Bloody Knees 'Maybe It's Easy' by Samuel Taylor
David Knight - 20th Dec 2017
Samuel Taylor has directed a brilliantly engaging shoestring epic for the raucous swagger of Bloody Knees' Maybe It's Easy.
Essentially it's a wrestling version of Rocky, chronicling an unlikely road to triumph. But although the beards are fake, the light comedy of the first act makes way for a thrilling finale that looks impressively real. Well, as real as wrestling gets...
It was prepped and shot over four days in which the band trained in a bodybuilding gym in full wrestling makeup, took to donning spandex with fake beards to run across London Bridge at 4am, topped off with a 12 hour day of bone-crunching bodyslams and knee drops.
Its testament to Taylor's close relationship with the band, and his ability to tell a story, that this has a heart and energy that well exceeds it's budget.
David Knight - 20th Dec 2017
Credits
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Samuel Taylor
- Producer
- Henry Napier-Brown
- Production Company
- Hey Honey Films
- Production Manager
- Honey Cairns
- 1st AD
- Elle Lotherington
Camera
- Director of Photography
- JH
- Focus Puller
- James Malamatinas
- 2nd AC
- Francesca Zucchini
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Ben Skyrme
Art
- Art Director
- Rebecca Hallen
- Art Director
- Clarissa Livock
Wardrobe
- Hair
- Natalia Rogalska
- Make-up
- Gina Parr
- Wardrobe
- Sam Conway
Grading
- Colourist
- Vlad Barin
- Colour grade company
- C
VFX
- VFX
- Daniel Hawkins
- Post production company
- C
David Knight - 20th Dec 2017