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Mallory Knox 'Better Off Without You' by That Jam

Cat Velez - 7th Feb 2017

English five-piece Mallory Knox have received an impressively visceral video for Better Off Without You by That Jam. And thanks to the work of DoP Matt Vahey, the video's photographic treatment is remarkably dynamic, suitably dismal in tone and beautifully varied in texture. 

With an aim to "complement the blistering energy of the track," That Jam have created a convulsive piece of work, channeling the songwriter's personal story of emotional instability, confusion, over-medication and difficulty in dealing with chronic depression.

"For many, going to a doctor and speaking about an illness of the mind can be a difficult thing, and can require great courage to accept and admit you no longer have full control of your own thoughts and feelings," the band explained, "to be given a pill and told "see how it goes", or made to wait months to talk for ten minutes to a professional is the reality many face."

With the video, the band have addressed the destructive results of society's 'quick fix' mentality, hoping to spread an awareness of the terrible isolation it can bring to mental health patients.

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
That Jam
Producer
Jack Lightfoot
Production Company
Production Manager
Emily Vincent
1st AD
Matthew Hopper

Camera

Director of Photography
Matt Vahey
Focus Puller
Matt Farrant
2nd AC
Austin Phillips
Steadicam
Yiannis Manolopoulos

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Steve Hough

Art

Art Director
Lucy Cooper

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Jeanie Annan-Lewin
Make-up
Dominique Hawkes

Editorial

Editor
That Jam

Grading

Colour grade company
Okay Studio

Agent

Director's Representation
Lock it in

Commission

Commissioner
Daniel Millar / Dan Harris
Label
Sony

Misc

Art director's representation
Undercranked

Other credits

Lighting Design

Zeal

Lighting Engineer

Jon Trincas

Camera Trainee

Callum Lee

Art Assistant

Dorothy Graham

Art Assistant

Jordan Chandler

Data Wrangler

Kyle Rossiter

Runner

Rory Power

Runner

Kato Murphy

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