Declan McKenna 'Beautiful Faces' by Will Hooper
Rob Ulitski - 31st Jan 2020
Declan Mckenna performs in a fluffy cloud like world that descends into glitchy chaos in Will Hooper's video for Beautiful Faces.
Opening with a studio setup of Declan and his band, the utopian visuals are crammed full of colour and anachronistic styling. Within moments, the video is glitching with odd frames spliced between shots, the dreamy aesthetic slowly corrupting and morphing into something unusual.
Utilising AR technology, the visuals become more and more CGI-driven, the artist's likeness bending, transforming and flying through the sky. Reminiscent of a fatal computer error in The Sims, the characters melt into the walls, duplicate and bend their limbs into unhuman form.
This balance of live action and visual effects is an interesting departure for Will Hooper - who's last released video is a furiously intense video for Slaves - topped off with a confident and assured performance from McKenna.
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Rob Ulitski - 31st Jan 2020
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Will Hooper
- Producer
- Rosie Brear
- Production Company
- Blink
- Executive Producer
- Paul Weston
- Production Manager
- Rachel Bashford
- 1st AD
- Ty Hack
- Head of Music Video
- Laura Northover
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Stefan Yap
- Focus Puller
- Marcus Albertsen
- Steadicam
- Josh Brooks
- Film Lab
- CD
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- William Pope
Art
- Art Director
- Laura Little
Wardrobe
- Hair & Make-up
- Jackie Tyson
- Wardrobe
- Michael Darlington
Grading
- Colourist
- Richard Fearon
VFX
- Post production company
- BS
Commission
- Commissioner
- Michael Lewin
Misc
- Clapper Loader
- Jomar O’Meally
- 3D Artist
- Alfie Dwyer
- Flame
- Jack Stone
Other credits
Sparks
Ana Krkljus, Caio Dias, Sam Baker
DIT
Stephen Evans
Rigger
Lee Doran
Grip
Llewellyn Harrison
Sound Recordist
Max Berridge
Runners
Max McLaclan, Miles Lacey
Sound Designer
Alexander Wells
Rob Ulitski - 31st Jan 2020