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Offkey Creatives

Following&nbsp;a day in the life of an 84 year old man (played by Steve Whiteley, aka Offkey Steve)&nbsp;living in a care home, who is not yet quite ready to grow old.

Steve Whiteley

Hunter Daly

Mahalia John

Mimi Winsor

Katy Reiff

Iain Thomson

Haavard Helle

Offkey World

Offkey Steve 'The Life Of A Geriatric' by Steve Whiteley

Offkey-Steve-'The-Life-Of-A-Geriatric'-by-Steve-Whiteley

Emile Rafael directs a pure, very atmospheric performance video of Catfish and The Bottlemen&rsquo;s Homesick &ndash; shot at The Backstage Centre in Purfleet.
Says Emile: &ldquo;The track is a powerhouse of explosive energy, both simple, immediate and raw. The guys have built a reputation for their strong performances on stage: all we needed to do was capture that.&rdquo;
He was very ably aided and abetted by DoP Charlie Herranz, with the grade by Dave Ludlam at Framestore.

United Kingdom

Emile Rafael

Charlie Herranz

Izzy Curry

Richard Burnell

Emily Meech

Sammy Levine

Junia Bashiru

Joe Gainsborough

Sam Aminzadeh

Dave Ludlam

The Backstage Centre

Kelly Amundsen

Communion Records

Catfish and The Bottlemen ‘Homesick’ by Emile Rafael

Catfish and the Bottlemen - Homesick (Official Video)

Filmed in Exeter, Tom Murray&#39;s poignant promo for Kent 5-piece Story Books follows its protagonist through relationship woes. Shot largely in close-up and soft-focus, the video for the dramatic ballad Simple Kids sees the young man embark on a journey revisiting old haunts and ghosts of a past love.Here Tom explains the ideas behind the production:Can you talk us through the brief you got from the band/ agency and how you responded to that in your treatment &quot;The brief was completely open, with the only provisos being a very limited budget and timeframe. Practically, it was clear the concept would have to be something I could shoot and edit myself at university in a week, with just a DSLR and friends for company&quot;.&quot;With this in mind, I stuck close to the melancholy and cynicism of the lyrics and wrote a treatment emphasising feeling rather than spectacle. I&#39;ve seen a lot of music videos focusing on youth which are clearly not made by young people. As a viewer, I personally prefer realism and ambiguity to the Skins aesthetic.&quot;The concept revolved around catching glimpses of lives beneath surface appearances, and of seeing young people quietly losing their &quot;sense of wonder&quot; that Kris sings so mournfully about. A few shots are genuine moments from student life two years ago for further authenticity. I think they intercut well in an edit that aims to convey a sense of place and longing&quot;.What was it that drew you to the aesthetic you chose for the spot &quot;To achieve a certain intimacy, I decided to shoot close-ups of the male protagonist with wider focal lengths, quite often wide-open too. I felt being physically close yet separating him from the background was the right thing to do given the acute isolation he feels, even when not alone.&quot;Another simple aesthetic decision was to combine slow-motion with the Glidecam shots to convey a sense of floating in the more buoyant moments of the track&quot;.Which was your favourite scene to work on Why &quot;Whilst accomplishing certain technical elements, such as framing shots for match cuts, was satisfying, I really enjoyed working on more intimate moments with the two leads, Charlie Macrae-Tod and Sanya Burgess. They&#39;re very talented actors and responded incredibly well to direction. They were able to find a great chemistry in their few scenes together, despite only just meeting on the first day of the shoot&quot;.Anything else you&#39;d like to tell us about the project &quot;This project could not have come together without the selflessness of my friends: thanks must go to all those who came on board in small roles at short notice; to Charlie and Sanya for being so dedicated and AD Joe French for being invaluable. Exec Producer Steve Whiteley was always there when I needed him, and the band and label have been incredibly supportive and trusting, allowing me a great deal of freedom.&quot;It was a wonderful working experience and the reactions so far to this little video have been lovely, with some people taking the time to write personal and eloquent responses. This has been a touching reward for which I am very grateful&quot;.https://www.youtube.com/watchv=rKzMJYwiNiE

Joe French

Charlie Macrae

Tom Murray

Story Books 'Simple Kids' by Tom Murray

Story-Books-'Simple-Kids'-by-Tom-Murray

A man has a portable cassette player growing inside of him which is constantly playing Duke Dumont&#39;s Need U (100%) in Ian Robertson&#39;s brilliant video for the UK DJ/Producer.Everywhere the man goes, as the track plays, people around him break out into a dance - his fellow shopper at the local store, his girlfriend, the postman, the waitress at the diner, the fat guy at the bus stop...In what is a simple but brilliant idea (with a great finale), Ian explains the ideas behind his treatment:Can you talk us through the brief you got from the label and how you responded to that in your treatment &quot;The label wanted an upbeat narrative promo, but the brief was pretty open. The idea was inspired by the humming vocal in the track; it sounds like it&#39;s coming from inside someone and the catchy beat just makes you want to move. So I thought it would be fun if a woman was pregnant with a stereo and she was hassled by people dancing to the tune from her womb.&quot;The idea of giving birth to a stereo seemed to freak people out too much so I decided to make it about a guy with stereo lodged in his belly. You don&#39;t often see a surgery scene in a dance video so that seemed like a fun thing to try!&quot;What was it that drew you to the aesthetic you chose for the spot &quot;The label wanted the promo to have a summery feel so they suggested shooting in Los Angeles. This created a wonderfully vibrant colour pallet. Duke Dumont said the track was inspired by 80s and 90s house music, so we brought a hint of nostalgia into the styling; for instance the tape deck and costumes hark back to the good old days!&quot;Which was your favourite scene to work on Why &quot;I loved throwing our lead actor, Rique, into more and more uncomfortable situations and just filming his pitch-perfect downbeat reactions. I particularly enjoyed watching him squirm around the backflipping guys on the street corner, as well as our bus stop man and head-bobbing supermarket worker.&quot;All our dancers brought different personality to their role, making each scenario so distinctive. There were just too many to fun moments to name! I spent most of the shoot laughing behind the monitor&quot;.What was the most challenging part of the production &quot;Production went very smoothly seeing as we had only a few days to prep. I did find the hospital scenes quite challenging; it had some more complex blocking with heavy art direction and never enough time! Luckily the crew was super efficient and pro so we got it done&quot;.https://www.youtube.com/watchv=FnJIb4A-DuY

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