Alex Metric and Steve Angello feat. Ian Brown's Open Your Eyes by Peter Serafinowicz
David Knight - 6th Apr 2011
His boyband-baiting video-directing debut last year for Hot Chip caused a sensation, much hilarious YouTubery, and won an MVA - for best dance video. Now, for Alex Metric and Steve Angello's Open Your Eyes (featuring Ian Brown), comedy actor Peter Serafinowicz is back with his second video - and even more mind-boggling cartoon mayhem. And Peter is in this one too - his version of Sly Stallone's original, immortal creation.
His boyband-baiting video-directing debut last year for Hot Chip caused a sensation, much hilarious YouTubery, and won an MVA - for best dance video. Now, for Alex Metric and Steve Angello's Open Your Eyes (featuring Ian Brown), comedy actor Peter Serafinowicz is back with his second video - and even more mind-boggling cartoon mayhem. And Peter is in this one too - his version of Sly Stallone's original, immortal creation. The premise is simple: warm-hearted pugilist Peter takes on his most formidable opponent yet - a boxing robot. So really its <em>Rocky</em> meets <em>Robocop</em>... Peter manages to pack in a full supporting cast from at least two movies, puts in a superb stone-faced, mind-addled performance himself, and then there's the impressively robotic ED-210 (operated by puppeteer-maestro Johnny Sabbagh). It all adds up to three and a half minutes of sheer improbable entertainment - and it's really not over til its over. There probably won't be any more sequels after this one... http://www.youtube.com/watchv=pk5kZ5_NYIw&feature=youtu.be
The premise is simple: warm-hearted pugilist Peter takes on his most formidable opponent yet - a boxing robot. So really its Rocky meets Robocop...
His boyband-baiting video-directing debut last year for Hot Chip caused a sensation, much hilarious YouTubery, and won an MVA - for best dance video. Now, for Alex Metric and Steve Angello's Open Your Eyes (featuring Ian Brown), comedy actor Peter Serafinowicz is back with his second video - and even more mind-boggling cartoon mayhem. And Peter is in this one too - his version of Sly Stallone's original, immortal creation. The premise is simple: warm-hearted pugilist Peter takes on his most formidable opponent yet - a boxing robot. So really its <em>Rocky</em> meets <em>Robocop</em>... Peter manages to pack in a full supporting cast from at least two movies, puts in a superb stone-faced, mind-addled performance himself, and then there's the impressively robotic ED-210 (operated by puppeteer-maestro Johnny Sabbagh). It all adds up to three and a half minutes of sheer improbable entertainment - and it's really not over til its over. There probably won't be any more sequels after this one... http://www.youtube.com/watchv=pk5kZ5_NYIw&feature=youtu.be
Peter manages to pack in a full supporting cast from at least two movies, puts in a superb stone-faced, mind-addled performance himself, and then there's the impressively robotic ED-210 (operated by puppeteer-maestro Johnny Sabbagh). It all adds up to three and a half minutes of sheer improbable entertainment - and it's really not over til its over.
His boyband-baiting video-directing debut last year for Hot Chip caused a sensation, much hilarious YouTubery, and won an MVA - for best dance video. Now, for Alex Metric and Steve Angello's Open Your Eyes (featuring Ian Brown), comedy actor Peter Serafinowicz is back with his second video - and even more mind-boggling cartoon mayhem. And Peter is in this one too - his version of Sly Stallone's original, immortal creation. The premise is simple: warm-hearted pugilist Peter takes on his most formidable opponent yet - a boxing robot. So really its <em>Rocky</em> meets <em>Robocop</em>... Peter manages to pack in a full supporting cast from at least two movies, puts in a superb stone-faced, mind-addled performance himself, and then there's the impressively robotic ED-210 (operated by puppeteer-maestro Johnny Sabbagh). It all adds up to three and a half minutes of sheer improbable entertainment - and it's really not over til its over. There probably won't be any more sequels after this one... http://www.youtube.com/watchv=pk5kZ5_NYIw&feature=youtu.be
There probably won't be any more sequels after this one...
His boyband-baiting video-directing debut last year for Hot Chip caused a sensation, much hilarious YouTubery, and won an MVA - for best dance video. Now, for Alex Metric and Steve Angello's Open Your Eyes (featuring Ian Brown), comedy actor Peter Serafinowicz is back with his second video - and even more mind-boggling cartoon mayhem. And Peter is in this one too - his version of Sly Stallone's original, immortal creation. The premise is simple: warm-hearted pugilist Peter takes on his most formidable opponent yet - a boxing robot. So really its <em>Rocky</em> meets <em>Robocop</em>... Peter manages to pack in a full supporting cast from at least two movies, puts in a superb stone-faced, mind-addled performance himself, and then there's the impressively robotic ED-210 (operated by puppeteer-maestro Johnny Sabbagh). It all adds up to three and a half minutes of sheer improbable entertainment - and it's really not over til its over. There probably won't be any more sequels after this one... http://www.youtube.com/watchv=pk5kZ5_NYIw&feature=youtu.be
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David Knight - 6th Apr 2011
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Peter Serafinowicz
- Producer
- Tamsin Glasson
- Production Company
- Colonel Blimp
- Production Manager
- Ellie Britton
- 1st AD
- James Dyer
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Jamie Cairney
- Focus Puller
- Ian Pearce
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Chris Davies
- Grip
- Jimmy Grimes
Art
- Art Director
- Tom Gander @ Wizzo
Casting
- Casting director
- Sophie North
Editorial
- Editor
- James Rose
- Sound
- Roger Cutting
Grading
- Colourist
- James Bamford
Commission
- Commissioner
- Nicola Brown
Misc
- 2nd AD
- George Nelson
- Props
- c/o Panalux
- Assistant Art Director
- Tim Gibson
- Prosthetics
- Stuart Conran
David Knight - 6th Apr 2011