Youssoupha 'Polaroid Experience' by James F Coton
David Knight - 21st Sept 2018
Congolese rapper Youssoupha returns after more than three years with the first single from his next album Polaroid Experience, and compelling, technically impressive video directed by James F Coton.
The French-speaking track has been described as a declaration of love – for family, friends and is audience. A phrase he repeats throughout the piece is: "All the people of my audience are also of my family."
Coton brings Youssoupha's family - aunts, cousins, nieces and son Malik – into the video, while playing with some of the conventions of the medium. Youssoupha appears several times in the opening tracking shot, and then Coton shows us the motion control rig. A very assured piece of direction that puts across the passion and charisma of the artist in an interesting way.
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Production/Creative
- Director
- James F Coton
- Producer
- Stan Bertin - Robin Accard
- Production Company
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Camera
- Director of Photography
- Alexandre Jamin
- Focus Puller
- Anne Chapelot
Art
- Art Director
- Karim Ansel
Editorial
- Editor
- James F Coton
Grading
- Colourist
- Robin Risser
Commission
Other credits
Camera Operator
Jean Baptiste Jay
Art Department
Lucie Libotte
Wardrobe
Julia Quante, Manou
Line Producer
Auguste Bas
Motion Control
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