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Spring King 'Rectifier' by Jack Whiteley

Luke Bather - 7th Mar 2016

Jack Whiteley brings us a scintillating video for Spring King that turns the performance into the narrative. Centring around drummer and frontman Tarek Musa and his journey from solo project to full band using a variety of aspect ratios to tell the tale.

JACK WHITELEY:

"Spring King are good friends of mine and I’ve watched them as they’ve grown from a DIY solo project to a signed, four-piece band. For me, one of their unique selling points is that their drummer, Tarek, is also their frontman and lead singer. So I wanted to do a video that centred on his performance and really captured the amazing energy that him and the rest of the guys bring to their performing.

"The other thing I wanted to explore was the use of multiple aspect ratios but do it in a way that served the story. I always loved the way the aspect ratio changed in the film Mommy according to whether the characters felt trapped or free. So the way we’ve used it here is that the aspect ratio increases in width as the band grows in size and scale over the duration of the video.

"I’d just like to say a huge thanks to our fantastic crew who worked very hard to bring the video to life!"

Luke Bather - 7th Mar 2016

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  • Narrative
  • Performance
  • Rock

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Producer
Ellie Fry
Production Company
Rattling Stick
1st AD
Riccardo D’amico

Camera

Director of Photography
Bart Sienkiewicz
Focus Puller
Thomas Nicholson
Steadicam
Doug Walshe

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Martin Kloud

Art

Art Director
Sophia Stocco

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Michael Darlington
Hair & Make-up
Laura Wisinger

Editorial

Editor

Grading

Colourist
Ben Rogers

Agent

Director's Representation
OB Management

Commission

Commissioner
Natalia Maus
Label
Island Records

Other credits

Steadicam Trainee

Tomek Kowalski

Stage Lighting Technician

Francis Clegg

Sound Design

Joe Wills

Luke Bather - 7th Mar 2016

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