The Infatuations "Blame It On You" Music Video

I was the DP on this music video for the Detroit-based band, the Infatuations. We shot this music video in downtown Detroit back in December of 2011, with the primary location at Centaur Bar. The music video was shot all in one day, and it was definitely an achievement in so many areas.

One of the interesting scenes in the music video was the hot rod making its way through traffic to reach the bar. When we were shooting the music video, the Detroit Lions football game ended, so the streets of Detroit were very crowded. We were stopped at a crosswalk outside the Fox Theater, waiting for people to cross, when I decided to do a rack focus from the Fox Theater sign to the driver inside the car. It was a spur of the moment shot that the editor decided made the cut!

I shot the primary part of the music video with the Canon 7D. It was a fantastic camera, which provided an extreme shallow depth of field, along with a vibrant picture. My fellow camera ops used cameras that ranged from a Canon 5D to a Canon T3i. Towards the end of the music video, we had at least four cameras going when the Infatuations were playing at the bar.