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Avatari: P#RN

The Official Music Video for the song P#RN by AVATARI.
The video is an exploration of desire, addiction, and the search for true connection in an increasingly disconnected world.

  • David Michael Maurer
    Director
    Mendo's Carousel; Avatari: High Like This (Music Video); Avatari: Superhuman (Music Video)
  • Ari Welkom
    Producer
  • Ari Welkom
    Key Cast
    "AVATARI"
  • Alis Manaila
    Key Cast
    "Nurse"
  • Eunoia Sonders
    Key Cast
    "Salon Lady"
  • Ehrland Hollingsworth
    Key Cast
    "Frat Bro"
  • David Scales
    Key Cast
    "Cop"
  • David Michael Maurer
    Cinematography
    Mendo's Carousel; Avatari: High Like This (Music Video); Avatari: Superhuman (Music Video)
  • David Michael Maurer, ACE
    Editor
    Fantasy Island, StartUp, Splinter, The Masked Singer, American Idol
  • Andrea Steele
    Makeup Department Head
    Westworld, Oppenheimer
  • David Scales
    First Assistant Director
  • Brady Drobny
    Gaffer
  • Elisa Randazzo
    Wardrobe
  • Vanessa Silberman
    Song Produced By
  • Daniel Brecher
    Song Mixed By
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Addiction, Social Media
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 19, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Canon R5C UHD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - David Michael Maurer

David Michael Maurer has worked as an Editor in multiple genres, originally starting in Reality TV on shows like American Idol and The Masked Singer. He edited Sterlin Harjo's first dramatic Feature Film "Four Sheets to the Wind" and second "Barking Water" both of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He sliced the fan-favorite horror film "Splinter", directed by Toby Wilkins and won the award for Best Editing at the Screamfest Film Festival. Maurer worked with director Matthew Currie Holmes on the Music Feature "Traces" now streaming on TUBI. In scripted television, Maurer worked on Ben Ketai's crime drama "StartUp" where he met "Mendo's Carousel" cast members Edi Gathegi and Otmara Marrero. He also edited on season 2 of "Absentia" starring Stana Katic and most recently, the first two seasons of the rebooted "Fantasy Island" starring Roselyn Sanchez. He became a member of American Cinema Editors in 2013.

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Director Statement

Avatari and I have done several videos before P#RN and we wanted to push the boundaries of what we had done before. We both loved the fun of music videos from the late 1990's and early 2000's and so we embraced the bright colors and throwback styles. We also leaned into music performance within the story with a few exceptions. All of it was pre-visualized and costume colors were carefully selected to define character and contrast our standing-set locations. Our tiny crew worked hard to accommodate an aggressive two day shoot in the "influencer stage" and the desert. In addition to Directing/Editing/VFX, I also was the Director of Photography. We filmed on the Canon R5C with some of the fancy lenses that Cinematographer Keith Andreen lent us from the "High Like This" music video. We shot mostly handheld to give the video a more dangerous feeling. The camera whips in all sorts of directions to emulate the transitions done by social media influencers which was carefully planned. The goal is to surprise, delight, and let the audience get lost in our silly mirror world of voyeur and reflection.