Commissioner

Guy Pearce

For their previously unreleased song Follow Me Around, Radiohead have a wonderful new video by directing&nbsp;duo Us -&nbsp;Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor - starring Guy Pearce. He plays the hapless victim of a particularly tenacious insect - and we, the viewer,&nbsp;are that pesky bug.&nbsp;A simple idea is transformed by Barrett and Taylor's brilliant employment of up-to-the-minute tech. And indeed, minute tech: the entire video is shot on a&nbsp;tiny drone&nbsp;that speeds through London streets, and through tiny spaces, and finds its way to Pearce's East London home - where the relentless attack&nbsp;by the bug begins. Everything we see comes from insect-POV, as we witness Pearce's increasing desperation and panic.[imgtoken data:1]Us were inspired to look through the mini-critter's eyes, having spent a summer combatting mosquitos. They were also inspired by&nbsp;footage of tiny drones that can go through anywhere at speed.&nbsp;With the brilliant casting of Pearce, Barrett and Taylor have also elevated the concept further, adding a level of ambiguity&nbsp;where surveillance, paranoia and the humble mosquito meet.&nbsp;The formatting of the camera was made to emulate both the period of the song, with its lo-fi 420p resolution, and also the idea of surveillance cameras, as well as the erratic and somewhat flailing camp of vision one imagines a mosquito’s to be. Married with Guy Pearce’s outstanding acting, the sparse visuals are meant to make the viewer feel as uncomfortable as the character on the screen.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:2]And why is Pearce being targetted?&nbsp;We really can only guess, as the one thing we cannot see is the attacker itself - is this actually an insect, or perhaps another form of Bug...It is of course perfect for the lovely song Follow Me Around, a live favourite which dates back to the era of OK Computer,&nbsp;that Radiohead are only now releasing, on the new Kid A/Amnesiac sessions project. This one goes direct to the pantheon of great Radiohead videos.&nbsp;&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Us (Chris Barrett & Luke Taylor)

Medb Riordan

Georgina Smith

Academy Films

Maurizio Von Trapp

James Sharpe

Molly Manning Walker

Bill Rae Smith

Mark Connell

Katie McGoldrick

Terry Grisdale

Joe Guest

Final Cut

Simone Grattarola

Time Based Arts

Sean Ewins

Mishaal Memon

Scott Wright

Mouthpiece

XL Recordings

Rock

Alternative

Radiohead 'Follow Me Around' by Us

Radiohead-'Follow-Me-Around'-by-Us-(chris-Barrett-&-Luke-Taylor)

He&#39;s been one of&nbsp;Australia most eminent and successful actors for years, but now Guy Pearce unveils a new side of himself&nbsp;in Tim White&#39;s comically manic promo for his new single&nbsp;Fly All The Way.Collaborating with the Melbourne-based commercial and music video director,&nbsp;the setting has a larger-than-life infomercial theme (complete with intro by Aussie TV host Larry Emdur) with some sci-fi undertones, in which&nbsp;Guy assumes multiple roles with eye-popping gusto: fitness guru, elderly scientist, TV cook and more - all promoting the dubiously miraculous benefits of such products as &#39;Neuro-Smash&#39;&nbsp;- and then beginning to display some disturbing&nbsp;side-effects...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Guy says: &ldquo;I knew I wanted to do something pretty nutty for this song and when Tim suggested we do a video centred around infomercial world I realised the idea was born. Tim took the rather petulant and unhinged nature of this song to a whole new level.&rdquo;

Guy Pearce

Commissioner

Videos featuring Guy Pearce

2021 (1)

2014 (1)

Popular content

Is this your profile?

Feedback

Latest Videos