Portland-based band Portugal. The Man and director Michael Ragen have channelled the spirit of Cecil B DeMille, Kenneth Anger and Caravaggio for the video for Guns and Dogs (taken from the band’s album The Satanic Satanist). It resembles a rediscovered silent movie biblical epic too dark and violent to have been released in the first place.

Portland-based band Portugal. The Man and director Michael Ragen have channelled the spirit of Cecil B DeMille, Kenneth Anger and Caravaggio for the video for Guns and Dogs (taken from the band&rsquo;s album The Satanic Satanist). It resembles a rediscovered silent movie biblical epic too dark and violent to have been released in the first place. Having DoP&rsquo;d videos for Sean Pecknold, Matt Daniels and That Go, this is Michael&rsquo;s first as director and it took him a while to perfect the ancient, grisly look. And guns are definitely not the weapon of choice. <strong><em>Michael Ragen on making the video for Portugal. The Man&#39;s Guns &amp; Dogs</em></strong> &quot;This was my first directing project. I wanted to create something that went back to my fine art roots and was very different from the other music videos I had been DP&#39;ing. I brought Stefan Moore and Noel Paul from That Go on to help me produce the piece as well as help develop some of the creative aspects. &quot;Traci Eggleston from Mt. St. Helen&#39;s Vietnam Band (who I had previously shot a video for) came on board a couple days before the shoot and John Gourley from Portugal The Man handled the costume design. &quot;I knew from the beginning it was going to be post-heavy, but the band was great in giving me all the time I needed to get it done. I spent quite a few months playing around with the look and style of the piece, creating matte paintings and layers of texture, and ultimately rescanning the finished piece frame-by-frame off a projector with a lensbaby to try to capture an old projected look. This was also my first time handling all of the post and visual effects on a project, so it was a huge learning experience.

Having DoP’d videos for Sean Pecknold, Matt Daniels and That Go, this is Michael’s first as director and it took him a while to perfect the ancient, grisly look. And guns are definitely not the weapon of choice.

Portland-based band Portugal. The Man and director Michael Ragen have channelled the spirit of Cecil B DeMille, Kenneth Anger and Caravaggio for the video for Guns and Dogs (taken from the band&rsquo;s album The Satanic Satanist). It resembles a rediscovered silent movie biblical epic too dark and violent to have been released in the first place. Having DoP&rsquo;d videos for Sean Pecknold, Matt Daniels and That Go, this is Michael&rsquo;s first as director and it took him a while to perfect the ancient, grisly look. And guns are definitely not the weapon of choice. <strong><em>Michael Ragen on making the video for Portugal. The Man&#39;s Guns &amp; Dogs</em></strong> &quot;This was my first directing project. I wanted to create something that went back to my fine art roots and was very different from the other music videos I had been DP&#39;ing. I brought Stefan Moore and Noel Paul from That Go on to help me produce the piece as well as help develop some of the creative aspects. &quot;Traci Eggleston from Mt. St. Helen&#39;s Vietnam Band (who I had previously shot a video for) came on board a couple days before the shoot and John Gourley from Portugal The Man handled the costume design. &quot;I knew from the beginning it was going to be post-heavy, but the band was great in giving me all the time I needed to get it done. I spent quite a few months playing around with the look and style of the piece, creating matte paintings and layers of texture, and ultimately rescanning the finished piece frame-by-frame off a projector with a lensbaby to try to capture an old projected look. This was also my first time handling all of the post and visual effects on a project, so it was a huge learning experience.

Michael Ragen on making the video for Portugal. The Man's Guns & Dogs

Portland-based band Portugal. The Man and director Michael Ragen have channelled the spirit of Cecil B DeMille, Kenneth Anger and Caravaggio for the video for Guns and Dogs (taken from the band&rsquo;s album The Satanic Satanist). It resembles a rediscovered silent movie biblical epic too dark and violent to have been released in the first place. Having DoP&rsquo;d videos for Sean Pecknold, Matt Daniels and That Go, this is Michael&rsquo;s first as director and it took him a while to perfect the ancient, grisly look. And guns are definitely not the weapon of choice. <strong><em>Michael Ragen on making the video for Portugal. The Man&#39;s Guns &amp; Dogs</em></strong> &quot;This was my first directing project. I wanted to create something that went back to my fine art roots and was very different from the other music videos I had been DP&#39;ing. I brought Stefan Moore and Noel Paul from That Go on to help me produce the piece as well as help develop some of the creative aspects. &quot;Traci Eggleston from Mt. St. Helen&#39;s Vietnam Band (who I had previously shot a video for) came on board a couple days before the shoot and John Gourley from Portugal The Man handled the costume design. &quot;I knew from the beginning it was going to be post-heavy, but the band was great in giving me all the time I needed to get it done. I spent quite a few months playing around with the look and style of the piece, creating matte paintings and layers of texture, and ultimately rescanning the finished piece frame-by-frame off a projector with a lensbaby to try to capture an old projected look. This was also my first time handling all of the post and visual effects on a project, so it was a huge learning experience.

