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Peter Perrett 'How The West Was Won' by Focus Creeps

David Knight - 21st Apr 2017

Veteran rock 'n roll rebel Peter Perrett's lacerating critique-cum-love letter addressed to the USA now has a great visual accompaniment directed by Focus Creeps which revels in its old school video aesthetic.

Shot on 16mm, bursting with colour, and with the Perrett performance in East London supplemented by the judicious use of stock footage, How The West Was Won has the weight and the gorgeous look of a Nineties video by Peter Care made on fifty times the budget. 

In a way this seems an unlikely approach for Perrett, with his ghoulish look and leery vocals, but it works a treat. There's great work here by a crew including DoP Nick Morris, editor Megan Thorne, and colourist Joseph Bicknell, in a video that displays the collective effort of videomaking on its sleeve. But the biggest props go to Focus Creeps for the bold vision.

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David Knight - 21st Apr 2017

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Focus Creeps
Producer
Aaron Z. Willson
Producer
Callum Harrison
Production Company
Executive Producer
Luke Tierney

Camera

Director of Photography
Nick Morris
Focus Puller
Ralph Messer

Editorial

Editor
Meg Thorne
Editing company
Cut+Run

Grading

Colourist
Joseph Bicknell
Colour grade company

Commission

Commissioner
Bart McDonagh
Label
Domino

Other credits

Clapper/Loader

Matt Farrant

Gaffer

Ben Manwaring

Runner

Spike Morris

David Knight - 21st Apr 2017

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