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Status: Single
City: Wellington/Sydney/London
State: Wellington
Country: NZ
Signup Date: 8/30/2005
Thursday, October 30, 2008 

Current mood:  chipper
Category: Blogging
On the 22nd of September, the day my album was released in the UK,I shot the video for my song My Delirium, which is my next single.

I wrote the song a year and a half ago after days of no sleep due to terrible jetlag. I felt like I was going out of my mind. I was missing my friends and family back home, and I was basically living to hear my phone ring in hope that it would be one of them calling. So my delirium came out of me thinking I was going crazy from lack of sleep!

I always knew this song had the potential for a really imaginative video, considering the general theme of the song is me going crazy. So when I read the treatment sent in by the Frater guys, a duo of London based directors who specialise inanimation, I knew it was the one!

Basicallyit had been written around the idea that my best friend Sarah Larnach, who doesall my artwork, was to illustrate the video, along with the frater guys.

So she came over all the way from Sydney to crash on my couch for a month and spend every day painting pictures for the video!

Benji Davies and Jim Field (otherwise known as frater) were really lovely guys and very easy to work with.

The idea of the video is that I'm hauled up in a hotel room, on the roadside in themiddle of the Arizona desert.

There are two paintings on the wall above the bed, and as my head starts to get foggier, the pictures start to come to life, and I end up inside the paintings, driving in a muscle car down the desert, my suitcase in the back, going somewhere which ends up being outer-space..... after flying over the edge of a cliff. Everyday kinda stuff ya know?

It's filled with beautiful water colour back-grounds, and washed out psychedelic painted space scenes.

We shot a day of live action which roughly went from 8am till about 9 or 10pm. It was all the scenes of me in the hotel room, and me driving the car. The hotel set was built in a studio, and huge attention to detail was paid to make it look as close to American road-side motel as possible. Old clocks, dressers,lamps, light fittings etc. It was a lot of fun to shoot, and the least stressful and turned out to be my favourite video so far. To check out more of Sarah's artwork, check out her myspace at www.myspace.com/sarahlarnach and to take a look at some other work done by the Frater guys check out their website: www.fraterfilms.com.

I hope you guys all enjoy the video!
Ladyhawke
x



Cedric Leers

 
the music video is amazing :)
loving your music and artwork

x
 
Posted by Cedric Leers on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:37 AM
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emizzle
Emma Fedorniak

 
Amazing clip, definitely one of my favourites off the album and now a mad clip to go along with it. keep up the great work! come to australia! townsvillllle! we get no one! xx
 
Posted by emizzle on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:37 AM
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d.a.v.o.&kike
davo Davo davito davo

 

 
Posted by d.a.v.o.&kike on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:37 AM
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d.a.v.o.&kike
davo Davo davito davo

 
OMG!
I love it, its so great!
and i love you too!
Come to Mexico City :D!
 
Posted by d.a.v.o.&kike on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:37 AM
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lee.

 
this video is awesome ! i love that song aswell, one of my favourites ladyhawke tis best :) hah
 
Posted by lee. on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:37 AM
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Peter Karrows
Peter Karrows

 
Yes! I really enjoy the video personnally, I think they make a good job there! :) And by the way, all the singles i heard from you is just amazing! I hope you'll be export to americas as soon as possible, I just can't wait to spread the good news! :)
 
Posted by Peter Karrows on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:37 AM
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sideways

 
Hey Lady, do you drive a car like that in 'real' (so-called) life? Would love to know. (crazy ideas - just a guy out in the unreal world here, thought he caught sight of you in in good old bad old London town in about the same car, a while back now. In my street even.) Cool video b-t-w.

(God the mad things people post on the internet...!)
 
Posted by sideways on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:38 AM
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Kira

 
It's a great video and a great song!
Although your album isn't out in the states yet so I can't buy it :[
It's cool to see the story behind it...
Great job again,

kiwi xox
 
Posted by Kira on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:38 AM
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☆ Fluffie ☆

 
Absolutely LOVE it!!! That animation is insane! Fabulous!
 
Posted by ☆ Fluffie ☆ on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:38 AM
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FLaViO

 
I LOVE IT
from the first to the last frame
 
Posted by FLaViO on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:39 AM
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NGL
Angel Rodriguez

 
right on!
 
