It's Pop Week here at MTV News, and that means we're catching up with and getting to know everyone who's going to make a splash in pop music and culture over the next 12 months. Whether they're just arriving on the scene or are already the name on everyone's lips, these are the artists we expect big things from in 2009.
When MTV News caught up with "High School Musical" star Lucas Grabeel to talk all things Pop Week, he shared with us his passion for filmmaking. He also shared a few anecdotes about his experiences making short films and music videos for the songs he's written over the past few years.
Two music videos he spoke to us about were "You Got It," which he wrote for "High School Musical 2," and "Get Your Ass On." The video for "You Got It" was shot by Lucas and a bunch of his friends while they were on vacation in Europe. "We just shot everywhere. It turned out to be really cool," our Male Pop Rookie said about the experience. "We got from the top of the Eiffel Tower to a Prince concert in London. It was pretty cool."
The other music video was for "Get Your Ass On," which he also shot with a group of friends, but this time in a hotel room while he was hard at work on the film "The Adventures of Food Boy."
Meanwhile, he's also worked on two short films called "Smoke Break" and "The Real Son," and he reveals that he likes to work behind the camera. "I really love producing," he said. "Seeing the project from start to finish. I'm an idea man. I like putting people together, establishing relationships and telling a story with several different mediums."
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