Two Tickets to Planet B [Music Video]

"How will I know you, here on Planet B?"

One might say that Two Tickets to Planet B is a travelogue. The itinerary goes from booking the trip, to excited anticipation, to departure, arrival, and nightmarish disappointment. Kinda like an ocean cruse during a pandemic. But of course the theme is a riff on the environmental slogan. And Planet B's a pretty good slogan. It was actually coined in 2013 when then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said said: "There can be no Plan B because there is no planet B." A little too wordy, but yea, he nailed it. And it endures.

  • Craig Trumbo
    Director
  • Craig Trumbo
    Writer
  • Craig Trumbo
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 2, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Oregon Short Film Festival
    Portland, OR
    October 14, 2022
    Best Music Video
  • Festival Angaelica
    Pasadena, CA
    United States
    March 31, 2023
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • VuJa de Industries
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Craig Trumbo

Craig Trumbo operates VuJa de Industries, located in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. In addition to woodworking enterprises in the visual arts, he writes and produces music videos and short films addressing today's pressing social and political issues. Recent projects have included material on climate change, gun violence, and the war against Ukraine. He also composes and plays all musical parts in his films.

Additional works can be seen on his YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/DrRetch

Regarding his pathway to this point, Trumbo offered some insight.

"It was actually a bit of a segue, beginning to create original music and accompanying videos, and eventually dramatic shorts. After all, the band folded during the pandemic. While my base motivation may have been to simply maintain some creative outlet, one must first have something to say before bringing pen to paper, lens to CCD. My passions for the environment and social justice therein found an outlet. This collided with my professional background in photography and more recent efforts in music and production. And having worked, studied, and taught in journalism for some 25 years left me a hopeless news addict. So, to quote Chrissie Hynde:

"The phone, the TV and the news of the world got in the house like a pigeon from hell"

Stay tuned, more to come . . .

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Director Statement

A quick search for "environmental slogans" turns up many lists. And an interesting article at medium.com arguing that "The Fight for the Environment Needs Better Slogans." And thus Planet B. This actually dates to January 15, 2013, where then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said said during an address at Stanford: "There can be no Plan B because there is no planet B." A little too wordy, but yea, he nailed it.

While serious in its intent, this was a fun piece to put together. Digging up colorized science fiction space films from the '50s and 60's was, to put it mildly, a hoot. Several were Russian, including my favorite moment (the Boot) from a space training film (really) pointing out that it was unknown what the moon's surface was like. Music based on "Planet Claire" by the B-52s (which was based on Mancini's "Peter Gun Theme"), vis-a-vis a plugin for the Farfisa Compact Deluxe organ.