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{{musicvideo|
 
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<!------ ALBUM TABLE -------->
 
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|Current video name    = Screwdriver (lyrics)
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|Current video name    = Screwdriver (lyrics music video)
 
|Video Image            = Screwdriver-vid5in1.png
 
|Video Image            = Screwdriver-vid5in1.png
 
|Date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 2013]]
 
|Date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 2013]]
 
|producer(s)            = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)            = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|Director              = Unknown
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|Director              = [https://www.jasonfranzen.com/paisleypark1 Jason Franzen]
|Related                = None
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|Related                =  
|ReleaseDate            = This video is currently not available on retail format.
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|ReleaseDate            =
 
<!------ VIDEO CHRONOLOGY -------->
 
<!------ VIDEO CHRONOLOGY -------->
 
|Previous year          = 2012
 
|Previous year          = 2012
|Next year              = None
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|Next year              = 2013
 
|Previous video link    = [[Video: Rock And Roll Love Affair|Rock And Roll Love Affair]]
 
|Previous video link    = [[Video: Rock And Roll Love Affair|Rock And Roll Love Affair]]
|Next Video link        = [[Video: Screwdriver-live|Screwdriver (Live)]]
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|Next Video link        = [[Video: Screwdriver-live|Screwdriver (Film/Live)]]
 
<!-------SHOOTING TEXT ------->
 
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|Introduction          = '''Screwdriver''' is the first [[Prince]] video to have been released through his [[Prince2013.com|20pr1nc3.com]] website.  
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|Introduction          = '''Screwdriver''' is a [[Prince]] video released to promote the [[Single: Screwdriver|single]]. Another entirely different video was made available for download a few weeks later (see  [[Video: Screwdriver-live|here]]). Both were (mainly) shot [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota in December 2012.
  
On 22 January 2013 the video was premiered the same day as the launch of [[Prince]]'s new website: [[Prince2013.com|20pr1nc3.com]]. The video was streamed on the website via a private Vimeo account in HD format.
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On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 2013]], this lyrics music video was premiered the same day as the launch of [[Prince]]’s new website: [[Prince2013.com|20pr1nc3.com]]. The video was streamed on the website via a private Vimeo account in HD format.
  
The video shows [[Prince]] singing, playing guitar and keyboards with [[Ida Nielsen]] on bass, [[Donna Grantis]] on guitar and [[Hannah Ford]] on drums, while the lyrics of the song are displayed on screen in various colors in a typeface named 'Meloriac'. The video also contains footage of a dancer.  
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The video shows [[Prince]] singing the studio version of '''Screwdriver''', playing guitar and keyboards with [[Ida Nielsen]] on bass, [[Donna Grantis]] on guitar and [[Hannah Ford]] on drums, while the lyrics of the song are displayed on screen in various colors in a typeface named 'Meloriac'. The video also contains footage dancer [[Lala Escarzega]] who also appeared in the 2009 videos for [[Video: Crimson And Clover|Crimson And Clover]] and [[Video: Chocolate Box|Chocolate Box]]. The image has received a bi-color process treatment in black/yellow, black/purple, black/red, black/blue and black/green.  
  
The image has received a bi-color process treatment in black/yellow, black/purple, black/red, black/blue and black/green.  
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Although it was the video featuring [[Prince]] and his new band [[3rdEyeGirl]], the audio of the song is the single and [[Album: Hitnrun Phase Two|future album]] version with [[Prince]], [[Ida Nielsen]] (on bass) and [[John Blackwell]] (on drums).
 
|recording info        =
 
|recording info        =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date            = Late 2012
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|date            = December 2012
|studio          = Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|studio          = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info = Principal filming
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|additional info =  
 
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|cast                  = * [[Prince]] - lead vox, guitar, keyboards
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|cast                  = * [[Prince]]
* [[Ida Nielsen]] - bass gyitar
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* [[Ida Nielsen]]
* [[Hannah Ford]] - drums
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* [[Hannah Ford]]
* [[Donna Grantis]] - guitar
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* [[Donna Grantis]]
* [[Lala Escarzega]] - dance
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* [[Lala Escarzega]]
|crew                  = * Jason Franzen - editing, titles
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|crew                  = * [https://www.jasonfranzen.com/paisleypark1 Jason Franzen] - director, art direction, editor, titles
 