"This was my first directing project. I wanted to create something that went back to my fine art roots and was very different from the other music videos I had been DP'ing. I brought Stefan Moore and Noel Paul from That Go on to help me produce the piece as well as help develop some of the creative aspects.

Portland-based band Portugal. The Man and director Michael Ragen have channelled the spirit of Cecil B DeMille, Kenneth Anger and Caravaggio for the video for Guns and Dogs (taken from the band&rsquo;s album The Satanic Satanist). It resembles a rediscovered silent movie biblical epic too dark and violent to have been released in the first place. Having DoP&rsquo;d videos for Sean Pecknold, Matt Daniels and That Go, this is Michael&rsquo;s first as director and it took him a while to perfect the ancient, grisly look. And guns are definitely not the weapon of choice. <strong><em>Michael Ragen on making the video for Portugal. The Man&#39;s Guns &amp; Dogs</em></strong> &quot;This was my first directing project. I wanted to create something that went back to my fine art roots and was very different from the other music videos I had been DP&#39;ing. I brought Stefan Moore and Noel Paul from That Go on to help me produce the piece as well as help develop some of the creative aspects. &quot;Traci Eggleston from Mt. St. Helen&#39;s Vietnam Band (who I had previously shot a video for) came on board a couple days before the shoot and John Gourley from Portugal The Man handled the costume design. &quot;I knew from the beginning it was going to be post-heavy, but the band was great in giving me all the time I needed to get it done. I spent quite a few months playing around with the look and style of the piece, creating matte paintings and layers of texture, and ultimately rescanning the finished piece frame-by-frame off a projector with a lensbaby to try to capture an old projected look. This was also my first time handling all of the post and visual effects on a project, so it was a huge learning experience.

"Traci Eggleston from Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band (who I had previously shot a video for) came on board a couple days before the shoot and John Gourley from Portugal The Man handled the costume design.

Portland-based band Portugal. The Man and director Michael Ragen have channelled the spirit of Cecil B DeMille, Kenneth Anger and Caravaggio for the video for Guns and Dogs (taken from the band&rsquo;s album The Satanic Satanist). It resembles a rediscovered silent movie biblical epic too dark and violent to have been released in the first place. Having DoP&rsquo;d videos for Sean Pecknold, Matt Daniels and That Go, this is Michael&rsquo;s first as director and it took him a while to perfect the ancient, grisly look. And guns are definitely not the weapon of choice. <strong><em>Michael Ragen on making the video for Portugal. The Man&#39;s Guns &amp; Dogs</em></strong> &quot;This was my first directing project. I wanted to create something that went back to my fine art roots and was very different from the other music videos I had been DP&#39;ing. I brought Stefan Moore and Noel Paul from That Go on to help me produce the piece as well as help develop some of the creative aspects. &quot;Traci Eggleston from Mt. St. Helen&#39;s Vietnam Band (who I had previously shot a video for) came on board a couple days before the shoot and John Gourley from Portugal The Man handled the costume design. &quot;I knew from the beginning it was going to be post-heavy, but the band was great in giving me all the time I needed to get it done. I spent quite a few months playing around with the look and style of the piece, creating matte paintings and layers of texture, and ultimately rescanning the finished piece frame-by-frame off a projector with a lensbaby to try to capture an old projected look. This was also my first time handling all of the post and visual effects on a project, so it was a huge learning experience.

"I knew from the beginning it was going to be post-heavy, but the band was great in giving me all the time I needed to get it done. I spent quite a few months playing around with the look and style of the piece, creating matte paintings and layers of texture, and ultimately rescanning the finished piece frame-by-frame off a projector with a lensbaby to try to capture an old projected look. This was also my first time handling all of the post and visual effects on a project, so it was a huge learning experience.

Portland-based band Portugal. The Man and director Michael Ragen have channelled the spirit of Cecil B DeMille, Kenneth Anger and Caravaggio for the video for Guns and Dogs (taken from the band&rsquo;s album The Satanic Satanist). It resembles a rediscovered silent movie biblical epic too dark and violent to have been released in the first place. Having DoP&rsquo;d videos for Sean Pecknold, Matt Daniels and That Go, this is Michael&rsquo;s first as director and it took him a while to perfect the ancient, grisly look. And guns are definitely not the weapon of choice. <strong><em>Michael Ragen on making the video for Portugal. The Man&#39;s Guns &amp; Dogs</em></strong> &quot;This was my first directing project. I wanted to create something that went back to my fine art roots and was very different from the other music videos I had been DP&#39;ing. I brought Stefan Moore and Noel Paul from That Go on to help me produce the piece as well as help develop some of the creative aspects. &quot;Traci Eggleston from Mt. St. Helen&#39;s Vietnam Band (who I had previously shot a video for) came on board a couple days before the shoot and John Gourley from Portugal The Man handled the costume design. &quot;I knew from the beginning it was going to be post-heavy, but the band was great in giving me all the time I needed to get it done. I spent quite a few months playing around with the look and style of the piece, creating matte paintings and layers of texture, and ultimately rescanning the finished piece frame-by-frame off a projector with a lensbaby to try to capture an old projected look. This was also my first time handling all of the post and visual effects on a project, so it was a huge learning experience.