer, and vocoder.
Shot over the course of a day within 2 rooms located inside the Chicago Electric Piano Company building with friend and fellow director, Andy Ramsey. I mainly used the Cinevate Atlas jib the whole day with the RED mounted on top and moving the whole time. This was also the first time I got to use a smoke machine on set for a music video after buying mine (so that was an extra bonus and the footage excels because of it I feel).
Jason Kraynek – 7.22
![Synth punk band, Protovulcan, perform in a cloud of smoke and light. Shot on RED Dragon by Director of Photography Jason Kraynek.](https://jacenk.net/xx/2021/02/Protovulcan-WYF-music-video-7-900x463.jpg)
![Synth punk band, Protovulcan, perform in a cloud of smoke and light. Shot on RED Dragon by Director of Photography Jason Kraynek.](https://jacenk.net/xx/2021/02/Protovulcan-WYF-music-video-5-900x475.jpg)
![Synth punk band, Protovulcan, perform in a cloud of smoke and light. Shot on RED Dragon by Director of Photography Jason Kraynek.](https://jacenk.net/xx/2021/02/Protovulcan-WYF-music-video-6-900x475.jpg)
![Synth punk band, Protovulcan, perform in a cloud of smoke and light. Shot on RED Dragon by Director of Photography Jason Kraynek.](https://jacenk.net/xx/2021/02/Protovulcan-WYF-music-video-4-900x475.jpg)
![red dragon, cinematographer, director of photography, music video, protovulcan, jason kraynek](https://jacenk.net/xx/2015/11/Protovulcan_WYF_toColor_4k.00_01_13_20.Still047-e1650825769513.jpg)
![Synth punk band, Protovulcan, perform in a cloud of smoke and light. Shot on RED Dragon by Director of Photography Jason Kraynek.](https://jacenk.net/xx/2021/02/Protovulcan-WYF-music-video-13-900x463.jpg)
![red dragon, cinematographer, director of photography, music video, protovulcan, jason kraynek](https://jacenk.net/xx/2015/11/Protovulcan_WYF_toColor_4k.00_01_19_01.Still048-e1650825775168.jpg)
![Synth punk band, Protovulcan, perform in a cloud of smoke and light. Shot on RED Dragon by Director of Photography Jason Kraynek.](https://jacenk.net/xx/2021/02/Protovulcan-WYF-music-video-1-900x463.jpg)
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BEHIND THE SCENES
![Behind-the-scenes image from the Protovulcan "Whats your Flavour" music video shoot](https://jacenk.net/xx/Protovulcan-whats-your-flavour-JACENKNET_102515_3044.jpg)
![Behind-the-scenes image from the Protovulcan "Whats your Flavour" music video shoot](https://jacenk.net/xx/Protovulcan-whats-your-flavour-JACENKNET_102515_3048-Edit.jpg)
![Behind-the-scenes image from the Protovulcan "Whats your Flavour" music video shoot](https://jacenk.net/xx/Protovulcan-whats-your-flavour-JACENKNET_102515_3040.jpg)
![Behind-the-scenes image from the Protovulcan "Whats your Flavour" music video shoot](https://jacenk.net/xx/Protovulcan-whats-your-flavour-JACENKNET_102515_3049-Edit.jpg)
![Behind-the-scenes image from the Protovulcan "Whats your Flavour" music video shoot](https://jacenk.net/xx/Protovulcan-whats-your-flavour-JACENKNET_102515_3042.jpg)
![Behind-the-scenes image from the Protovulcan "Whats your Flavour" music video shoot](https://jacenk.net/xx/Protovulcan-whats-your-flavour-JACENKNET_102515_3041.jpg)
![Behind-the-scenes image from the Protovulcan "Whats your Flavour" music video shoot](https://jacenk.net/xx/Protovulcan-whats-your-flavour-JACENKNET_102515_3046-Edit.jpg)
![Behind-the-scenes image from the Protovulcan "Whats your Flavour" music video shoot](https://jacenk.net/xx/Protovulcan-whats-your-flavour-JACENKNET_102515_3038.jpg)
![jason kraynek, chicago, director of photography, cinematographer, red dragon](https://jacenk.net/xx/2021/02/3D14EFBC-5023-4734-897F-FE80F26602E5-e1612987860686.jpeg)
![Behind-the-scenes image from the Protovulcan "Whats your Flavour" music video shoot](https://jacenk.net/xx/Protovulcan-whats-your-flavour-JACENKNET_102515_3047-Edit.jpg)
![Behind-the-scenes image from the Protovulcan "Whats your Flavour" music video shoot](https://jacenk.net/xx/Protovulcan-whats-your-flavour-JACENKNET_102515_3050-Edit.jpg)
![Synth punk band, Protovulcan, behind the scenes of their music video. Shot on RED Dragon by Director of Photography Jason Kraynek.](https://jacenk.net/xx/2021/02/Protovulcan-WYF-music-video-2-e1650825717596.jpg)