Paloma Faith 'Gold' by David Wilson
Rob Ulitski - 2nd Nov 2020
If you need something uplifting right now, look no further. Paloma Faith and director David Wilson lament the gentrification of London in brilliantly feisty fashion, in the wonderful promo for Gold.
Decked out in a trademark whimsical dress and radiating heaps of energy, Paloma skips and dances down an East London market and into a building site, dangling from an excavator, kicking down doors, and just having a riotous time with some of her fellow, equally colourful residents.
Paloma is magnetic as always, the supporting cast - all dancers in the Theo Adams Company - are great too, and DoP David Foulkes matches her energy in sweeping crane shots and fluid camera movement. It all adds up to sheer entertainment. Absolutely marvellously fabulous.
DAVID WILSON:
This video is a statement, told through a Paloma-lens, about the real Gold of East London.
"Hackney, East London, has been gentrified beyond belief over the last fifteen years. Like many areas of world cities, gentrification of a previously rough and poor neighbourhood has been tearing apart the communities. Pricing long-established businesses out of the area, and born and bred families out of their homes.
"Hackney is also home to myself and Paloma - although Paloma’s much more Hackney than me, having lived here her entire life. With property getting more expensive by the minute, this video is a statement, told through a fantastical Paloma-lens, about the real Gold of East London; the people that live in here, the community, and camaraderie.”
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- David Wilson
- Producer
- Kate Brady
- Creative Director
- Theo Adams
- Production Company
- RF
- Executive Producer
- Natalie Arnett
- Production Manager
- NS
- 1st AD
- Ben Glickman
Camera
- Director of Photography
- David Foulkes
- Focus Puller
- Kate Eccarius
- 2nd AC
- James Malamatinis
- Steadicam
- Charlie Rizek
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Alex Gibbins
Art
- Art Director
- Liz El-kadhi
Wardrobe
- Hair
- Eamonn Hughes
- Make-up
- Lan Nguyen-Grealis
- Wardrobe
- Nick Royal
- Wardrobe
- Phoebe Arnold
Casting
- Lead actor
- Josh Glanc
Editorial
- Editor
- Meg Thorne
- Editing company
- Cut+Run
Grading
- Colourist
- Richard Fearon
VFX
- VFX
- BS
- Post production company
- BS
- Post Producer
- Tamara Mennell
Agent
- Director's Representation
- H
Commission
- Commissioner
- Michael Lewin
- Label
- Sony Music
Other credits
PAs
Rachel Bashford, Melissa Roberts
2nd AD
Gabriel O'donohoe
DIT
Liam Lintonbon
Electricians
George Bentley, Craig Palmer
Rigger
Geoffrey Petherick
Key Grip / Crane Op
Neil Beardsley
Grip
Gary Norman
Grip Assist
Ed Livsey
Ronin Op
Callum Tunmore
Art Assistant
Harry Beedle
SPX
Andy Adam, Alex Bastin
Audio Playback
Charlotte Homeshaw
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Arthurs
Stunt Double
Heather Phillips
Stunt Rigger
Simon Whyman
Runners
Ali Copland, Alice Cartlet, Sonny Mcmillan
Nails
Imarni
Styling Assistant
Alicia Aparicio
Hair Assistant
Declan Sheils
Performers Groomer
Shamirah Sairally
VFX Shoot Supervisor
Hugo Saunders
VFX Lead
Jack Stone
Sound Design
Tom Pugh @ Grand Central
PERFORMANCE
Theo Adams Company
TAC Artistic Director
Theo Adams
TAC Associate Director
Jordan Hunt
T.A.C. Performers
Sophia Brown, Harrison Claxton, Valerie Ebuwa, Meshach Henry, Monique Jonas, Theo Tj Lowe, Takeshi Matsumoto, Nando Messias, Sarah Moore & Masumi Saito
Singers
Janelle Martin-Cousins, Nym & Baby Sol
Rob Ulitski - 2nd Nov 2020