"El Capitan" by the Steelwells Gets a One of a Kind Look

Akorn Entertainment Produced The Steelwells Music Video “El Capitan” in Support of Local Music

(Santa Ana, CA) – Downtown Santa Ana based film production company, Akorn Entertainment , co-produced a music video for up and coming indie artist, The Steelwells, pro-bono, in efforts to further opportunities for local musicians within the Orange County community. The Steelwells won the complimentary music video along with the title of “Best Song” for track “El Capitan” at the 2010 OC Music Awards.  Akorn Entertainment partnered with the Awards event to produce the music video for the winning song. The video for “El Capitan” premiered at the Anaheim International Film Festival opening night on October 13, 2010.

Akorn Entertainment Director, Ali Akbarzadeh, brought to life the lyrics of “El Capitan” with the story of a sea captain whose desire for material riches and overwhelming greed lead to his own personal demise. Each scene is woven with topical political undertones alluding to the 2010 Gulf oil spill crisis.

No real actors partake in the video, rather the characters are played by wire and cardboard doll-like figures, constructed and painted by Akorn’s Director of Photography, Joshua Lang, and Lead Artist, Natalia Wong. Art Director, Diana Markessinis, created miniature sets and props designed from found objects, hand-crafted into lavish oceanic scenes, giving the entire production an organic puppet theater meets anime style and feel.

The video was shot over seven nights, using a Canon 5D, completed and premiered, with the assistance of OC Music Awards, at no cost to the band. “Every year we are lucky enough to partner with OC Music Awards and get to know the best local musical talent OC has to offer,” says Jeffrey Horn, Akorn’s Executive Producer. “Producing a music video for the Award’s Best New Artist winner each year is a great way for us to give back to our creative community.”

Akorn Entertainment plans to co-produce a complimentary music video for the winner of OC Music Awards Best Song each year. Watch “El Capitan” on the OC Music Awards Youtube Channel.


Song: El Capitan
Artist: The Steelwells
Album: Shallow on the Draft, 2009
Video Co-Producer: Jeffrey Horn, Akorn Entertainment
Video Co-Producer: OC Music Awards
Video Director: Ali Akbarzadeh, Akorn Entertainment

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Akorn Entertainment LLC.  
Akorn Entertainment was founded in 2006 on the mantra of producing highly creative, visually compelling content that engages viewers on multiple levels. Much of the production work scope consists of intimate personal stories woven together with beautiful High-Definition video, captivating visual effects and unforgettable music.



Highlights from the Akorn Entertainment portfolio include a feature length documentary for the city of Downtown Santa Ana, webisodes and viral videos for globally recognized brands such as LG and Sprint and all visual and interstitial graphic components for the annual event, OC Music Awards.