Flo Anito won the contest (not a Seinfeld reference)- approx twice as many votes all the others combined!! She expresses appreciation to all her fans and that includes those who voted upon reading part I of the interview. http://www.examiner.com/music-in-los-angeles/fantastic-flo-anito-interview She discusses her video here:
W.E. How would you describe the experience of working with film director Francisco Campos-Lopez http://www.examiner.com/music-in-los-angeles/frankie-s-factory-music-videos-premiere on the awesome video (I love the humor in it too) for your song and where do you see the future of music video heading?
F.A. I loved shooting the video for "Uh Oh". A bunch of my friends were amazing and took the day off work. We shot the entire video on a Monday because that's the only day the diner was closed. Despite that fact, the owner of the diner, Matt Ashburn, came in and cooked food for the scenes and made a cameo appearance in the video.
Once we decided on the song, we were pretty much in agreement about the story line. I think Francisco liked the idea of using a diner because of the Americana aspect. When I first heard about the Capital City Diner, via two people on my mailing list, I knew it was the perfect spot. It was inside DC and had this perfect vintage feel to it that I think really matches my music and style.
Once we had the venue, things started falling into place quickly. Seema Khana, who did the makeup for my album, agreed to do it for the video; I found Kristen Penn, the hairstylist, via her mom who was on my mailing list; and Francisco knew Stella Bonds who designed the blue dress I wore. After a day of searching for the perfect waitressing outfit in costume and uniform stores, I randomly spotted a thrift store that had exactly one of the perfect dress in the perfect size.
It was fate...
The shooting itself was really interesting. I'd done a ton of theatre but very little film acting before so shooting the shots out of order was a little disorienting. I was happy to see the first draft because it was only then that I could really piece together all the scenes we'd shot. I'm really happy with the final product. I love the video's look and feel.
Interview continues http://www.examiner.com/music-in-los-angeles/flo-anito-speaks-from-the-heart
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