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Lucian Barnard

Novelist is unphased by the drama circling around him, in Ehsan's fiery promo for Calm.&nbsp;Shot last year and released to coincide with&nbsp;the grime star's 24th birthday, the hypnotic visual uses&nbsp;burning film overlays and erratic editing to convey a growing sense of drama and suspense as Novelist casually walks the nighttime streets of London.&nbsp;Ehsan intercuts Novelist's unruffled presence with cutaways of curious, and increasingly anxious bystanders, aware that something big is about to ignite.&nbsp;It's a mesmerising visual, elevated by the artist's confident performance, DoP&nbsp;James Henry's camerawork, and Ehsan's fusion of gritty reality with otherworldly elements.&nbsp;A very different beast to&nbsp;the director's comedic video for&nbsp;Unknown P's Piers Morgan, released late&nbsp;last last year, but just as impressive.

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Novelist 'Calm' by Ehsan

Novelist-'Calm'-by-Ehsan

Ehsan directs a banger for Unknown P, the world's poshest drill rapper - the creation&nbsp;of comedian Munya Chawawa -&nbsp;depicting a bombastic food fight among the vile&nbsp;upper classes.Opening with a group of well-to-do chums having breakfast, the video cuts between a&nbsp;Good Morning Britain&nbsp;parody on a TV - with Unknown P in the eponymous Piers Morgan role -&nbsp;and an unexpected&nbsp;narrative full of quirky characters and hilarious props... and plenty of fancy baked goods.Ehsan has been making an impact in commercials but here he shows that his explosive take on visual comedy is well suited to music videos.&nbsp;The film is technically brilliant throughout, with a terrific edit by Lucian Barnard. And the sound design deserves a special shoutout for capturing an anachronistic mix of old martial art&nbsp;film sound effects&nbsp;and contemporary action foley.

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