DSBSSTUDIOS

Music videos for artists

Your song.
Your music video.

How we make your video.

We help you develop a visual direction for your song, from the initial concept through to the final video. You review and approve the storyboard before production.

We start with your song and what you want to convey. From there, we work with you on the characters, setting, and art style.

Character reference: styling, wardrobe and expression
Character
17-Bend: neon graphic-novel style
Lyfe4Eva: warm painterly animation
I Won’t Chase You: cinematic 2D animation
Self-Aware: surreal live-action style
Art style
Direction reference: singer framed between type drawers and a printing press
Direction

Our work.

Temper City

Self-Aware

When we heard “Self-Aware,” we pictured a room that felt as unsettled as the thoughts in the song. The furniture sits on the walls, and familiar things stop making sense. We wanted the setting to show what it feels like to be stuck in your own head.

Melanie Bell

If I Wrote You a Song

When we heard “If I Wrote You a Song,” we pictured her in a letterpress shop, working out what she wanted to say. Choosing the type and printing the words felt like a way to show the care that goes into writing something for someone you love.

Alex Kehm

I Won’t Chase You

Listening to “I Won’t Chase You,” we pictured her on a late-night train, leaving but still thinking about the relationship. We chose 2D animation because we wanted it to feel like a memory. The empty seats and views from above bring out how alone she feels.

More work

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