TikiKiti was created to be a place for video and film producers to show off what they can do. We continue to be amazed at the talent we find — and we hope, so will you.
Here you will find some of the best of the best fan-made/unofficial music videos on YouTube™. You will find the Barclay Award winner. We also interview our award winners — both on this printed page and on our YouTube™ channel.
And the hits keep coming. In a valiant attempt to sort through a massive stack of entries in record time, we're now ready to recognize the Top 5 Videos from February of this year.
Starter question for 10 points: What compels otherwise normal, sensible, breathing human beings to create the music videos discussed and evaluated by Team TikiKiti?
It's time once again to tip our TikiKiti caps to some exemplary work that's come our way recently. We share because we care, and considering the blazing originality of these Unofficial Music Videos, you should care, too.
Is there a story that needs telling? Good people versus bad people? A perspective that is underrepresented at the table? An angle we've overlooked?
Have your passports in order, we're paddling across the pond to meet photographer Phil Bebbington, a prolific producer of Unofficial Music Videos. Hailing from Bath, in the county of Somerset, Phil is a self-taught photographer whose work has been shown in the United States and Greece, as well his native England.
It's safe to say that we at TikiKiti pay particular attention to Unofficial Music Videos with a narrative structure. Because our backgrounds are closely tied to independent filmmaking we understand how challenging it can be to tell an actual story with limited resources.
Jesse Locke has been producing independent films for years. When asked why he makes produces videos he jokingly says, ‚"Fame, fortune, I want it all." Over the last few years he has been producing fan-made music videos.
TikiKiti likes music videos — a lot. We also think that the independent producer that make fan videos for their favorite songs are under-recognized and under-appreciated. Recognizing the wealth of music videos on YouTube from these indie producers helps us to realize our idea of curating these videos.
Abstract music videos are videos with seemingly unrelated visuals, or visuals that are of a single kind: That is, driving around at night and taking video of all the colored lights. But the Abstract music video is not an afterthought as some, especially Vérité, videos can be.
