Synopsis

On a wet Brooklyn street, dancer Storyboard P performs alone outside an industrial garage, moving with sharp, fractured precision as traffic and the surrounding city continue around him. His body seems to glitch, float, and fold in on itself, creating the impression of a human stop-motion figure. The camera circles and follows him in fluid, continuous motion, turning the street into a stark stage. With no conventional narrative or performers, the video focuses entirely on the tension between the dancer's controlled movements and the song's dark, atmospheric pulse.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was released on November 18, 2013, the same day "Drop the Game" arrived as part of the Lockjaw EP.

• Brooklyn street dancer Storyboard P is the video's sole on-screen performer. His movement style, often described as "mutation," draws on flex dancing, mime, animation, and controlled physical illusion.

• The production was filmed on location in Gowanus, Brooklyn, using the area's industrial streets and warehouse surroundings rather than a constructed set.

• The camera work was built around a RED Epic camera mounted on a Freefly Mobi gimbal. This allowed the operator to move around Storyboard P with the fluidity of a steadicam while retaining the responsiveness of handheld shooting.

• The camera rig was unusually heavy for the early Mobi system. The production team had to develop a way to mount the RED Epic even though the gimbal was designed for a lighter payload.

• Producer Garen Barsegian described the Mobi as an opportunity that also introduced a learning curve and cost the production some time. The equipment was treated as a tool for following the performance, rather than as the video's main attraction.

• The shoot required the crew to stay mobile. When Storyboard P began dancing, the production setup sometimes had to be moved out of the way and repositioned around the block.

• The official video was produced by Collider and GAREN. Its minimal concept helped make the dancer's performance, rather than a plot or visual effects, the defining element of the release.

• The video helped bring wider attention to Storyboard P's distinctive movement language. He later appeared in major visual projects including Jay-Z's "Picasso Baby" and "4:44."