RETURN TO COMBOLAND - A personal look at North Carolina's most influential (and secret) music legacy. Documentary Seeking Co-Production Partner - Produced and Directed by Steve Boyle. This is a sample of some of the archived music videos Steve created from 1981 to 1984.Artist featured: LUKY OWENS & REVOLVER Luky [pronounced LOO-Key, not lucky] Owens (Vocals), Johnny Hackney (Guitar), Gary Flowers (Bass), Tommy Hayes (Keyboards), Rusty Wiggs (Drums). IT'S NOT FOREVER was my first real performance music video. Robert Kirkland (Arrogance) produced the Luky Owens & Revolver demos and commissioned me to create a concept video for LIKE A REVOLVER as a promotion vehicle to gain a record label for his protégé, but I wanted a rocker under my belt and threw in this performance video along with the concept video. I figured that since I had the theater for the performance portion of the other video, I might as well shoot a second video too. The band's manager, Harry Simmons funded both videos for the grand budget of $240. Hey, I was happy for the funding and any excuse to make videos. Plus I was excited to work with Luky who was a one-of-a-kind performer, as can be seen in this video.Just before the production of this video, I saw the Ramones perform on the Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder. There was one shot in that show I can still see in my mind. Tom introduced the Ramones. The camera op was above in the audience. He runs down the steps, from the audience and on to the studio floor, and then slides down on his knees under Joey Ramone. So there is this one great take from a high, wide angle in the audience, running into a low angle close-up of the lead singer. That shot has affected me all of these years! That was it for me. All shots had to move as much as possible. And running from high to low angles was my favorite shot. You see a lot of running from far to near, straight on to low angle shots in this video. This style of shooting brings a lot of life to the performance. These days, this sort of shooting is common, but in 1981, it was unheard of. In fact, by 1984 you will see that my performance shots are locked down shots, which was the trend for performances into the late 80's. I still like to shoot performances with as much body motion as possible. Check out a video I recently shot for Felix Cavaliere http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr9-aI... and you'll see that after 26 years, Luky's video is still current.Luky Owens & Revolver never did get a record deal. By the 1983 they self-released an EP under the band name SPARROWS, but still no notice from the labels. By 1985, like most of the first wave of Comboland artists, they went their separate ways.Producer, Director, Photographer, Editor -- Steve BoyleProducer -- Tony MadejczykProduction Assistants -- John ClinePerformance -- Stewart Theater, NCSU, Raleigh (Tuesday, October 20, 1981)Theater Lighting -- Bud Simmons and Cliff AtchisonSong produced by Robert Kirkland (Arrogance) and Randy Shumacher as a demo. UnreleasedTotal budget for LIKE A REVOLVER and IT'S NOT FOREVER, $240.For more (or less) information on Return To Comboland, visit: http://www.returntocomboland.comhttp://www.myspace.com/returntocombolandNews & Updates: http://blog.myspace.com/returntocombo...Contact: comboland@skidmedia.com

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