If you haven't seen it before, let me give you a visual. Imagine tons of choirs, classical musicians, dancers, aerialists, and guys in giant paper heads performing live on a stage while Cantor narrates a brutal scene about you, the viewer, being ferociously chased by a blood-soaked Shia LaBeouf -- who is also a cannibal.
I saw it the day after it went live in late October and it easily became my new favorite video on YouTube. I was totally blown away by not only the lyrics of the song ("Wait! He isn't dead! Shia Surprise!" -- I just lost it), but the creativity and beauty in the live performance. So, it was certainly exciting to chat with the director and cinematographer of the project, Scott Uhlfelder, and ask him about how the whole bloody, beautiful, bizarre thing came together, from directing Shia LaBeouf to filming a live performance with so many (literally) moving pieces.
But before we get to the interview, take a look at the music video: