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  • Ryan Leslie: I-R-I-N-A (Shot in 113 seconds)

    Posted by admin on February 20th, 2010 and filed under album covers | 25 Comments »

    SONG: I’ve spent the last 2 weekends shooting a crazy photo story for my single “Diamond Girl” starring Russian fashion model Irina Sheik (http://supermodels.nl/irinasheik ). The concept required that we have some chemistry on set and since I speak very little Russian, I started singing this song and melody to break the ice and lighten up the vibe. By the end of the shoot, the boys on my staff suggested I lay it down, so here it is.

    VIDEO: A few months ago, I hired Guillaume Doubet (http://www.myspace.com/ilovegeedub ), a talented young director from France to come and work on our video team. He came up with the concept to shoot this video at double speed so when we played it back in real-time, it would have the slow motion effect that you see. So – imagine dancing and singing this song at 2x the speed all in one continuous take – no edits. Watch closely, the end of the video where I walk off screen really gives it away. PLEASE NOTE: This means that the video was shot in exactly 113 seconds (or 1/2 the time it will take you to watch it).

    Enjoy, share, and stay tuned for the “Diamond Girl” photo story shot by my good friend Pieter Henket. You can see a preview image on my website (http://www.ryanleslie.com ).

    God bless.

    R

    Duration : 0:3:45


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    25 Responses

    1. kurdishcash Says:

      <3 Bestttt
      <3 Bestttt

    2. adalinemartuccimo Says:

      the best way to …
      the best way to download this mp3 from youtube is to google mp3iify.

    3. jazzyseals Says:

      my two year old …
      my two year old neice has put her own name in this song. [L-A-I-L-A..... ] LOL . i love her version and R. Les’s original of course. this man is pure genius.

    4. bad03girl Says:

      Genius!!!!
      Genius!!!!

    5. irinakhiyayeva Says:

      thumbs up
      thumbs up

    6. Chraysler Says:

      thank you for this …
      thank you for this song !!!!

    7. seba1337 Says:

      I R I N A … just …
      I R I N A … just loving it <:

    8. Madouniii Says:

      This song is so …
      This song is so sweet…
      I love it ! <3

    9. Dantesyax Says:

      853.755 :D
      853.755 :D

    10. JulitaSong Says:

      Very good song 5*** …
      Very good song 5***** Julita

    11. Summerbeauty123 Says:

      my name is irina, …
      my name is irina, too. =)

      very good song! :D

    12. inoschka33 Says:

      eecht zij hoor !!!! …
      eecht zij hoor !!!!!!!!!!!! aaap

    13. OoAYLoO Says:

      einfach nur hammer …
      einfach nur hammer das liied..
      Ryan leslie ist der besteee:))!!!!

    14. communitychannel1fan Says:

      My name is Irina. i …
      My name is Irina. i love him for making this song.

    15. kevonedmonds Says:

      John Legend meets …
      John Legend meets Maxwell and everyone is influenced by Stevie.

    16. HunterOfThePast Says:

      this song is made …
      this song is made by a genuis.
      everybody loves you man.

    17. crAzykid4e Says:

      ohh my name’s Irina …
      ohh my name’s Irina…
      the song is very sweet ;)

    18. brandonlamarmusic Says:

      im sorry but video …
      im sorry but video doesnt appear to have any kind of slowed down affect to it….still a good song though.

    19. Riahtubee Says:

      <3 IRINA
      <3 IRINA

    20. FrEsHPrInCeOfRnB Says:

      one of the best …
      one of the best songs i EVER heard…..very smooth LOVE IT

    21. Mrdisaster09 Says:

      i can listen to …
      i can listen to that song all day

    22. Mrdisaster09 Says:

      bitch read the …
      read the description
      “. He came up with the concept to shoot this video at double speed so when we played it back in real-time, it would have the slow motion effect that you see. So – imagine dancing and singing this song at 2x the speed all in one continuous take – no edits. Watch closely, the end of the video where I walk off screen really gives it away. PLEASE NOTE: This means that the video was shot in exactly 113 seconds (or 1/2 the time it will take you to watch it). “

    23. MrJayDime Says:

      his voice is still …
      his voice is still dancin

    24. silzerful Says:

      one of the best …
      one of the best songs from r-les ;)

    25. worldWmusic Says:

      Nobody does it like …
      Nobody does it like Ryan Leslie does it

      Check out my beat on my channel

      worldWmusic

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