Director of Photography

Manuel Alberto Claro

Brothers Loral and Ronnel Raphael - aka Sons of Raphael - literally represent the lyrics of their song Siren Music through choreography in the completely analogue video, directed by Loral.Collaborating with cinematographer Manuel Claro (Melancholia,&nbsp;The House That Jack Built) for the second time, this was&nbsp;shot on film in a single take at a high frame rate, resulting in the dreamlike, rather abstract quality of the dance performance by the Raphael brothers - both sporting Mr Punch-like prosthetics - who rise and fall, and are finally slumped on the floor, in a mirrored dance studio.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The film footage was processed, then graded on the negative. "Each grade&nbsp;alters the negative forever, so we had to put a lot of trust on the process itself,” says producer Manoela Chiabai. "You won’t achieve this grade in any digital colour grading, no matter how great your grader is."

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Loral Raphael

Manoela Chiabai

Black Dog Films

Martin Roker

Tyron Sweeney

D-fran

Dirk Dejonghe

Dejonghe Film Post Production

Rhian Emanuel

Because

Malte Huebner

Robyn Skead

Tom Heyes

Alternative

Sons Of Raphael 'Siren Music' by Loral Raphael

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Brothers Loral and Ronnel Raphael &ndash; aka Sons of Raphael &ndash; deliver a fully-fledged modern epic in the shape of new single A&nbsp;Nation of Bloodsuckers.&nbsp;The video, directed by Loral with cinematography by&nbsp;Manuel Alberto&nbsp;Claro&nbsp;(Melancholia, Nymphomaniac), invites us to inhabit multiple-overwhelming&nbsp;realities.&ldquo;Here is a refusal to see violence and tenderness as binary,&nbsp;but painfully and tightly interwoven - just like the God we worship who could be both&nbsp;a warrior as well as a&nbsp;nurturing mother,&quot; explain the brothers Raphael.&nbsp;&quot;Exploring the paradox of human faith, Sons of Raphael give us an unusual invitation&nbsp;to break out of false self-hood, with a yearning for authenticity.&quot;

Joel Spencer

LEZ Creative

Mary Calderwood

Andrew Potter

Darren Ladbury 

Yan Murawaski

Matt King

Natsumi Ebiko

Anete Salinieka

Sam Allen

Speade

Jack McGinity

Time Based Arts

Markus Lundqvist

Because Music

Sons Of Raphael 'A Nation Of Bloodsuckers' by Loral Raphael 

Sons of Raphael | A Nation of Bloodsuckers

Hot on the heels of winning Best British Female at The Brits 2015 on Wednesday, Paloma Faith teams up with&nbsp;George Belfield for the promo to Beauty Remains - penned by Bernard Butler and Fyfe Dangerfield -&nbsp;from her chart-topping third album A Perfect Contradiction.True to form, it&#39;s a very stylish piece featuring the star mourning her lost love, and George Belfield&nbsp;delivers an effective, slow-burner set in some stunning, cinematic locations.&nbsp;Our knowledge of her lover&#39;s motorbike accident at the start&nbsp;sets a decidedly melancholic tone throughout - all the while Paloma attempts to convince herself that beauty remains.&nbsp;The dramatic promo sees Paloma, who puts in another dazzling performance, in a loved-up relationship just before tragedy strikes...

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