Remember Summer 'Work Of Art' by Gregg Houston
Rob Ulitski - 5th May 2020
Gregg Houston directs a stripped-back, ethereal visual for Remember Summer's Work of Art.Â
Taking place within a stationary car, the duo's performance has a transcendent feel, punctuated by unusual cutaways and slow zooms.Â
DoPÂ Oliver Cross plays with perspective and composition to elevate the otherworldly aesthetic, creating an unsettled yet strangely familiar vibe.Â
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GREGG HOUSTON:
The whole experience was nothing but a pleasure.Â
"A couple of days before the Covid-19 virus caused a lockdown in the UK we made a music video. I hadn't made a music video for quite a while before this. There is something I find less enjoyable about making a music video than say a documentary or capturing live performance so they happen a lot less frequently.
"However both members of Remember Summer are good friends of mine and I absolutely fell in love with the song, so we agreed to try and make something as cheaply as we could. I contacted Oliver Cross and he agreed to come on as DoP and that was it. A crew of two and a hire car. Oliver decided to shoot on his elderly Sony FS700 and pretty much everything was shot using a Sigma 50-100mm F1.8.
"The whole experience was nothing but a pleasure. On the drive home after the shoot the radio announcement came on that the lockdown was going to be introduced. It felt like the end of the world but I felt peaceful as I had remembered why I wanted to do this job in the first place."
Rob Ulitski - 5th May 2020
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Gregg Houston
- Producer
- B
- Production Company
- B
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Oliver Cross
Wardrobe
- Wardrobe
- B
- Hair & Make-up
- Angelina Dove
Editorial
- Editor
- Gregg Houston
Rob Ulitski - 5th May 2020