Death Cab for Cutie - Directions | 
| Actor: Death Cab For Cutie
Studio: Atlantic / Wea
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 28875
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 140 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 53166-2
UPC: 085365316621
EAN: 0085365316621
ASIN: B000EGDAR0
Theatrical Release Date: April 11, 2006
Release Date: April 11, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: disc plays fine. some minor scratches. no case or paper insert.
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Product Description
Death Cab for Cutie presents: Directions an innovative anthology of 11 short films inspired by each song on the band's acclaimed album Plans. Every song was directed by a different director and includes 2 bonus videos of unreleased songs. The unprecedented collection came about as the brainchild of otaku-house the production company owned and run by childhood friends Nick Harmer bassist for Death Cab for Cutie and video director Aaron Stewart-Ahn. They saw the opportunity to enlist a variety of talented young artists to each make a short film set to a Death Cab song without the constraints of the traditional music video- no arbitrary performance footage the band themselves would not appear in the films. The ultimate goal was to create a series of small films that worked together as both individual pieces of art and as a unified whole. Track Listings: Marching Bands of Manhattan Soul Meets Body Summer Skin Different Names for the Same Thing I Will Follow You Into the Dark Your Heart Is An Empty Room Someday You Will Be Loved Crooked Teeth What Sarah Said Brothers on a Hotel Bed Stable Song Talking like Turnstiles. Format: DVD AUDIO Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS Rating: NR UPC: 085365316621 Manufacturer No: 53166-2
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More musicians should do this. April 17, 2006
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12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I laughed. I cried. I even pondered.
This is a great project, and one you should purchase, to both enjoy the videos and support the concept.
I did not know much about Death Cab for Cutie, but had a couple of their songs from CMJ Magazine, and I liked them enough. Then I saw a press-report about Death Cab's upcoming project, to let separate different directors create their separate visions of each and every song on their new album Plans. In the end, some wondered if the whole would stand together. I think it has, as Death Cab's music was direction enough to the directors, but you will need to see them all together to judge for yourself. I love music videos, especially the more creative ones, so I thought that this, music even aside, could be great fun.
They released 1 a week, and each Monday during that time, I visited their website, enjoying, even looking forward to Monday! It was with the video for "Summer Skin" that I concluded, this is art, and told all my friends. I have purchased the album, and grown to love the music seperately. The music and videos are deliberate art, which is sometimes hard to find, and even harder to find as well executed as this.
For you Death Cab for Cutie fans, of course you will buy this. For you art and video enthusiasts, and even you industry wonks, check this out. It was a great idea, brilliantly pulled off, and definitely earned a sale from me.
5 stars!
Words Can't Describe April 11, 2006
Matthew Barton (Maryland, MD USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you enjoy the music of Death Cab For Cutie, then this is for you. It's not about the band, it's about the music. This is the way music videos were meant to be. If you enjoyed the Plans album, this will bring new perspective to each of the songs.
Very enjoyable experience for a very enjoyable price.
Unlike Anything Else. May 24, 2006
Jaimie Evoy (Langley, BC Canada)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was very impressed with Directions. All the videos are unique and personal. The combination of the music and video worked really well! The DVD has lyrics, a message from each director, plus an interview with the band. Overall- definetely worth the time, and the money.
Hopefully will inspire many more bands to do the same... September 10, 2006
Derek W. Pollard (Shoreline, WA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
What an awesome idea and tremendous videos from a band with great emotionally powerful songs. I wish more bands would do this kind of thing maybe without any commentary from the band themselves and only from the directors and maybe in Surround sound!! The only flaw that I saw was not having director's commentaries although it was advertised on the back of the package. I remember as a child wanting to create computer aided videos for an entire album and now it's finally been done by DCFC in 2006!! My heroes!!
great idea May 1, 2006
Paul Schroeder (Minneapolis, MN)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have yet to get the regular cd version of "plans", but this dvd is really great. It is a neat idea to do make a music video for every song on the album. All of the videos are very different (there is a different director for each song) and enjoyable to watch (my favorite is "Crooked Teeth" which is about three crazy looking cardboard caracters who tell about disapointments in their lives). Doing their album in this format lets the musicians add more meaning to their songs, and hopefully other bands will try doing what Death Cab for Cutie has done here.
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