Filming a music video is a bit like attempting to assemble IKEA furniture without instructions—there’s a vague idea of the end goal, but you’re mostly just hoping nothing catches fire. And "Skip Monster" was no exception. The vision? A black-and-white, surreal, misinformation-fueled nightmare inspired by The Lighthouse but with more plastic suffocation and fewer Willem Dafoe monologues.

Step One: Find a Metaphor, Bury It, Then Eat It

At its core, the video treats plastic waste as a stand-in for media misinformation—because what better way to depict modern existential dread than by literally drowning in garbage? The concept was simple: dig through the dirt and unearth a flower (a symbol of truth), and then eat it. Because obviously, when one finds truth wrapped in plastic, the logical next step is to shove it in one’s mouth like an existential multivitamin.

Was it comfortable? No. Was it effective? Absolutely. There’s something inherently unsettling about watching someone swallow a flower whole—like a David Lynch fever dream, but with more potential for choking hazards.

Step Two: Enter the Plastic Apocalypse

As the song progresses, plastic begins to emerge from the actors mouth, expanding, suffocating, and ultimately enveloping everything around them. It’s unsettling, claustrophobic, and an absolute logistical nightmare to film. Because, in case you were wondering, stuffing plastic into someone's mouth while keeping them camera-ready is harder than it looks.

By the time the plastic had fully engulfed our subject, reality itself was breaking down. The grainy, black-and-white aesthetic blurred into surreal confusion. Did we even need visual effects? Not really. The growing discomfort of everyone involved in handling plastic in the dark and the rain did half the work for us.

Step Three: Hope for the Best in the Edit

When you shoot in black and white, everything feels instantly more profound. Shadows stretch further, emotions run deeper, and even an accidental trip over a lighting cable can be passed off as a bold artistic choice. The editing process took the raw footage—abstract close-ups, backlit silhouettes, and existential gasps for air—and turned it into something hypnotic and unsettling. A slow descent into plastic-coated delirium.

Final Thoughts: Was It Worth It?

Was this the easiest music video to film? No. Did anyone leave with an unexpected phobia of plastic? Quite possibly. But did we create a visually haunting, thematically rich piece of art that lingers in the mind long after the credits roll? Absolutely.

"Skip Monster" is proof that music videos don’t need glossy, high-budget production to be powerful. Sometimes, all you need is a pile of waste, a choking hazard, and a willingness to get a little weird.