Synopsis
Dinosaur Feathers' "Teenage Whore" unfolds as a surreal, offbeat fantasy populated by masked figures and strange characters. A slumber-party girl moves through a world where ordinary domestic imagery is mixed with playful menace, including an owl-masked father, a raccoon-masked girl, a bunny-masked figure, and a mysterious TV Man. The video's dreamlike logic mirrors the song's bright, melodic surface and provocative subject matter, creating an intentionally disorienting contrast between innocent imagery and darker adult implications.
Factoids & Trivia
- The song appears on Dinosaur Feathers' debut album, "Fantasy Memorial," released in 2010.
- The video came from a prize connected to the first NYC Music Video Festival and Battle of the Bands. The Moonmen received the opportunity to make a video for the winning band after co-winning the competition.
- The production was shot on a Red One digital cinema camera.
- Its visual effects and compositing were created with After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Cinema 4D, and Final Cut Pro.
- Erica Harsch and Cory Choy produced the video, while Doug Emmett handled cinematography.
- The cast credits emphasize the video's deliberately eccentric world, including roles such as TV Man, Dad - Owl Mask, Slumber Party Girl - Raccoon Mask, and Bunny Mask.
- The video was an official selection of the Los Angeles Music Video Festival.