This atmospheric night time place that was sometimes dangerous, sometimes comforting, then I saw a picture of Ralph and a story emerged,” shares Sam. “The track felt very visual to me-like it had its own world. Supporting this literal premise was a more abstract exploration of childhood-and more specifically, Miller’s childhood. This story is about where he might have gone. The idea behind Ralphie as the protagonist spawned from a true story about a time he went missing while Miller was in a recording session. What Sam ultimately created is a dreamscape portrait with abstract yet realistic CG animation, ethereal transitions, and a genuine, heartfelt story.Ĭonceptually, the film follows Mac Miller’s dog Ralphie as he embarks on a dreamy quest into unconsciousness. At first, I was trying to figure out what they wanted, but they immediately pushed me away from that and wanted me to create something totally from scratch.”
In his words, “From the beginning, I was aware of something really heartfelt in the music, and I wanted to come up with something that felt very genuine.
MAC MILLER COLORS AND SHAPES FULL
In terms of directive, Sam was afforded almost full creative freedom. Mac’s family hoped to create a film that would visually illuminate some of these themes. The lyrics of ‘Colors and Shapes’' are at once meditative and metaphorical, psychedelic and psychological, a selfless-journey and self-reflection all in one.
In this surreal and stirring music video for ‘Colors and Shapes,’ Hornet director Sam Mason teamed up with the family of Mac Miller to imagine the visual language surrounding the official release of Miller's cult favourite Faces mixtape.įaces is considered by many to be Mac’s magnus opus for its unique, jazzy production and themes of personal exploration.
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