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World's First Cinema 'Make Me A Monster' by Lewis Cater

Rob Ulitski - 7th June 2021

Lewis Cater directs a fascinating spin on the Frankenstein story, in this minacious promo for Los Angeles-based duo World's First Cinema. 

In the video for Make Me A Monster, we see a trio of dancers surrounding a mystery man,  performing ritualistic movements as a preacher spouts Latin phrases from a seemingly ancient text. 
The mystery man and preacher were in fact played by band members John and Fil.

Breathing life into the character, he is soon on his feet and ready for a sweeping violin solo, adding a sense of drama and intrigue to the project. 

Beautifully realised with top-notch cinematography and art direction, it's a wonderful introduction to the theatrical world of the artists.

LEWIS CATER: 

I spent evenings on Zoom with the band speaking about how crazy we wanted this video to be.

"Make Me A Monster'is the first video from fast-rising, LA-based orchestral-pop duo World's First Cinema. MMAM is the first intimate look into the fantasy world that the band is building.

"The video especially highlights this - witches, rituals, druids and monsters coming to life amidst the explosion of strings and cinematic rock. I spent many lockdown evenings on Zoom with the band, speaking about how crazy we wanted this video to be.

"The spell has been cast, the ritual is complete and I'm excited that we can now share this video with the world!"

Rob Ulitski - 7th June 2021

Tags

  • Choreography
  • Experimental
  • Orchestral
  • Pop
  • Theatrical
  • Monster
  • Frankenstein
  • Performance
  • Narrative

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Producer
James Norbury
Producer
Guy Davies
Production Company
Zebrafish Media
Production Manager
Henry Richmond
1st AD
Elle Lotherington

Camera

Director of Photography
Aaron Rogers
Focus Puller
Anil Duru
2nd AC
Anastasiya Cherkasyuk
Steadicam
Matt Allsop

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Harry Buck

Art

Art Director
Jess Morgan

Wardrobe

Make-up
Brooke Lee Davies
Wardrobe
Joseph Crone

Editorial

Editor

Grading

Colourist
Alex Gregory
Colour grade company
The Mill

Agent

Director's Representation
Zoe Wheeler @ Eureka

Commission

Label
B-unique Records

Other credits

Dancers

Claudia Rose Maybury, Monique Jonas, Grace Kirkham

2nd AD

Harry Oliver

Spark

Alex Magill

Lighting Trainee

Ada Swesolowska

Art Assistant

Ella Wilbraham

Props Maker

Claudia Briggs, Bobby Briggs/Creative Quest UK

Book Illustrations

Diana Puntar

Styling Assistant

Hannah Hodge

Make Up Assistant

Lucy Vick

Production Co-Ordinator

Alex Felstead

Key Runner

Rowan Hutchings

Production Driver

Lawrence O'Brien

Rob Ulitski - 7th June 2021

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