Hurts 'Somebody' by Grandmas
Director duo Grandmas present a bold, surreal vision for Hurts, with a striking juxtaposition of human emotion and exotic birdlife.
Hurts frontman Theo Hutchcraft is a wild, overwrought presence, striding purposefully through a city at night, thrown into shapes and distortions by the track. The city is mostly empty, apart from the sporadic appearance of spectacular ornothology: flamingo, vulture, and stork.
The birds represent the themes of toxic love and regrowth described in the passionate track Somebody: the carrion-pecking vulture embodies the idea of parasitic love; the flamingo, represents the colourful and limitless vision of what could be on the horizon; and the stork, displays the opportunity for a new beginning.
At some points Hutchcraft seems to be taking on the mannerisms of the birds, in a stand-out, intense performance, as he powers through the night. And the cinematic feel of the piece is elevated by striking cinematography - care of DoP Nick Morris - and off-kilter choreography, perfectly encapsulating the painful transition from a toxic past to an optimistic future.
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Credits
Director | GRANDMAS |
Producer | Manoela Chiabai |
Executive Producer | Martin Roker |
Production Manager | Harry Morgan |
1st AD | James Dyer |
Director of Photography | Nick Morris |
Focus Puller | Phil Heron |
Art Director | Vicente Ben |
Make-up | Natasha Lawes |
Editor | John Holloway |
Colourist | Matthieu Toullet |
VFX | Ben Stonehouse |
Lead actor | Theo Hutchcraft |
Commissioner | John Hassay |
Label | 7 Seven Management |
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