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Music video. The "Sledgehammer" music video was commissioned by Tessa Watts at Virgin Records, directed by Stephen R. Johnson and produced by Adam Whittaker. Aardman Animations and the Brothers Quay provided claymation, pixilation, and stop motion animation that gave life to images in the song. [30]
- Gabriel credits the song’s success solely on the music video, telling Rolling Stone, “I think it had a sense of both humor and fun, neither of which were particularly associated with me.
- It remains, to this day, MTV’s most-played music video OF ALL TIME!
- The video was directed by Stephen R. Johnson, famous for helming the Talking Heads’ music video “Road to Nowhere”, and partially animated by Nick Park, who later went on to create the award-winning children’s series Wallace & Gromit.
- During the week-long shoot, Gabriel lay under a sheet of glass while filming the video one frame at a time.
Apr 25, 2016 · Now 30 years old – yes, we know you feel old now – here’s what you need to know about that classic slice of 80s pop. 1. It is MTV’s most played music video of all time.
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Apr 25, 2022 · Aardman Animations worked with Gabriel on ‘Sledgehammer’, creating a hybrid art-piece that combined pixilation, and stop motion animation. It looked splendid, but it was an uncomfortable experience for Gabriel, who was forced to lie under a sheet of glass for 16 hours while filming the video.
Jul 28, 2011 · Those horns kick in, and we’re transported into breathtaking music-video territory. Stop-motion animation was the name of this new game, with Peter Gabriel allowing himself to lie under a sheet of...
Peter Gabriel's video for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, a collaboration with Aardman Animations which set new standards for the industry and became one of the most awarded videos in history.
