By Anne Leighton
It's great when a band can get to a point in their career where MTV asks them for a video. Such is the case for Orgy, who were discovered and nurtured by the super-successful metal band, KoRn. The challenge in Orgy's case was that they were so in demand with live shows and media meet-and- greets, that it was hard for them to come up with time and focus to create a video. "It was a nightmare," Orgy drummer Bobby Hewitt told Video View. The band had a futuristic vision for the song Blue Monday, but needed to find a video director that agreed with their approach, and had the professionalism to follow their directives. "We went through lots of video directors. It was a
grueling process looking at videos." Ultimately they chose Gregory Dark, whose ideas seemed in synch with the band's. They faxed treatments back and forth, and set a time and location to shoot. "We came on the set, and it didn't look like what we wanted. It seemed 'industrial' not futuristic. In
addition we wanted to be seem playing on camera more than what the director had in mind for us." At the shoot. Orgy Diplomatically stated that they wanted to be presented as a performing unit in the video. This was important because videos are ultimately are projected as a band's personal approach.
"Also as we edited the video, we felt that things were looking closer to our vision, and were with the final clip." In addition to finding successful rotation on MTV, Blue Monday had now been seen all over the world. Hewitt says he enjoys performing in front of the camera, and Blue Monday was not his
first national exposure. About four years ago, a casting director asked him and his twin brother Fabio if they'd like to portray twins in a Billy Bob Thornton flick called Don't look back. "Making movies and videos have the same vibe. You have your cues and places to stand, and you have to perform to the best of your ability." Hewitt is not a regular viewer of MTV, but enjoy TV shows like Seinfeld and Friends. He loves actresses. "I think Sandra Bullock is very funny and witty, and discovered that by seeing her on talk shows." He also enjoys Elizabeth Hurley and Courtney Cox.
