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www.postmagazine.com 24 POST AUGUST 2017 AMY LEE: SPEAK TO ME The creative team at Splice (http://splice.tv) re- cently combined forces with Evanescence's Amy Lee to create her latest music video, Speak To Me. The original song was written for the Voice From The Stone feature film and is a part of its soundtrack. The studio provided editorial, color and VFX services for the project. The music video pays homage to the film's tonality and mood by taking viewers on an intimate journey around an Italian castle, rich with character, architecture and stunning landscapes. It was shot on the same location as the film, in the Italian region of Tuscany. Directed by Eric D. Howell, Voice From The Stone stars Emilia Clarke, known for her role in Game of Thrones. Splice also contributed editorial, color and VFX to Howell's film, which was released in select the- aters and through streaming services this spring. "I was very moved by the movie, and af- ter having my first conversation with Eric and composer Michael Wandmacher, I felt a surge of inspiration and immediately began writing," says Amy Lee. "It was an honor to be able to work with Eric on the music video as well, which was shot outside Sienna, Italy, at the same beautiful location as the film. We conceived the video as a parallel and backstory to the film, which ex- plores the strong bond of love between Malvina and her son, and the belief that love is stronger than death." "I've been a long-time Evanescence fan, often listening to Amy Lee's music when editing or rendering late nights throughout my career," says Splice editor Clayton Condit. "It was a huge honor to get her talent and musical genius behind the project. Speak to Me really sums up the spirit of the film. The opportunity to cut an Amy Lee mu- sic video was just one more bonus for the Splice team and for the film." According to executive producer Drew Sondeland, dailies were processed using Da Vinci Resolve and the offline was performed using Apple's FCP X. Once the offline edit was locked, fin- ishing was handled in Resolve and Foundry's Nuke. "At the time we used Resolve 12.1 for color," says Sondeland. "This was a pretty seamless turnover thanks to the deep hooks Resolve has into the world of FCP X. For a quick turn around we elected to finish with our colorist. We handled light clean up in Resolve and for a few of the shots we needed to go to Nuke." Kranium has been at the forefront of the recent resurgence of Jamaican influence over American pop music with his signature blend of dancehall and R&B, a blend that comes naturally to the Jamaican-born, but US-based artist. From collaborations with artists like Ty Dolla $ign, Major Lazer and Tory Lanez, to being tapped by Ed Sheeran for his Shape of You remix, to having Drake cover his music onstage, Kranium is at the center of this cultural exchange. Following the release of his viral single, "Meet & Beat," Kranium returns with a new video for the previously-released single, "Can't Believe," which features Ty Dolla $ign and WizKid. A visual treat- ment is courtesy of director Rage that sees the trio gambling, womanizing and celebrating in a tropical setting. The video was shot on location in Malibu, CA, on a Red Dragon camera, with production handled by Raging Nation Films. Editor Jonathan Rouzier cut the footage at Zwick Post (www.zwickpost. com) using Adobe Premiere. At the time of publication, Can't Believe was already approaching four million global plays on Spotify and was on Apple Music's Dancehall Bangers playlist. Kranium's latest EP, The Spark, was scheduled for release via Atlantic Records. Splice provided editorial, color and VFX services for Amy Lee's Speak To Speak To Speak Me music video. Speak To Speak To Speak Me was shot at an Italian castle. Can't Believe Can't Believe Can't was shot on a Red Dragon camera and cut in Adobe Premiere.