The Magic Gang 'Alright' by Zac Ella
Zac Ella's return to music videos for The Magic Gang requires you to keep your eyes peeled at all times.
It may start as a tried-and-tested sitcom trope - son brings girlfriend to meet his parents and have squirm-inducing dinner - but things get progressively darker and weirder. And make less sense as the visual continuity errors start appearing.
So pay attention, and see if you can pick up on all of the purposely-placed continuity errors throughout the video - some really easy, and some really hard. There's a lot - and they're listed at the end.
"Yeah - it’s pretty much inspired by The Krypton Factor’s observation round," says Ella. "This could quite easily have gone down the colourful slapstick route but it drifted into the dark with a sober approach to the cinematography.
"We was pretty fortunate to get all the cast we reached out to - including Brass Eye’s David Cann and Eastenders’ Maddy Hill - which some’s up the dark-hearted comedy we were aiming for. That and a bloke in a dress always helps."
PRO Credits
Credits
Director | Zac Ella |
Producer | Emma Wellbelove |
Executive Producer | Hayley Williams |
Director of Photography | Nicolas Booth |
Focus Puller | Joaquin Blunt |
2nd AC | Klara Rychtarcikova |
Gaffer | Salvador Gomez-Lopez |
1st AD | Clara Paris |
Art Director | Alicia Howitt |
Stylist | Taff Williamson |
Hair & Make-up | Anna Inglis-Hall |
Editor | Laurence Halstead |
Colourist | Jack McGinity |
VFX | Josh Everitt |
Sound Mix | Malcolm Goldie |
Commissioner | Alex Burford |
Label | Warner Music |
Lead actor | David Cann |
Lead actor | Maddy Hill |
Other credits | Spark: Nick Leishman Props Handler: Maura Duffy Wardrobe Assistant: Abbey Carr Runners: James Watson, Giselle Hyam, Geraint Morgan, Sebastian Olmos Cast: David Cann, Maddy Hill, Bret Jones, Julia Rayner, Liam Williams |