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.
When TikiKiti finds a producer who lands four music videos in our Top-10 in three weeks, we take notice. This is what happened with producer Mike Rhine, from Portland, Oregon.
Christian Szczerba first came to our attention with his music video to “Nightcall,” Essenger’s remix of the Kavinsky song. From beginning to end, this video conveys a sense of mystery. Who are the lead characters? Why does one of them resemble Ryan Gosling from a couple of his movies? As the story continues, we wonder about the relationship between the two lead characters.
Typically distracted by the shinier things, we’ve lost another battle with the calendar, and are forced to condense missing months into manageable chunks until we catch up to the present and avoid all those late fees.
Iranian filmmaker Arman Karkhanei first came to our attention with his unofficial music video for Apparat’s "Goodbye." This beautiful and abstract performance piece brought his native Iran to life. While presenting a very contemporary art form, he captures the essence of a thousand years.
Kevin Bodin is a young artist with an exacting vision of storytelling through film. His attention to detail and use of slow motion defined his style and helped him create a path to excellence, not just in the music video, but in filmmaking overall. Kevin has inherited a wealth of history in French cinema, and he shows us its future.
The results are in… The first annual TikiKiti International Film Festival Fab Five! …. er, Six! There was a tie. Here’s how it works....
Kevin Bodin is a young artist with an exacting vision of storytelling through film. His attention to detail and use of slow motion defined his style and helped him create a path to excellence, not just in the music video, but in filmmaking overall. Kevin has inherited a wealth of history in French cinema, and he shows us its future.
The travelog-style of video filming and editing is often thought of as an easy for of video type—more documentary than narrative. It is relegated to the back bin by video creatives because of this. Until you find something that draws you into the scene like a vacuum, sucking into the place you are watching.
What comes first when making a music video — the music or the story? If you’re working for a client who has a song, the decision is easy. But if you’re making a fan-made music video or an unofficial music video, the choice is not as simple. Maybe a narrative comes to you when you hear a specific song, or maybe you develop a story and then find the music that fits it best.
