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Sam Frankl 'Patina' by Will & Carly

Emma K - 3rd Aug 2018

Will & Carly's video for Sam Frankl is a highly stylised piece of performance that explores the collapse of a relationship thorugh choregoraphy in a simple stark space. 

Sam Frankl and his fellow performer Anna Engerstöm move in expressive movements around the central table, creating an emotive discussion through dance. Dramatic shifts from light to dark serves to intensify the sense of atmosphere, emphasised through the choice of monochromatic grading. The result is a stylish, beautifully effective video.   

WILL & CARLY:

"When Sam approached us initially, he was totally transparent and explained to us the significance of the song and the personal place from which it came. It was interesting to observe his honesty and openness about feelings that most people wouldn't normally admit to.

"The basic premise of the song is about a couple after a break up where the girl is asking quasi masochistically about the boy's new relationship, indulging the odd but familiar desire to self-harm emotionally rather than succumb to complete indifference.

"Inspired by the performance art of Marina Abramovic and Ulay which often explored the idea of relationship (Light/Dark & AAA-AAA), we set upon the idea of a post break-up interrogation where our protagonists physically and mentally push and pull one another in an attempt to provoke a reaction. Working with the talented dancer and choreographer, Anna Engerström, we devised an emotion-fuelled performance that ricochets back and forth between our two characters culminating in a physically charged finale where there are no winners."

Emma K - 3rd Aug 2018

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  • Choreography
  • Performance
  • Pop

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Will & Carly
Producer
Tash Bloom
1st AD
Riccardo D'amico

Camera

Director of Photography
Ben Coughlan
Focus Puller
Bruno Travers
Steadicam
Raphael Urbain

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Daniel Goodall

Art

Art Director
Will & Carly

Wardrobe

Make-up
Yulia Yurchenko
Wardrobe
Melissa Vondoom

Casting

Lead actor
Sam Frankl
Lead actor
Anna Engerström

Editorial

Editor
Ellie Mcnaughton
Editing company
Work Editorial

Grading

Colourist
Adam Clarke
Colour grade company
Absolute Post

VFX

VFX
Owen Saward
Post production company
Absolute Post
Post Producer
Kirsty Murray

Commission

Label
One Two Many

Other credits

Desk Op Thomas Holmes

Spark Adrian Atkinson

Spark John Lee Besagni

Spark Nik Lekaj

Runner Jake Webber

Emma K - 3rd Aug 2018

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