Michal Bolland was born in Krakow, Poland in 1990. He splits his time between London and Warsaw, directing music videos and commercials.
His video for Andrew Bayer ‘Need your love’ was chosen by IMVDb as one of the best music videos of September 2013.
When we ask him about his music video for Andrew Bayer he says:
“First time I heard Need Your Love, immediately this image came to my mind. I knew that to catch the feeling of the song, we have to shoot it in a desolate, remote, but also beautiful surroundings. Apparently the track has this very positive and gentle vibes, but I also felt like there is a secret hidden beyond this. Some sort of charm combined with a mystery – and this is something what I really like in women.
We had four long days in a row of shooting in very difficult terrain in July, which is the most rainy month in Tatras Mouintains. It was a little bit of a gamble, but we made it work.”
What about the video for L-Wiz? Were did the idea came from?
I wanted to do a mastershot music video for some time already; I thought that it would be an interesting challenge for me, as a director. I had it in the back of my head, and when L-Wiz’s song came up, I knew that it was perfect for it. The only problem was a very, very low budget.
Fortunetely we were able to shot in this very popular place in Krakow – Klub Pauza. I found it perfect for the whole track and atmosphere, however there is not much light there. We had to somehow squeeze and hide 20 additional lamps, which was not an easy thing to do there.
Also all of the staff are my friends and family, so the atmosphere on set was great, I received a huge amount of support from many people, which gave me a lot of positive energy for the next projects.
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