U2 x Maser

Two pale blue light-painted bars in front of a sawtooth-roofed warehouse at dusk
Artist
U2 and Maser
Directors
Marcus Lynam and Jefferson Hack
Agency
MAD Agency London
Role
Director of Photography

In conjunction with the release of their album, Songs of Innocence, U2 commissioned 11 artists to create a film, each inspired by a track from the album. Dublin-born artist Maser was chosen to make a piece for the track Cedarwood Road.

I was the director of photography for Maser's film, which was created by light-painting his distinctive artwork into long exposure photos using a PixelStick. In excess of 10,000 images were captured over the course of two weeks of night shoots. The images were then animated and edited to create the video.

Pink and blue diagonal stripes light-painted behind a 1929 shrine at night Blue light-painted bands across the balcony of a Dublin flats block Red and cyan light-painted stripes lining both sides of a railway level crossing at night Magenta light-painted stripes across the top deck of a car park Blue and yellow stripes light-painted behind the Grand Canal Docks sign
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