[Music]
these musical artists managed to produce
video magic without breaking the bank
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
most creative low-budget music videos
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at those music
videos that managed to blow us away
without a huge bankroll behind them
we’re basing our picks on a mix of
unique concepts clever execution and how
well they got around their financial
a car they shine
this has become one of the Bands most
iconic music videos but had it not been
for an intervention by Mother Nature it
would have looked very different the
initial concept involved an elaborate
beach party but after hours of raining
the extras all left singer Chris Martin
had already missed a funeral for the
shoot so he pulled the director and
cameraman down the beach to try
something else
[Music]
Martin delivers a delicate balance of
joy and sorrow driving the emotion
through one walking take to achieve the
slow motions Martin had to sing at
double speed while getting soaked in the
rain and powering through the bad day
they spontaneously crafted a simple
masterpiece number 9 subterranean
[Applause]
shooting a promo for his tour
documentary don’t look back Bob Dylan
inadvertently kicked started the lyric
video craze Dylan flips through cue
cards surprisingly fast showing key
lyrics from his song while it seems
simple enough sharp viewers will spot
intentional typos and even miss written
words throughout the video using just a
marker
Dylan managed to make an innovative ad
in excess gave their own tape with
mediates two decades later leaving in
the spelling errors Weird Al took the
whole concept even further on
bomb-making an entire song out of
palindromes number eight cornerstone
Arctic Monkeys on first glance it would
be easy to mistake the video of
cornerstone as fan-made directed by a
Richard a awadhi
the video follows Alex Turner trying to
seduce the camera on his own while it
looks amateur on the surface
Turner’s charisma and style make the
whole video hypnotizing Turner even uses
the perspective cutely hiding out of
frame and then popping up in front of
the camera the no-frills approach put
the focus on the lyrics making the
emotional story all the more impactful
the low-res look also gave the video a
timeless quality helping it age more
gracefully than the CGI seascape of
crying lightening number seven use it
the New Pornographers
the new pornographers are no strangers
to odd music videos but being turned
into puppets that’s out there even by
their standards making their whole day
needlessly complicated the band has
their every move controlled by a gang of
masked men from simple guitar strums to
signing autographs
the band’s movements are comically
overdone by their masters featuring
comedian David Cross nard wire the human
serviette and musician Shane Nelkin as
the puppeteers the clip is
unsurprisingly hilarious it might be
as viewers it’s hard to keep it together
as the bandmates struggle to pour a
drink or take a shower number six
daylight Matt and Kim
while most bands need a music venue or
studio in which to perform matin can
play daylight pretty much anywhere they
can fit their instruments squeezing into
cramped spaces the duo really don’t seem
to mind giving it their all and smiling
despite the close quarters from a closet
to the shower they prove that their
music knows no bounds somehow hailing a
taxi with all their equipment they
managed to pull off a concert in a car
Matt and Kim even perform from a fridge
despite the fact that their bodies
barely fit inside earning a viral
following with this inspired video their
lack of claustrophobia certainly paid
number five the hardest button to button
the White Stripes choppa Lee moving
along to the beat of their own song
Megan Jack teleport as if by musical
magic through the creativity of director
Michel Gondry the band travelled thanks
to an old-school technique called
pixelation animation gondry would film
Meg on the last drum in our line and
remove a drum each time they cut as the
shots play out in Reverse the band
appeared to create the instruments as
they move using thirty two identical
drum kits and apps along with sixteen
microphone stands gone she was able to
accomplish the illusion without pricey
digital effects it was clearly a labor
of love but the end result was priceless
number four short skirts long jacket
cake instead of waiting for professional
reviews of their song cake ask average
people to review it on camera passing
their single out to random pedestrians
the band earned some fairly mixed
reviews one psychologist calls the track
therapeutic while another person tells
them to cut out the NHANES section
[Music]
thanks to some dynamic cuts of people
singing and dancing along the video
never feels too stale on visuals either
they’ve even recreated the video in
Toronto in New York with equally bizarre
reactions even throwing in their
negative reviews for good measure this
video easily passed the Six Million view
mark number three Oxford comma Vampire
Weekend just like in their video for a
punk Vampire Weekend film this artsy
video in one long take telling the story
of a weird turf war the video follows
Ezra Koenig through four chapters and an
epilogue
[Music]
the camera slides along a dolly
capturing all the action in one
continuous sweep the video also draws a
lot from West Anderson movies using
preppy outfits and cutesy fight scenes
despite the modest budget the video
still captured the band’s classy
aesthetic director Richard a awadhi
controlled the massive cast managing to
get the extended shot on the 17th take
[Music]
making the most out of minimal finances
spike jonze danced his heart out to Fat
Boy slim in the video Jones leads the
fictional Torrance community dance group
through a guerrilla performance outside
a cinema capturing the group’s goofy
dance moves thanks to some sneaky
camerawork
the video shows us Jones at his Aeneas
Fat Boy slim himself even makes a brief
cameo at the end of the video Jones
allegedly used the measly eight hundred
dollar budget on a boombox and food for
his crew the bare-bones aesthetic worked
out however as the video won three MTV
Video Music Awards before we get to our
top pick here are a few honorable
number one here at those again okay go
while unbelievably complex videos have
become a trademark for okay go it was
also their key to success dancing around
on treadmills in one mesmerizing take
the band found audiences with their
unique video concept the four band
members managed to nail it and seventeen
takes with bassist Tim nordwind lip
syncing the entire song even though the
dancing looks fairly improvised step up
all in director Trish Tsai choreographed
and directed the video a YouTube classic
the video has over 80 million views
between its various releases and has
even been parodied by The Simpsons do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day [Music]
these musical artists managed to produce
