 Reshoot ... Wes Carr was forced to remake his first video clip. Picture: Ella Pellegrini |
AUSTRALIAN Idol winner Wes Carr has been forced to remake his first music video because the original one was deemed unusable.
A replacement video for his No. 2 hit, You, was hastily filmed last weekend after the first one was scrapped at the 11th hour.
Music industry insiders said the original clip, filmed days after the Idol finale, was axed for being too dark and moody.
The new clip was shot outdoors in sunny Bondi, Sydney, last Friday and was directed by Melbourne film-maker Gemma Lee.
Most music videos in Australia cost around $20,000, making it a costly reshoot.
The new video was made in a hurry, Carr said.
"I woke up at 3am on Friday morning in Brisbane, got on the plane at 5am, got to Sydney at 7am, by 8am I was doing the clip, by 9pm it was a wrap," Carr said.
The delay in releasing a video for You may have contributed towards the song only reaching No. 2 on the music charts this week, kept out of No. 1 by just 11 sales.
The $9 price tag for the single, because it is being seen as an EP as it contains four songs, would not have helped either. Most singles can be bought for under $5.
The new video is being frantically finished and is expected to debut on weekend music TV. |
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