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Sway 'The Deliverance' by Labi Odebunmi & Bubz

Cat Velez - 29th Apr 2015

Labi Odebunmi & Bubz have created this intro video to amp up the buzz right before the release of highly-anticipated album The Deliverance, by one of UK's finest rappers, Sway.

The clip employs some eye-catching graphics to illustrate how Sway literally manipulates letters to create new words. Aesthetically, it looks similar to the cover art, featuring yellow type on dark footage of Sway, who barely shows his face in the promo, letting the words and gestures do all the talking.

LABI ODEBUNMI & BUBZ: 

"We wanted the clever lyrics word-play (or "intelligent art" as we call it) of this song, to be the central point to viewers focus as they enter this exhibition within a dark realm. We got Sway to act out the lyrics with his hands to visually show the creativity in his lyrics. Choosing to tightly focus purely on where the lyrics and album was created from - the hands - to amplify his artistry & craft.

"The combination of seeing hands and only hearing a voice was to build a suspense the video needed as a lot of people have been waiting on the album but it also set the tone of higher authority to allure peoples' attention.

"With the decision to give the camera movement & shot variation minimal personality we chose to add to the video's life via the use of graphics."

Cat Velez - 29th Apr 2015

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Bubz
Director
Labi Odebunmi
Production Company
Dcypha Films
Production Manager
Kayva Palmer

Camera

Director of Photography
Michael Babalola
Focus Puller
Peter Mason
2nd AC
Andy Tung

Editorial

Editor
Yousef Thami

Other credits

PA

Muriel Narh

Production Assistant

Rico M

Runner

Sampras

Cat Velez - 29th Apr 2015

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