Metz 'Blind Youth Industrial Park' by Dylan Pharazyn
Rob Ulitski - 25th Sept 2020
A woman drags an injured companion through an alien landscape in Dylan Pharazyn's video for Metz.
In Blind Youth Industrial Park, the pair are tracked by a squad of armed soldiers in pursuit, using an anachronistic device that displays the characters in a chromatic, almost heat-vision style map.
Wonderfully bold and cinematic, the video is a short film in itself, building to an action-packed climax and intriguing twist.
DoP Adam Luxton builds upon the tension and unease of the concept through the repeated use of static wide shots, showing there is no way out and the journey is boundless (and most probably futile).
Art directors Nic Macallan and Svet Mateev also do a phenomenal job at making the unusual feel real, with custom props and carefully considered outfits which elevate the alien concept.
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Dylan Pharazyn
- Producer
- Greta Cervin
- Production Company
- S
- Executive Producer
- Brett Mills
- Production Manager
- Tanya Stone
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Adam Luxton
- Focus Puller
- Roger Feenstra
- 2nd AC
- Louie Cassells
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Niall Mueller
Art
- Art Director
- Nic Macallan
- Art Director
- Svet Mateev
Wardrobe
- Wardrobe
- Olivia Dobson
Editorial
- Editor
- Dylan Pharazyn
Grading
- Colourist
- Adam Luxton
VFX
- VFX
- Stuart Bedford
- Post production company
- The Machine Room
Agent
- Director's Representation
- S
Commission
- Label
- Sub Pop Records
Other credits
Oblique Artist Management
Jamie Farkas
Sub Pop Director Of Video Production & Content
Alissa Atkins.
Production Assistant
Laura King
Cast
Ayeth
Casting Director
Adrian Dentice
Locations Manager
Toby Mills
Safety Officer
Stu McRoberts (Southern Safety)
Titles Designer
David Bennewith.
Special Thanks; Local Action, Brett Mills, Kelvin Middleton, Main Reactor, Roger Murray
Propeller Props, Petelo Vaihu, Craig Tikao, Southern Safety, Wayne Allen, John Allan, Sam Strain, Sweetshop, Kate Roydhouse, Andy Mauger, Melissa Robertson, Anna Hall, Elizabeth Neill.
Rob Ulitski - 25th Sept 2020