Someone can’t sleep, and directors Tim and Joe set were given the task of visualising insomnia, creating a moody and enigmatic video for the French band Revolver’s Let’s Get Together.

The video features some excellent and inventive lighting effects courtesy of DoP David Procter and visual effects artist Chris Bristow. Both have delved into the madder side of filming, David with his notorious Raindance Trailer and, more recently, Chris with his animated promo for Dirty Alice.

Tim and Joe: “We collaborated with Chris Bristow and David Procter to design the identity of the light from the start. We shone light through liquids and textured glass to create in-camera effects which Chris then combined with his visual effects, bringing David’s beautiful cinematogrphy to life. The video was shot in two locations, a day and a night and stars first-time actor Billy Wright.”

David Procter adds: “It was crucial that the light retained an almost organic quality. Meticulous planning from Tim and Joe, with Chris’ detailed pre-vis of the post-effects, helped me in designing bespoke lighting rigs to achieve believable environmental effects of the moving lights. Seeking a fairly raw aesthetic, whilst embracing the darkness, the fusion of in-camera plates, flares and unorthodox techniques feeding into the VFX work was a truly liberating collaboration.”

Revolver
Let’s Get Together (EMI France)
Director: Tim and Joe
Production Company: White Lodge
Producer: Tom Booth
Exec Producer: Stephen Whelan
DP: David Procter
1st AC: Adam Feeney
DIT: Mark Kozlowski
Camera Trainee: Louise Harris
AD: Felix Harrison
Art Director: Bryony Bradford
Styling: Nadine Artois
Camera: Filmscape Media
Lighting: Panalux
Editor: Sam Jones at Cut and Run
Telecine: Richard Fearon at Prime Focus
Post & Online: Chris Bristow at Munky
Commissioner: Emilie Urbansky