I'm in the film industry and can tell you that three days for a music video is a standard amount of time, if not rather short.
The fact that personnel were flown in from the United States, rather than waiting to return home to shoot, tells me that there's something about the material that relates to Ireland, either in terms of its content or because of somebody that lives there that he was collaborating with.
My guess is that it either relates to Shane McGowan or traditional Irish music, or is the music video for a song from Triplicate or an upcoming album of originals or covers. If it's the latter, there must be something very special about the Ardmore Studios that Dylan and his team thought could not be found in the United States, which is strange considering the amount of vintage Hollywood studios that would be littered across Los Angeles. Perhaps they also did some shooting outside of the studio in parts of Ireland where Dylan wanted captured, therefore making the Ardmore Studios a cheaper option to shoot the rest of the video in compared to finishing it up in the United States.
It'll be interesting to see how it all turns out. The fact that there was a bunch of material performed strikes me as a sort of tribute performance video rather than a music video. Perhaps he performed all the songs from a new album and is going to decide which one he will release as a music video at a later date?
shipcomesin wrote:
Mickvet wrote:
Please, let it be a Ronnie Drew/Shane McGowan tribute.
Call it O'Triplicate.
I wouldn't bank on it. The person I got the info from is not a Dylan fan but would have mentioned if it was Irish material. It doesn't seem Shane was involved.
Did he say anything about the material? Style of music? Content of the lyrics? I know he's not a fan, but even just a sliver of a phrase or description of the music would probably be enough for us all to make an educated guess.
Perhaps this all relates to the reason why Dylan couldn't make the Nobel Ceremony due to "preexisting commitments"? He could have been recording an album in Los Angeles at the time. I'm clutching at straws but it's nice to think that perhaps the Daniel Lanois rumours were true.