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Nick Wilson 'Lead Me To The Water' by Franklin & Marchetta

Rob Ulitski - 8th Apr 2021

Directing duo Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta reunite with Nick Wilson for the emotional promo for Lead Me To The Water. 

Starring actors Tom Brittney and Lucy Aarden, the video explores a mysterious narrative between the pair, raising questions about the nature of their relationship, and if it's being led by love, lust or something else entirely. 

Splitting time between a dimly-lit hotel and a beautiful beach, the video is very much open to interpretation in its themes, and the abstract nature of the concept is elevated by impressive 3D VFX and stylised cinematography. 

FRANKLIN & MARCHETTA:

Tom and Lucy completely embraced the nature of what we were shooting. 

"Right from the off, we both knew Lead Me To The Water needed to be a narratively led video. The melody and lyrics had such intensity and drama, a human-led story felt like the only approach.

"We’ve done several videos for Nick now, and we’re still blown away by the amount of creative freedom he gives us. Every time we work with him, we have one real goal in mind - try to create a mini-film in three and a half minutes.

"In our last video we Incorporated a small amount of CGI. For this one, we wanted to push that a little further in having our protagonist turn into water. We worked with an amazing team on this, which meant working through extensive stages over the course of three weeks to realise the final result.

"We’ve often felt, combining moments of CGI in predominantly, narrative-led videos is something we are drawn to. There is a beautiful juxtaposition when it all comes together and where we want to focus our future work.

"We owe a huge thanks to Tom Brittney and Lucy Aarden for their incredible performances in the video. They threw themselves into the role and completely embraced the nature of what we were shooting. They totally brought to life what we had in our minds from the beginning and pushed the boundaries of what we thought was possible.

"Luckily Tom doesn’t hold it against us for throwing him in the sea in mid-February. All for the art, right?"

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Bjorn Franklin
Director
Johnny Marchetta
Producer
Gina Burns
Production Company
Executive Producer
Connor O'Hara
Production Manager
Micheal Newton

Camera

Director of Photography
Simon Plunket
Focus Puller
Emily Jayne Robinson
2nd AC
Max Openshaw

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Shaun Waldie

Art

Art Director
Benny Casey 

Wardrobe

Hair & Make-up
Clare Pinkey
Wardrobe
Alicia Ellis

Casting

Lead actor
Lucy Aarden
Lead actor
Tom Brittney

Editorial

Editor
Johnny Marchetta

Grading

Colourist
Katie Dymmock
Colour grade company

VFX

VFX
Johan Barrios
Post Producer
Claudia Burns

Agent

Director's Representation
OB Management

Commission

Label
Never Fade Records

Other credits

VAN DRIVER

WAYNE HUNTLEY

LIFEGUARD

IAN DAVIS

STANDBY ART DIRECTOR

SORAYA WRIGHT

SET BUILDER

LUKE TODD

INTIMACY COORDINATOR

ENRIE ORTUNO

CAMERA TRAINEE

ALFIE BROWN

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