Kasabian 'Stevie' by Ninian Doff
David Knight - 15th Oct 2014
Ninian Doff's dramatic and claustrophobic video for Kasabian's Stevie translates the song's lyrics – addressed to a potential killer – into a futuristic scenario about the creation through relentless conditioning of an indestructible human. And you sense that it's not for altruistic reasons.
Masked scientists experiment on a young boy, who knows nothing else but the dark, starkly-lit room where he goes through a grinding daily routine – and becomes impervious to pain. But ultimately the boy shows he's not simply a completely programmable machine, in a video which grips the viewer as it builds suspense - and leaves us wondering if it is actually set in the future.
And as with his videos this year for Peace and Royal Blood it shows that Ninian - nominated for Best Director at the UKMVAs next month - is getting as good with serious cinematic narratives as he has always been with VFX- and comedy-driven videos.
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Ninian Doff
- Producer
- Rik Green
- Production Company
- PF
- Executive Producer
- Zak Razvi
- Production Manager
- Max Horn
- 1st AD
- Sascha Nixon
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Steve Annis
- Focus Puller
- Mike Linforth
- Steadicam
- TE
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Lee Parfitt
Art
- Art Director
- Joel Rock
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Nil Tomakan
- Make-up
- Danie Farrington
Casting
- Casting director
- Hannah Simons
Grading
- Colourist
- Paul Harrison
- Colour grade company
- Finish
VFX
- VFX
- Andy Copping
- Post Producer
- Cheryl Payne
Agent
- Director's Representation
- Joceline Gabriel
Commission
- Commissioner
- Mike O'Keefe
- Label
- Sony Music
Misc
- 2nd AD
- Jonathan Sidwell
Other credits
Seamstress
Chloe Holland
Runners
Inshra Russell, Spencer Wilson, Tom Wynnborne & Ben Saunders
Cast
Hero Boy
Cast
Scientists
Cast
New Friends
Special Thanks
Panavision & Panalux
David Knight - 15th Oct 2014