Released 17 July 2009 Genre Electronica Label Megaphonic Records | Format Music video Length 4:52 | |
"Canvas" is a song by British singer/songwriter Imogen Heap, from her album Ellipse.
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Premiere
Music video for 'Canvas' premiered via MSN Video on 17 July. It was also made available for free download in exchange for one tweet five days later on 22 July on Imogen Heap's Twitter.
Release
'Canvas' was from the beginning meant to be released only as a music video and never as a single. It was also never released on TV. Imogen stated it would be a treat for her fans who waited so long for new material.
Music video
Idea for a music video for 'Canvas' formed back in February 2009. Heap asked her fans on her Twitter if they could point a place where hills, snow and sea meet together and stated it's for a 'Canvas' video. The video was directed by Tom Kelly and filmed in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It portrays a man constantly walking through the woods, snowy landscapes and hills carrying an easel with a black canvas put on it. At the end of the video he consequently lands up on a mountain top where he lays down the easel and looks ahead. The shooting began in the first week of April. Post-production lasted longer than expected due to unknown reasons.