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Declan McKenna 'British Bombs' by Ed Bulmer

Rob Ulitski - 21st Aug 2019

Ed Bulmer directs a surreal, multi-format video for Declan McKenna's new song that focusses on the hypocrisy of the British arms trade.

The themes are brought to life by a selection of purposely rudimentary puppets, who go about their day-to-day lives in total ignorance of what the country is doing behind the scenes. That becomes clearer with the addition of animation and stock footage, and a series of creepy, real life closeups of facial features to hammer home the point that the UK's arms trade policy has unforgiveable consequences.

Declan McKenna says: “I wanted to write a song that was outright against war, in any form. Violence breeds violence and I just don’t think the world is too complex to set a peaceful precedent, but it seems the business of war is what keeps happening. To say it’s a shame feels like a huge understatement.”

Declan is donating all profits made from the single to charity.

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Ed Bulmer
Producer
Leo Green
Production Company
Production Manager
Charlie Scannell

Camera

Director of Photography
Betrand Rocourt
Focus Puller
Angus Mitchell
2nd AC
Ethan Lodge

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Shaun Waldie

Art

Art Director
Katy Beverage

Agent

Director's Representation

Commission

Commissioner
Daniel Millar
Label
Columbia Records

Other credits

Puppet Maker Angus Choy

Puppeteers Anita Bruvere Ewa Luczkow Angus Choy

2D Animation Ed Bulmer Nelly Michenaud

Rob Ulitski - 21st Aug 2019

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