Membra - Always Blue (Official Video)

When I’m not filming documentaries, I perform as the experimental pop artist Membra. It’s a wonderful outlet for multimedia creative expression, so when it came time to make a music video for my album, I took the opportunity to let loose on practical effects, animation, and experimental film techniques.

Walking through Prospect Park, I saw daisies of all sizes, and it sparked the idea: They have a face, they look like a person. I live in Brooklyn so I’m surrounded by flower shops all carrying daisy’s. I began by sending the daisy through a whirlpool, then I buried it in sand. After that I had it submerged in black paint. Eventually, I wanted to feel like I was traveling with the flower, so I connected it via armature wire to the lens. Moss, sticks from the park, some left over wool, a halloween heart, and my own eyeball helped send the flower through a transformation. As abstract as the video is, it tells a story, and filming it made me a better filmmaker in the process.

Music: Membra

Director: Ned Porter

Mixer: Jack Mullin

Strings: Ginger Dolden and Pete Lanctot

Mastered by: Paul Mac of Hardgroove Mastering

Written, Produced, and Performed by Ned Porter Mixed by Jack Mullin Strings by Ginger Dolden and Pete Lanctot Piano Recorded by Jack Mullin Mastered by Paul Mac of Hardgroove Mastering