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IDLES 'WAR' by Will Dohrn

David Knight - 28th Sept 2020

Will Dohrn's searingly intense video for IDLES employs a brilliant visual device to tell several parallel stories of life on the edge in modern Britain.

It's so rare to see something which takes the familiar and bring a completely fresh, and instantly identifiable perspective. This is one of those occasions, as Dohrn's camera effectively becomes each protagonist, looking downwards at their own right hand as they go about their daily business.

Against the incendary aggression of WAR, the director cuts kinetically between the stories, but building up a tapestry of gritty lives, grim outlooks and, as the camera spirals upwards in the final stage, human tragedy.

You will need to watch again (and again) to discern each progression - and that is a key element to the success of this thrilling video which is, conversely also immediately impactful. With an execution as strong and inventive as the concept, it's certainly up there as one of the best music videos of the year so far.

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  • Pick of the Day
  • Rock
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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Will Dohrn
Producer
Mel Giles
Production Company
Executive Producer
Aaron Z. Willson
Production Manager
Tara Sadeghi

Camera

Director of Photography
Harry Wheeler
Focus Puller
Pete Wade
2nd AC
Henry Russell

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Yan Murawski

Art

Production designer
Alexandra Toomey

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Rebekah Roy

Editorial

Editor
Will Dohrn

Grading

Colourist
Tim Smith
Colour grade company

Commission

Commissioner
Label
Partisan Records

Other credits

1st Grip

Johnny Donne, 2nd Grip

Grip Development

Feral Equipment, Rob Barlow, Henry Fothergill

Bookings Coordinator

Matthias De Oliveira

DIT

Matt Hutchings

Stylist Assistant

Melody Rawles

Casting Director

Bobby Mitchell

Casting And Character Stylist

Carmen Young

Colour Producer

Lauren Jones

Title Design

Alfie Allen

Image Researcher

Natalie Dohrn

Equipment Supply

Panavision

Special Thanks

George Ramsey & Matthew Sudbury At Panavision, Grace & The Team At Dream Bag Jaguar Shoes, Rushant At Xara Limited, Richard Goddard, Kia Little, Oliver James, Emily England

Cast

Ratiba Ayadi Mark Farry Nobuse Junior Ashton Coe Girlfriend

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