K Koke ft Rita Ora ‘Lay Down Your Weapons’ by Courtney Phillips
Wednesday, 23. January 2013 - 9:30 am
Courtney Phillips showcases his skill for narrative form with the delivery of his promo for UK MC K Koke – featuring an appearance from the UK’s fastest rising star, Rita Ora.
Shot over two days on a prison set at Wimbledon Studios, Lay Down Your Weapons, beautifully lit and shot by Ben Todd, follows a young incarnation of the rapper as he deals with the pressures of a stint inside.
Already the subject of an early feature on the Guardian music blog, the promo deals less with the glamourization of life in jail but a study of a young person’s experience within the prison system.
K Koke ft Rita Ora
Lay Down Your Weapons (Sony Music)
Director: Courtney Phillips
Executive Producer: Naomi Simpson
Producer: Micki Pearlman
PM: Laura Jenkins
DOP: Ben Todd
Art Director: Harry Chapman
1st AD: Steve Wingrove
Editor: Sam Ostrove @ Cut + Run and Ellie Johnson @ Speade
Colourist: Denny Cooper @ Rushes
Directors Rep: Obmanagement
Commissioner: Lisa Foo
