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Slowthai ft Skepta 'Inglorious' by Crowns & Owls

David Knight - 21st May 2019

The brilliant Slowthai's acerbic view of Brexit Britain gets it's most overtly satirical video, referencing classic British cinema of the 70s, by directing team Crowns & Owls.

The young Northampton rapper suffers for his art too in Inglorious, putting himself through the mill in the video to make his point: dunked in a half-baptism, half-waterboarding by Establishment spooks in church, then having his eyes pinned open, echoing the brainwashing of Alex in Clockwork Orange.

The second half of the video sees Slowthai teaming up with Skepta, on a tank, with red-garbed troops arranged like arrows and bearing customised Union Jacks. And then, the definition of Inglorious, to sum up a dismal episode in British history... 

CROWNS & OWLS:

"After shooting the album cover for Slowthai's Nothing Great About Britain, we were asked to direct Inglorious. With the current political backdrop in the UK feeling quite 70's again, it felt right to lean into that symmetry and embrace that with the feel of the video. We decided to undertake this one independently of a production company, with the help of an incredible producer. The whole thing was very DIY, and we're so proud of the result."
 

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David Knight - 21st May 2019

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Crowns & Owls
Producer
Andy Picton
1st AD
Oli Falcon

Camera

Director of Photography
1st AC
Thomas Nicholson
2nd AC
George Nock
Steadicam
Gary Kent
Film Lab
Motion control
Mark Roberts

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Philip Penfold
Grip
Alfred Wentzel

Wardrobe

Stylist
Daniel Pacitti

Editorial

Editor
Crowns & Owls

Grading

Colourist
Jonny Tully

VFX

Post production company
Big Buoy
Post Producer
Hannah Whitehill

Misc

Set design
Ciaran Beale
Prop Maker
Danny Froude

Other credits

Sparks

Ryan Delahunty, John Clarke, Dan Smith

Assistant Set Design

Henry Smith

Camera Trainee

Lewis Thompson

Projection Edit

Michael Laine

Massive thanks to Levis Levi & Alex Motlhabane for their trust.

We’d also like to thank

CineLab London, Matthew Gundel, Chad McLean and Made London.

David Knight - 21st May 2019

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