Posted by NGL on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:41 AM
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Jenny Popa

 
Hey! great video and the watercolors are really nice, and they really do take up a lot of time to do, unlike some people might think=) i think they fit into the whole atmosphere of the song
Cheers!
 
Posted by Jenny Popa on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:41 AM
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jeremy.
P I Staker

 
;o thats a really good video! incase you dont get nominated for a prize here is one i made earlier (cue art attack like introduction): Photobucket
 
Posted by jeremy. on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:42 AM
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,

 
illustrate in the video looks good i love the video, the song, and the album :) magic is my fav song
 
Posted by , on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:42 AM
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SINDROME

 
another wonderfullllll video :))
 
Posted by SINDROME on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:42 AM
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*fAitHsONshYne*

 
Your a legend kiwi chick!~
 
Posted by *fAitHsONshYne* on Monday, November 03, 2008 - 11:43 AM
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miles
Miles Sayer

 
all your videos are absolutely class i love the album artwork and its class how those frater dudes have animated it
 
Posted by miles on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 9:35 PM
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frankieboyle1973
Frankie Boyle

 
Awesome tune and amazing video ,its gonna be a massive hit ......
 
Posted by frankieboyle1973 on Thursday, November 27, 2008 - 11:10 PM
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Little Wankers

 
Amazing Work

The Frater Guys and Sarah are super Talented !

remind me of the work of Moebius

Thanks for getting those great people together
 
Posted by Little Wankers on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 12:10 AM
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Steve Gigs Legend

 
Hi Pip
Stunning video for a brilliant song, hope to see you at another gig soon!
Steve x
 
Posted by Steve Gigs Legend on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 12:27 AM
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pink hearts, yellow moons

 
love love LOVE this video and track! You and Sarah are a great team!
xoxo
 
Posted by pink hearts, yellow moons on Monday, December 01, 2008 - 9:16 PM
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BEN ROBINSON

 
TOTALLY PERFECT!!!!

i've been playing your album on a loop for 3 weeks straight....as a film-maker i've imagined SO MANY scenes to your music. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. favourite album of the year no question.
X
 
Posted by BEN ROBINSON on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 7:59 AM
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JulianAlexander.
Brad Pitt

 
this song has been in my head for days! and i thank you for it! :)
keep it up, you're an extremely talented girl!

much love x
 
Posted by JulianAlexander. on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 8:00 AM
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BACKSTAGE Programa de radio

 
Great video, and song... and great album too!!!

I love the 80's feeling in the music and the atmosphere in everything that comes with Ladyhawke...

The video is like a "Take on me" Tribute (form A-Ha), wich is for me another fantastic point!!!

Cheers from Spain!!

Luis.

 
Posted by BACKSTAGE Programa de radio on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 8:55 AM
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Macho Cabrío
Macho Cabrío

 
Mah gawd! This vid is totally wicked! I loved Dusk Til Dawn but this is pure art! Thank you. You're one of the reasons these are exciting times for music.

 
Posted by Macho Cabrío on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 12:07 PM
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keith

 
aMazing artist...
 
Posted by keith on Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 11:19 PM
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B R O W N
Laura Brown

 
one of the best vids ive seen in a long time :}
PLEASE! come to wales, that would make my life!
:D
xx
 
 
Posted by B R O W N on Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 9:28 PM
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north carolina.

 
funny, they played this song in the store i work at (Quiksilver in Arizona) and fell in love with the song. :)
 
Posted by north carolina. on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 3:40 PM
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ScopeCreep

 
Your job must be very satisfying :D
this song will be remembered in 20 years no sweat,classic elctro pop.dont get any better for me.
what an emotional roller coaster.pure ART 

 
Posted by ScopeCreep on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 10:36 AM
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<3linz
Lindsey Skaggs

 
AMAZING!! I wanna you so bad.
 
Posted by <3linz on Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 11:16 AM
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BADALEX

 
The video is okay. But the song...the song is great.  Weirdly enough, not my usual taste in music at all.

But it is what it is.

 
Posted by BADALEX on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 9:11 AM
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Douglas Craig (Music)

 
That's just the coolest damn thing ever...I've watched it like 30 times!!

 
Posted by Douglas Craig (Music) on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 10:56 AM
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