Case study
My Mantle
“Sola Fide,” acoustic — recorded and filmed for the band
- Client
- My Mantle
- Scope
- Video Production · Recording
- Links
- Watch on Vimeo
Brief vs. breakthrough
A stripped-back acoustic performance, recorded and cut so the take does the work and the edit stays out of the way.
- Recorded audio and picture made as one piece
- Five minutes, carried by the performance
- Delivered on Vimeo for the band to share
The brief
My Mantle wanted Sola Fide as an acoustic piece — the song without the arrangement's scaffolding, close enough that the playing itself is the event. The band needed a version to put in front of people who had only heard the record.
The approach
Built around the performance: the band playing, the room they played in, the song as it lands live. Sound and picture were made together so the two never argue, and the edit was kept deliberately plain.
The result
A five-minute performance video for the band to send, post, and play at shows — a version of Sola Fide that stands on its own next to the studio recording.