Lil Yachty collaborator Glassface on how the internet has changed the music video
As you might know, The Verge has consistently and proudly presented a column called One Video for the last 21 weeks and will hopefully continue to do so for 2,100 more. In this column, Lizzie Plaugic and I tell you just one music video you need to watch every week, why, and for how long. Usually the “why” has something to do with innovation in the music video arts, which are always changing and generally thrilling. Sometimes we’re sleepy and just think the song is nice.
But this week, to celebrate the column’s coming-of-age, I’m talking to music video director and cinematographer Glassface (aka Josh Goldenberg) about the animated Lil Yachty lyric video “Forever Young,” which was not chosen last week but was referenced. It’s a trippy…