Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Music on Bethells

I had not intended to do yet another post about Bethells Beach. Oh, I have more pictures, but they are very like the ones you've already seen, so enough is enough I thought. But then, in an article I was reading today (07/15/18), about Bethells Beach, I learned of three music videos that were shot using Bethells as a background. One is by Taylor Swift, one by Shania Twain and one by Taeyeon. 

These are not really my kind of music. I didn't know any of these artists. I chose them because the videos show Bethells Beach. I liked that enough that I thought I'd link to each of them in case you'd also like to see how Bethells was used. 

I was disappointed that the first one doesn't really show the beach very much. The second one is better. I did like the one that Taeyeon did. Some of her beach shots are Amazing. In one shot she seems to be sitting on top of Ihumoana Island, which is an island only at high tide and is, I think, privately owned. I was also impressed with hers because I know where the Portland Buidlings is/are that start her video. It's in Kingsland. I've been there. AND, the shots where she is walking on a giant sand dune are from Lake Wainamu. We hiked there on one of Amiri's Boy Scout family outings. 

I've never been at the locations that have been shown in a music video before. Actually, Taeyeon's video was so full of New Zealand that it could have been used as a tourism advertisement I think. I wonder if I could figure out where she was driving her car? I'll have to study it more carefully.
Take a look, it won't take long. Enjoy the beach...                                







Before I end this, I want to give you just one more video that I found from another filmmaker. It shows another of the caves on BB. It's well done. (It's shot in the triangular cave, on the right)       -djf



This picture was taken on 12-31-13
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2 comments:

  1. Dianne19 July 2018 at 04:42

    You got me on that last video from another filmmaker. I was actually surprised to see it was mine! At the time I made that video I had no idea there was so much more to Bethells Beach and that the one little triangular cave would be dwarfed by the others a mile south.

    Regarding the music videos by those three artists, I noticed that they all seemed to show nearly the same scene on Bethells in the beginning - only Shania's video spent a little more time on the beach itself. And Taeyeon - what language was that? I may have to revisit those videos and examine them when I have a little more patience and time ... with the sound muted.

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  2. Doug Foster19 July 2018 at 12:37

    I thought your video made a nice conclusion.
    I think that Taeyeon is Korean.

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