Hamzaa 'Write It Down' by Luke Monaghan
David Knight - 8th Nov 2019
After his emotional video for Dermot Kennedy's Outnumbered, released during the summer, Luke Monaghan does a similarly powerful, beautifully crafted job for young London singer Hamzaa.
Monaghan visualises her song Write It Down as the story of a subdued teenage girl (possibly a younger version of Hamzaa) who is wedded to the journal in which she pours her heart and soul. And that causes a tension within her family.
In a world of softly-lit domestic interiors, and nighttime exteriors, shot by Harry Wheeler, Hamzaa herself is captured performing in commonplace London locations - a bus stop, a park - like an slightly removed observer of the unfolding narrative.
And in the girl's story, there is eventually a break in the tension - perhaps unexpected, but an authentic expression of Hamzaa's own story.
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David Knight - 8th Nov 2019
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Luke Monaghan
- Producer
- Alex Jefferson
- Production Company
- RF
- 1st AD
- John Robinson
- 1st AD
- George Nelson
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Harry Wheeler
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Alex Edyvean
Art
- Production designer
- James Middleton
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Kiera Liberati
- Stylist
- Justin Rose
Casting
- Casting director
- Coralie Rose
Editorial
- Editor
- PO
- Editing company
- H
Grading
- Colourist
- Alex Gregory
- Colour grade company
- The Mill
Agent
- Director's Representation
- H
Misc
- Location Manager
- Paul Davies
- Location Manager
- Jamie Jamieson
- Hair & Make-up (Artist)
- Yasmina Bentaieb
- Hair & Make-up (Cast)
- Jade Farmiloe
David Knight - 8th Nov 2019