Cautious Clay 'Wildfire' by Colin Read
Promonews - 25th May 2021
Colin Read has executed an old-school conceptual idea with real emotional impact for Cautious Clay's Wildfire - from his upcoming debut album.
Within a single set - a darkened sitting room consisting of a sofa and old-fashioned TV on a chest - Read brings all manner of human life and emotion, as the camera sweeps around repeatedly. And while we see each new scenario and are introduced to a new character, there is also a new iteration of the artist performing the song from within the TV.
“Wildfire explores the fact that people’s intentions sometimes get lost in translation,” says Cautious - aka singer-songwriter Josh Karpah - about the song. “Good intention is not always enough to prevent people’s emotions and insecurities from spiralling. Subtle signals or cues can unintentionally ignite emotions - like a brush fire.”
And the video delivers on the idea explored by Read and Karpah, on how each individual interprets the artist in a different way - heavily influenced by their current situation - alone and boozy; or on the verge of unbridled passion; or displaying the sensitivity of youth; and so on.
The fact that Cautious is not only always changing, but always a really there - a three dimensional head with the TV - seals the deal on this satisfyingly theatrical idea.
COLIN READ:
The idea we explored [was] how each listener will have their own take on Cautious Clay.
"We loved diving into Josh’s brain, and creating different versions of 'Cautious Clay' the artist.
"Each person that engages with a piece of art - whether music, film, visual art, etc - brings their own assumptions, personality, and ideas into the experience; so each person will experience a piece of art in a unique, separate way. And that’s the idea that we explored here: how each listener will have their own take on Cautious Clay.
"It was fun inventing these different characters, and the corresponding character that Josh put on for each of them."
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Colin Read
- Producer
- Leon Derriery
- Production Company
- PF
- Service Company
- LFR Productions
- Executive Producer
- Rik Green
- Executive Producer
- Francesco Rizzo
- Executive Producer
- Luigi Rossi
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Daniel Vignal
- Focus Puller
- Ben Elias
- 2nd AC
- Alex Huggins
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Omar Nasr
Art
- Art Director
- Lucas Godlewski
Wardrobe
- Make-up
- Sena Murahashi
- Wardrobe
- Sasha Skolnick
Casting
- Lead actor
- Cautious Clay
Editorial
- Editor
- Colin Read
Grading
- Colourist
- Joseph Bicknell
- Colour grade company
- Company 3
VFX
- VFX
- James Siewert
- Post Producer
- Anna Kelman
Agent
- Director's Rep (UK)
- H
Other credits
Production Coordinator
Will Plausse
Associate Producer
Nicola Macchintella
Script Supervisor
Fernanda De Souza
Best Boy Electric (Day 1)
Konstantin Lyubimov
Key Grip
Matt Foundoulis
Swing (Day 1)
Alex Blum
Dolly Grip
Luke Becker-Lowe
Set Decorator
Grace Bilbao
Makeup Assist
Emma Ando
BTS Shooter
Sam McCormick
Best Boy Electric (Day 2):Graeme Dempsey
PA: Karoline Iversen
PA: Eric Grisanti
Violinist
Rachel Ruggles
Painter
Spurge Carter
Drummer
Francesco
Bass Player
Dan Pappalardo
Mover
Dylan Kammerer
Flower
Kara Smith
Couple 1
Brontez Purnell
Gamer
Christian Conoly
Gamer
Toby Pannone
Couple 2
Nico Teixeira
Red Dress
Sarah Pedinotti
Guitar
Chris Kyle
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Promonews - 25th May 2021