Octavian 'Take It Easy' by David M. Helman
Ned Botwood - 6th Aug 2019
David M. Helman strips it all the way back for this gritty, instinctive performance video, starring French-British rapper Octavian and Smoke Purpp in a throng of phone-waving supporters.
Last seen directing an ambitious four-part video project for shey baba, Helman has gone back to basics for this visual, designed around the simple social dynamic of a filmed performance. The video is shot on 35mm, but it takes cues from the rough-and-ready style of old school SBTV freestyle videos -Â lit entirely by phone torches.
In spite of this lo-fi process, the video looks luminescent, thanks to inky photography by Hayden Mason and a nuclear grade by Houmam Abdallah.
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
 - David M. Helman
 - Producer
 - Jared Lundy @ Checkmate Films
 - Production Company
 - Noco
 - Executive Producer
 - Jean Mougin
 - 1st AD
 - E-Class
 
Camera
- Director of Photography
 - Hayden Mason
 
Art
- Art Director
 - Olesya Golub
 
Editorial
- Editing company
 - Zaldy Lopez
 
Grading
- Colourist
 - Houmam Abdallah
 - Grading company
 - Velem
 
VFX
- Post production company
 - Exile Edit
 
Agent
- Director's Representation
 - Laura Jones @ Representt
 
Commission
- Label
 - Black Butter
 
Ned Botwood - 6th Aug 2019