The Bug 'Function/Void' by Factory Fifteen
David Knight - 1st Oct 2014
Directing team Factory Fifteen and production company Nexus have created an epic VFX-driven interpretation of a futuristic dystopian world for Ninja Tune artist The Bug, in conjunction with VICE and Intel's platform The Creators Project.
The London-based collective have made the film for two tracks from The Bug's new album Angels & Devils - Function and Void – fashioning a high-tech version of the classic story of state oppression and individual fight for freedom.
The narrative follows the life of a human drone, medicated to think, feel and function, and as he becomes aware of his state, the impact on the world around him when he stops conforming. The fundamental weakness of totalitarianism is exposed and the fabric of the city crumbles spectacularly around our hero...
“We wanted to reflect The Bug's thematic ideas and visually explore the narrative of a person stuck in a totalitarian system, using themes from our current society of consumerist lifestyles." Factory Fifteen explain. "The whole process was critically engaging and allowed us to truly build a world ...and then tear it down.”
Read a full interview with Factory Fifteen about the making of the video on The Creators Project blog.
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Factory Fifteen
- Producer
- Beccy McCray
- Production Company
- Nexus Productions
- Production Manager
- Caroline Milsom
- 1st AD
- Dan Precious
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Luke Jacobs (DoP)
- Focus Puller
- Tom McMahon
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Joel Rainsley
Art
- Art Director
- James Hatt
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Crissie Aranda
- Hair & Make-up
- Bobbie Ross
Casting
- Lead actor
- Gary Grant
- Lead actor
- Ani Lang
Editorial
- Editor
- Paul Hardcastle
- Editing company
- TE
VFX
- VFX Supervisor
- Matt Townsend
Commission
- Commissioner
- Maddy Salvage
- Label
- Ninja Tune
Misc
- 2nd AD
- Alex Paterakis
- 2nd AD
- Carmen de Witt
- Gaffer Assistant
- William del Rivero
- DIT
- Prince Yemoh
Other credits
Animation / VFX
Alexey Marfin, Jonathan Gales, Paul Nicholls, Prince Yemoh, Isaac Eluwole, Carl Kenyon, Ares Simone, Roberto Brichese, Matt Townsend
Tracking
Tom Carter, Kibwe Tavares
Rotoscoping
Sinjarajan Studios
Kinect Character Development
Eran Amir
Post Production Consultant
Dave Slade
Studio Manager @ Nexus
Natalie Busuttil
Art Dept Assistant
Rebecca Carey, Michelle Renee
Art Dept Runner
Arthur Menezes
Hair/MU Assistant
Maggie Forrest, Sharon Chagger
Production Assistant
Billi Hatfield
Production Runner
James Alexander
Unit Minibus Driver
John Targgart
Security
Per Doda
Extras
Kimberley Goldsmith, Mark Craddock, Silvia Ferreira Santos, Susete Furtado, Justinas Vilutis, Eran Amir, Patrick Dishman, Freny Pavri, Roberto Brichese, Konstatin Zhukov, Peter Efe
David Knight - 1st Oct 2014