video magic without breaking the bank
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
most creative low-budget music videos
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at those music
videos that managed to blow us away
without a huge bankroll behind them
we’re basing our picks on a mix of
unique concepts clever execution and how
well they got around their financial
a car they shine
this has become one of the Bands most
iconic music videos but had it not been
for an intervention by Mother Nature it
would have looked very different the
initial concept involved an elaborate
beach party but after hours of raining
the extras all left singer Chris Martin
had already missed a funeral for the
shoot so he pulled the director and
cameraman down the beach to try
something else
[Music]
Martin delivers a delicate balance of
joy and sorrow driving the emotion
through one walking take to achieve the
slow motions Martin had to sing at
double speed while getting soaked in the
rain and powering through the bad day
they spontaneously crafted a simple
masterpiece number 9 subterranean
[Applause]
shooting a promo for his tour
documentary don’t look back Bob Dylan
inadvertently kicked started the lyric
video craze Dylan flips through cue
cards surprisingly fast showing key
lyrics from his song while it seems
simple enough sharp viewers will spot
intentional typos and even miss written
words throughout the video using just a
marker
Dylan managed to make an innovative ad
in excess gave their own tape with
mediates two decades later leaving in
the spelling errors Weird Al took the
whole concept even further on
bomb-making an entire song out of
palindromes number eight cornerstone
Arctic Monkeys on first glance it would
be easy to mistake the video of
cornerstone as fan-made directed by a
Richard a awadhi
the video follows Alex Turner trying to
seduce the camera on his own while it
looks amateur on the surface
Turner’s charisma and style make the
whole video hypnotizing Turner even uses
the perspective cutely hiding out of
frame and then popping up in front of
the camera the no-frills approach put
the focus on the lyrics making the
emotional story all the more impactful
the low-res look also gave the video a
timeless quality helping it age more
gracefully than the CGI seascape of
crying lightening number seven use it
the New Pornographers
the new pornographers are no strangers
to odd music videos but being turned
into puppets that’s out there even by
their standards making their whole day
needlessly complicated the band has
their every move controlled by a gang of
masked men from simple guitar strums to
signing autographs
the band’s movements are comically
overdone by their masters featuring
comedian David Cross nard wire the human
serviette and musician Shane Nelkin as
the puppeteers the clip is
unsurprisingly hilarious it might be
as viewers it’s hard to keep it together
as the bandmates struggle to pour a
drink or take a shower number six
daylight Matt and Kim
while most bands need a music venue or
studio in which to perform matin can
play daylight pretty much anywhere they
can fit their instruments squeezing into
cramped spaces the duo really don’t seem
to mind giving it their all and smiling
despite the close quarters from a closet
to the shower they prove that their
music knows no bounds somehow hailing a
taxi with all their equipment they
managed to pull off a concert in a car
Matt and Kim even perform from a fridge
despite the fact that their bodies
barely fit inside earning a viral
following with this inspired video their
lack of claustrophobia certainly paid
number five the hardest button to button
the White Stripes choppa Lee moving
along to the beat of their own song
Megan Jack teleport as if by musical
magic through the creativity of director
Michel Gondry the band travelled thanks
to an old-school technique called
pixelation animation gondry would film
Meg on the last drum in our line and
remove a drum each time they cut as the
shots play out in Reverse the band
appeared to create the instruments as
they move using thirty two identical
drum kits and apps along with sixteen
microphone stands gone she was able to
accomplish the illusion without pricey
digital effects it was clearly a labor
of love but the end result was priceless
number four short skirts long jacket
cake instead of waiting for professional
reviews of their song cake ask average
people to review it on camera passing
their single out to random pedestrians
the band earned some fairly mixed
reviews one psychologist calls the track
therapeutic while another person tells
them to cut out the NHANES section
[Music]
thanks to some dynamic cuts of people
singing and dancing along the video
never feels too stale on visuals either
they’ve even recreated the video in
Toronto in New York with equally bizarre
reactions even throwing in their
negative reviews for good measure this
video easily passed the Six Million view
mark number three Oxford comma Vampire
Weekend just like in their video for a
punk Vampire Weekend film this artsy
video in one long take telling the story
of a weird turf war the video follows
Ezra Koenig through four chapters and an
epilogue
[Music]
the camera slides along a dolly
capturing all the action in one
continuous sweep the video also draws a
lot from West Anderson movies using
preppy outfits and cutesy fight scenes
despite the modest budget the video
still captured the band’s classy
aesthetic director Richard a awadhi
controlled the massive cast managing to
get the extended shot on the 17th take
[Music]
making the most out of minimal finances
spike jonze danced his heart out to Fat
Boy slim in the video Jones leads the
fictional Torrance community dance group
through a guerrilla performance outside
a cinema capturing the group’s goofy
dance moves thanks to some sneaky
camerawork
the video shows us Jones at his Aeneas
Fat Boy slim himself even makes a brief
cameo at the end of the video Jones
allegedly used the measly eight hundred
dollar budget on a boombox and food for
his crew the bare-bones aesthetic worked
out however as the video won three MTV
Video Music Awards before we get to our
top pick here are a few honorable
number one here at those again okay go
while unbelievably complex videos have
become a trademark for okay go it was
also their key to success dancing around
on treadmills in one mesmerizing take
the band found audiences with their
unique video concept the four band
members managed to nail it and seventeen
takes with bassist Tim nordwind lip
syncing the entire song even though the
dancing looks fairly improvised step up
all in director Trish Tsai choreographed
and directed the video a YouTube classic
the video has over 80 million views
between its various releases and has
even been parodied by The Simpsons do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day [Music]
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