* ''More information needed''
 
* ''More information needed''
 
|released versions      =
 
|released versions      =
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|unreleased versions   =  
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|sampled in                =
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|unreleased versions       =  
 
|awards                =  
 
|awards                =  
 
{{NoAwards|
 
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|see also                = [[Screwdriver]]
 
|see also                = [[Screwdriver]]
 
* [[Single: Screwdriver|Screwdriver]] (single)
 
* [[Single: Screwdriver|Screwdriver]] (single)
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[[File:Screwdriver_single.jpg|100px]]
 
* [[Video: Screwdriver-live|Screwdriver]] (live music video)
 
* [[Video: Screwdriver-live|Screwdriver]] (live music video)
 
|Quotations & trivia    =  
 
|Quotations & trivia    =  
 
|References              = [http://20pr1nc3.com/ 20Pr1nc3.com]
 
|References              = [http://20pr1nc3.com/ 20Pr1nc3.com]
 
* [http://www.billboard.com/features/prince-the-new-billboard-cover-story-1008105372.story#/features/prince-the-new-billboard-cover-story-1008105372.story '''Prince: The (New) Billboard Cover Story''' ''by Gail Mitchell'' (Billboard: 22 January 2013 9:30 EST)]
 
* [http://www.billboard.com/features/prince-the-new-billboard-cover-story-1008105372.story#/features/prince-the-new-billboard-cover-story-1008105372.story '''Prince: The (New) Billboard Cover Story''' ''by Gail Mitchell'' (Billboard: 22 January 2013 9:30 EST)]
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* [http://princeonlinemuseum.com/timeline/20pr1nc3/ 20Pr1nc3.com Jason Franzen interview]
 
<!-------CATEGORIES ------->
 
<!-------CATEGORIES ------->
 
|Categories              = [[Category:2013]][[Category:Videos (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2012]]
 
|Categories              = [[Category:2013]][[Category:Videos (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 2012]]
 
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Latest revision as of 08:14, 10 August 2023

2012: Rock And Roll Love Affair Music Videos
(Prince)
Music Videos
(Related Artists)
2013: Screwdriver (Film/Live)
Screwdriver (lyrics music video)

Screwdriver (lyrics music video) music video selected snapshots

Music Video details


First aired: 22 January 2013
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Director: Jason Franzen
Related home video/DVD:
First (Commercially) Released:

Awards


Date Institution, Country Award
This music video has not received any awards in the USA

Screwdriver is a Prince video released to promote the single. Another entirely different video was made available for download a few weeks later (see here). Both were (mainly) shot Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota in December 2012.

On 22 January 2013, this lyrics music video was premiered the same day as the launch of Prince’s new website: 20pr1nc3.com. The video was streamed on the website via a private Vimeo account in HD format.

The video shows Prince singing the studio version of Screwdriver, playing guitar and keyboards with Ida Nielsen on bass, Donna Grantis on guitar and Hannah Ford on drums, while the lyrics of the song are displayed on screen in various colors in a typeface named 'Meloriac'. The video also contains footage dancer Lala Escarzega who also appeared in the 2009 videos for Crimson And Clover and Chocolate Box. The image has received a bi-color process treatment in black/yellow, black/purple, black/red, black/blue and black/green.

Although it was the video featuring Prince and his new band 3rdEyeGirl, the audio of the song is the single and future album version with Prince, Ida Nielsen (on bass) and John Blackwell (on drums).


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
December 2012 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Cast
Crew
  • Jason Franzen - director, art direction, editor, titles
  • More information needed

Versions
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Screwdriver 4:28 20pr1nc3.com Official Lyrics video


 
Additional Information

See Also Quotation & triva

Screwdriver single.jpg


References
2012
Rock And Roll Love Affair
Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 2013
Screwdriver (Film/Live)