Years & Years 'Real' by Robert Francis Müller
Jimmy Brown - 14th Feb 2014
British actor Ben Whishaw (Q in Skyfall) turns in a brilliant loose-limbed performance in Robert Francis Müller's excellent promo for Years & Years' dance throbber Real.
Set in a neon-soaked club and bolstered by a large ensemble, the band's frontman Olly Alexander explains:
“I did a play with Ben and he's such a brilliant dancer, like an electric eel or something. The track has a big dance element and I wanted to see people dancing the way that Ben does, in a way that is almost out of control, like they've been hypnotised or something.”
Robert Francis Müller
"I was contacted by Olly the lead singer of Years & Years to direct their latest video. The band and I worked together in coming up with this slightly dark and surreal concept. What the guys wanted was something that involved dancing, but had a narrative and this is what we came up with!
"It was a great team effort and everyone went above and beyond what I expected. Being shot on a shoe string budget I have a lot of favours to repay now, but it was well worth it!"
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Jimmy Brown - 14th Feb 2014
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Robert Francis Müller
- Producer
- Rob Small
- Production Company
- Nice & Polite
- Production Manager
- Victoria Wood
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Benjamin Barber
- 1st AC
- Jonathan Tomlin
- 2nd AC
- Eveleen Heard
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Christopher Thomas
Art
- Art Director
- Jessica Dance
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Aline Estevam
- Hair
- Narad Kutowaroo
- Make-up
- Elaine Lynskey
Grading
- Colourist
- Robert Francis Müller
Misc
- Spark
- Jacky Teboul
- Special Thanks
- James Irwin
- Special Thanks
- Anthony Gunson
- Special Thanks
- Corin Taylor
Jimmy Brown - 14th Feb 2014