Calvin Harris, Sam Smith 'Promises' by Emil Nava
David Knight - 10th Sept 2018
Emil Nava's video for Calvin Haris and Sam Smith's collaboration is a love letter to the drag scene, and a tribute to the world immortalised by Paris Is Burning and Madonna's Vogue video in the late Eighties.
It's also a lot grittier than Vogue, but there's also a real joie de vivre and geniune spirit that makes this a great video for Promises. It's got authenticity, and there is a broad church of glamour on show: from the drag queens and voguers, to models including Winnie Harlow (who has the skin condition vitilago). And Sam Smith's pleasure in the whole situation is obvious, which takes things to another level.
From the drag queens and voguers personal stories at the beginning, the message of personal freedom of expression mixes with an array of dazzling images - crafted by three editors, no less - and there is certainly something of the George Michael video for Too Funky about the climactic catwalk set-up. George surely would have loved this.
David Knight - 10th Sept 2018
Credits
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Emil Nava
- Producer
- Maryann Tanedo
- Creative Director
- Grace Pickering
- Production Company
- Ammolite Inc
- Executive Producer
- Amy James
- Production Manager
- Rose Krane
- 1st AD
- Everard Salomon
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Frank Mobilio
- 1st AC
- Steve Doyle
Art
- Art Director
- Shane Richardson
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Krissie Torgerson
- Hair
- Marc Mapile
- Make-up
- Jennifer Hanching
Choreography
- Choreographer
- JaQuel Knight
Grading
- Colourist
- Aubrey Woodiwiss
Agent
- Director's Representation
- OB Management
Commission
- Commissioner
- Mike O’Keefe
- Label
- Sony Music
Other credits
CAST
Kia Benbow, Tresvon Harville, Donnell Ingram ,Carlos Irizarry , Hayley Law ,Eric Sanchez , Engels Santana,
GAFFER Matthew Ardine
EDITOR Leo King, Ben Corfield, Ellie Johnson
EDITING COMPANY
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POST PRODUCER
VFX
Voguers
Kia Benbow, Tresvon Harville, Donnell Ingram, Carlos Irizarry, Hayley Law, Eric Sanchez, Engels Santana, Kevin Stea, Hassan Floyd, Isaiah Wilder, Dashaun Williams
Drag Queens
Jeremy Austin, Jacob Copp, Spencer Forrest Johnson, Luke Millington Drake, Loris Volke
Models
Paul Atkins, Alex Avila, Widney Bazile, Kayla Fitzgerald, Aria Hayes, Tiara Kelly, Mikaela Kreuzberger, Josephine Lee, Tatiana McGuire, Riya Thakkar, Cheyann Washington, Pierre David, Malcolm Robinson, Nathaniel Santos
OTHER CREW
KEY EQUIPMENT
LOCATION
RELEASE DATE 04/09/2018
David Knight - 10th Sept 2018