Bam! A brand new video from the Helio Sequence, plus an interview with the clip’s local director, Whitey McConnaghy. I swear this is the last video from the band I ever post… today. The interview is after the jump.

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The stage and lighting are very unique, when you pitched the video concept to the band where they a little skeptical that everything would come together the way it did?
They were a little skeptical at first, but they were like "If you say you can do it, it sounds good to us." I've built some weird, cheap, cool, sets in the past, so I at least had a good track record.

Did they mind performing in the freezing cold? How did you protect the lights, car battery, etc, from the rain?
They were a bit cold but never complained. None of us really had any choice, when it was cold it was at least dry. The crew had a harder time with the cold than the band. When it rained we barely got the trailer wet.

Most of the shots when it's raining in the video I had them just out of the rain under a bridge. The car batteries were fine if they got wet, same with most of the lights since a lot of them are car lights. The computer/TV didn't like the rain.

Was the stage mobile? Also, any chance the band will utilize the stage itself for live shows? Or was it dismantled after the shoot?
The stage was very mobile, except for the time the hitch came off a van I was borrowing and it came grinding across the pavement sending up giant sparks.

The band should of used it for a show, I wanted them to but it just didn't happen. It would of been awesome. A friend and I dismantled the thing it's gone. R.I.P. If anyone needs 60 flashlights 6 boat batteries, lamps, a trailer, etc, they're all for sale, for cheap.

You clearly put a lot of work into perfecting this video shoot, as a director does it ever bother you to know that most people will just watch your work as a low-resolution online clip?
Yeah that pretty much blows, thanks for rubbing it in.

But to be honest it was really worth it when the band watched the video for the first time, and to see that they were so genuinely happy with it, that was enough. I was so nervous showing it to them, so that's all I wanted.

One thing I have to say is I am so happy and proud of all the people that chipped in on the shoot. We shot in cold, wet weather from 10 pm until 4 am over a few nights and all the people that came out to help never complained. This video could of only have been done in Portland with the budget we had. Hell, we had Brent from Menomena helping 6-10 random film/art people string LED's. Lorin from the Thermals helped with welding. It's rad when your help is as famous as the band.

Only in Portland!