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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Rob Ulitski - 21st Aug 2019
Credits
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Ed Bulmer
- Producer
- Leo Green
- Production Company
- P
- 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
- M
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