It's hard to make a backwards video that does something new. And that's why this one by Ellis Bahl for Breezeblocks by touted new band ? (that's alt-J, Mac fans) is more than a bit …
Josh Record 'The War' by Ellis Bahl
Ellis Bahl, best known for the gripping suspense of his UKMVA-winning video for Alt-J's Breezeblocks, ventures into more dreamlike territory for Josh Record's The War.
In fact, Ellis uses darkness, smoke and a mysterious spectral figure to play off the folky intensity of the song. And among slow-motion explosions and ethereal imagery (captured by DoP Steve Annis, quite a departure for him too) Josh Record is haunted by a figure swathed in fabric, and immersed in a darkly atmospheric world shaped by flares of light. The sort of dream that has you waking in a cold sweat.
Credits
| Director | Ellis Bahl |
| Production Company | Colonel Blimp |
| Executive Producer | Tamsin Glasson |
| Producer | Georgina Fillmore |
| 1st AD | Lucas Harding |
| Director of Photography | Steve Annis |
| Art Director | Laura Johnstone |
| Editor | Max Windows |
| Editing company | Stitch Editing |
| Colourist | Blair Wallace |
| Commissioner | Ailsa Robertson |
| Label | Universal |
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