Canvas (song)

"Canvas"
Song by Imogen Heap from the album Ellipse
Released	17 July 2009
Format	Music video
Genre	Electronica
Length	4:52
Label	Megaphonic Records
Writer(s)	Imogen Heap
Producer(s)	Imogen Heap
Music video "Canvas" on YouTube

"Canvas" is a song by British singer/songwriter Imogen Heap, from her album Ellipse.

Premiere

Music video for 'Canvas' premiered via MSN Video on 17 July.^[1][2] It was also made available for free download in exchange for one tweet five days later on 22 July on Imogen Heap's Twitter.^[3][4]

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.^[5]

Music video

A scene from 'Canvas' 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.^[6][7] The video was directed by Tom Kelly^[8] and filmed in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.^[9] 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.^[10] Post-production lasted longer than expected due to unknown reasons.

Notes

1. http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-GB&vid=2266d0fe-824f-4b04-b270-c3c24387d3ce&from=entertainment_music
2. https://twitter.com/imogenheap/status/2691283095
3. https://twitter.com/imogenheap/status/2691731843
4. http://twitter.imogenheap.com/[]
5. https://twitter.com/imogenheap/status/1801314588
6. https://twitter.com/imogenheap/status/1243092803
7. https://twitter.com/imogenheap/status/1243141835
8. https://twitter.com/tomokelly
9. https://twitter.com/tomokelly/status/2769252394
10. https://twitter.com/imogenheap/status/1427509671