Paul McCartney: My Valentine

Sir Paul McCartney recently directed a trio of music videos for his song My Valentine. The films feature Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp each translating the lyrics of the song into sign language. One film features both actors together and they're featured individually in the other two films.

The videos were based on a idea by Stella McCartney and premiered last week at an exclusive screening event at the Stella McCartney store in Los Angeles.

All three films were edited by Paul Martinez, who had no idea what he was walking into when he arrived at Sir Paul McCartney's house one Saturday morning.

"When I arrived at the house and walked through the gate, I realised that I was at Paul McCartney’s house and [DP] Wally was there shooting a video of Natalie Portman and that Sir Paul McCartney was directing," explains Martinez. "Paul walked up to me and said, 'So, you are our editor?' And I said, 'Sure'."

Martinez edited two different versions, one with Natalie alone and another with Johnny solo, which helped him combine the two to create a love story.

"On the final come together version, I wanted to use a very slow pace with cross dissolves that harkens back to something of an earlier era," explains Martinez. "With Johnny, I wanted to use more of the rack focus moments and keep his cuts with more of an edge. The contrast between the two of them is really visually stunning. Not to mention you could not have two better performances."

To see Natalie Portman's individual video, click here.

To see Johnny Depp's individual video, click here.