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London Grammar 'Hey Now' by Chris Ullens

Jimmy Brown - 21st Feb 2014

London Grammar's gorgeously atmospheric Hey Now gets an equally gorgeously atmospheric treatment from promo director Chris Ullens.

Hugely watchable, a forest comes alive at night courtesy of some tasty animation and VFX, and as the track escalates, string artist Sebastien Preschoux unveils a stunning display of his craft as balls of string and light play amongst the trees...

CHRIS ULLENS

"When this track came through for me to pitch on, I was immediately excited by it. I had been wanting to work with a string artist friend of mine (Sebastien Preschoux) for a few years, but we never seemed to find the right project.  Then when I heard this dreamy track, with all the fluctuating electronic notes in it, I thought "this is it!"    

"I had also wanted to do a video with land art animation in it for a while too, and thought this idea would work beautifully with Seb's strings and the whimsical tone of the track. And to make it all come together i envisioned staging these elements in a world influenced by the magical worlds of Miyazaki's films like Princess Mononoke.  The brightly coloured geometrical shaped lights that move through the forest were actually inspired by London Grammar themselves.  Even their logo is geometrical looking, and I wanted part of their identity showcased in the video- it works so well with all the other elements we've included.

"I didn't intend for the video to have a clear or identifiable narrative, I wanted it to be something beautiful but unexplainable- leaving it in an organic state, open to interpretation for the viewers imagination.

"This video was a labour or love for me and my crew. Taking 2 whole weeks shooting in a dark and sweaty studio, not to mention the enormous amount of prep that went into it before hand. Myself and my crew were so dedicated to making it the best it could possibly be and I'm incredibly proud of what we've all achieved together".

Jimmy Brown - 21st Feb 2014

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  • Animation
  • VFX
  • Electronica

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Chris Ullens
Producer
Jade Bogue

Camera

Director of Photography
Ben Magahy

Art

Art Director
Ciaran Beale

Animation

Animator
Cadi Catlow
Animator
Chris Ullens

Editorial

Editor
James Wright
Editing company
TenThree

Grading

Colourist
Denny Cooper

Agent

Director's Representation
OB Management

Commission

Commissioner
Caroline Clayton
Label
Ministry of Sound

Misc

Location
Holborn Studios

Misc

String Artist
Sebastien Preschoux
Animation Assistant
Jamie Durand
2nd Unit DoP
Jamie Durand

Jimmy Brown - 21st Feb 2014

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