Bar ElementsBeyond the Friend Zone

It's been a long few months since I last brought up this video. After seeing the raw footage, it was agreed that we needed to change the story line which of course meant a couple more film dates to make the new script happen.

Thank you of course to Bar Elements for thinking of me to do the video, Janice for being great to work with, STAGE in the Gaslamp for allowing us to film on location, as well as hold our casting call, Derek for allowing us to use his place, Brian for again being my camera guy when I needed you, and of course to all those that participated in the crowd scene. What could have taken a couple hours, was all done in a matter of minutes. You all made the "club scene" look great.

"Beyond the Friend Zone" - Music Video Produced By Vanessa Manuel

Bar ElementsBeyond the Friend Zone

Finally completed filming the music video for Bar Elements last night. As much as it was fun putting it all together just for a few hours of fliming, the real grunt and fun part begins . . editing!!

For more information on barElements visit their website at www.barElements.com to hear their latest song "Beyond the Friend Zone" you can go to their myspace page at: http://www.myspace.com/barelements

Bar ElementsMusic Video - PreProduction

In the last month I've been working up some preproduction magic for an upcoming music video that I'll be producing for a local band in San Diego, which is set to come out in August / September '09.  We're set to do our first day of shoot in less than a month, and I've been working hard to make everything as perfect as it will allow.  No matter how small the project, I'm always happy to be behind the camera, ready to tell people what to do, and up to my eyes and ears with doing something I love.  Look out for more updates =)

For more information on Bar Elements visit their website at: www.barelements.com

The Crystals - The RemakeFreddie Joachim

After publishing the original music video back in December of 2008, a new video was in the works which adds a little more creativity than just a straight story.  Click the play button below to see the remake of the music video for "The Crystals".

For more information on Freddie, check out his website at freddiejoachim.com .

"The Crystals" - Music Video Remake By Vanessa Manuel

Freddie JoachimThe Crystals

I've finally had a chance to upload the music video that I've been working on for one of my brother's friend Freddie Joachim. The video follows him though a day of working in the studio. To check out his music video, click HERE .

Here are more pictures I was able to hunt down of the day of the shoot. As you can see, people are signing their life away for this music video. HA HA Thanks to Bryner for the photos he took the day of the music video shoot.







For more information on Freddie, you can visit his website at www.freddiejoachim.com .

The Shiny OctopusI'll Be There With You

So here we are and almost three months later after the first initial meeting in front of that coffee shop (do I dare even start plugging places ha ha), the music video "I'll Be There With You" has finally come to its close.

Last night my music video was one of ten shown at the school's screening. As much as I've seen this music video over and over again in the last few months, seeing it up on a screen in front of people I didn't know, had to be the weirdest feeling ever. Then having to stand up in front of them for Q&A was even more uncomfortable. HA HA

Special thanks to the band members of The Shiny Octopus (Arlynn, Rollie, Matt, and Don) for giving me the opportunity to make this music video for them. And a shoutout of course to Cedric who played the man in uniform, Anivey as the daughter, Nicholas as the son (who now refers to this song as "the crying song"), my brother Eric who catered for my cast and crew the whole day, which I even repaid him with a cameo in the music video, and my AD for this shoot Brian Salazar, who always seems to let me tell him what to do no matter what for my productions. HA HA

To check out the final music video, click HERE.

To see more on the band, visit their myspace page at: www.myspace.com/shinyoctopus

November 1, 2008 - Freddie Joachim The Crystals - Music Video Shoot

I am currently doing a music video for one of my brother's good friends Freddie Joachim. The music video will debut by the first week of December. Here are some behind the scene pictures that were taken during the bbq/party scene.

Once again, Brian was by my side to be my camera guy during the BBQ scene. I always seem to be the one telling him what to do. I LOVE MY JOB! ha ha

To see more on Freddie, you can visit his website at www.freddiejoachim.com