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The Staves 'Black & White' by Jack Whiteley

Jimmy Brown - 26th Jan 2015

In quite a change of direction for a video for folk outfit The Staves, Jack Whiteley has directed this very sharp comedy for Black & White, in which an '80s Australian evening news show goes into meltdown off-camera when the lady newsreader (played by Nell Mooney) discovers, as the programme starts, that her suave co-host is cheating on her with the weathergirl.

Building the tension between what the viewers are seeing on TV, and what's really going on in the studio - with the Stave girls appearing as onlooking crew - it's a delicious car-crash moment, beautifully executed by the crew in front of the camera, and the one behind it.

JACK WHITELEY:

"I've always been intrigued by the idea of the dual lives that TV presenters, and particularly onscreen couples, lead on and off screen. That idea of contrast seemed to fit well with the title of the song, Black & White.

"The film is my attempt to guess what could be going on behind the scenes during a live TV news broadcast. I chose 1980s Australia as a backdrop to add humour and colour to an otherwise dire situation.

"My goal was to tread a fine line between the awful and the hilarious. I wanted people to be drawn in by the tension of the situation and keep them guessing as to whether Scott and Patricia would buckle under the pressure or keep it together until the cameras have stopped rolling."

Jimmy Brown - 26th Jan 2015

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Producer
Ellie Fry
Production Company
Rattling Stick
Executive Producer
Andy Orrick
Production Manager
Rory Macrae
1st AD
Louis Devereux

Camera

Director of Photography
Malte Rosenfeld

Art

Art Director
Sophia Stocco
Art Director
Gini Godwin

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Rebecca Hale
Make-up
Laura Wisinger

Editorial

Editor
Sound
Jack Farris
Sound design
Tom Heddy

Grading

Colourist
Matt Turner

VFX

VFX
Chris Chitty
Post production company
Absolute Post

Agent

Director's Representation
OB Management

Commission

Commissioner
Dan Curwin
Label
Atlantic Records

Misc

Flame
Owen Saward

Other credits

Cast

Patricia Harding

Scott Harding

Luke Jasztal

Paul the Sports Presenter

Andrew Gruen

Bruce the Director

Clive Brill

Jimmy Brown - 26th Jan 2015

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