Emma-Jean Thackray 'Say Something' by Avesta Keshtmand
Rob Ulitski - 1st Oct 2021
Avesta Keshtmand directs a transcendent promo for Emma-Jean Thackray.
Inspired by the themes and aesthetics of sci-fi, psychedelia and B-movies, Thackray and Keshtmand tell the story of an outsider at a dinner party, full of mass-produced foods and judgemental side-glances. Lost in her own world, Emma-Jean is then transported to somewhere more natural, flowery and free.
Oozing a sense of carefree nostalgia, the video is mesmerising to look at, and celebrates the maximalist art and aesthetics of the time period it pays homage to.
Avesta Keshtmand is a British-Afghan filmmaker living and working in London. Last year, Keshtmand was one of five unsigned British directors to win a place on Three Minutes, Crack Magazine’s incubator scheme funding five music videos by rising talents. The scheme is produced in association with our production company Ground Work and made possible by Burberry, Shure and BFI NETWORK.
Rob Ulitski - 1st Oct 2021
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Avesta Keshtmand
- Producer
- Scarlett Barclay
- Production Company
- Three Minutes
- Production Company
- GW
- Executive Producer
- Duncan Harrison
- Executive Producer
- Aaron Z. Willson
- 1st AD
- Elicia Lotherington
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Amelia Hazlerigg
- Focus Puller
- Matt Farrant
- 2nd AC
- Elisa Spigariol
- Steadicam
- Justin Theodore
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Jonny Boomer
Art
- Art Director
- Sarah Asmail / Jimmy Van Twest
- Production Assistant
- Anna Butler
Wardrobe
- Hair
- Martina Derosa
- Make-up
- Martina Derosa
- Wardrobe
- Simone Beyene
Editorial
- Editor
- Amber Saunders
Grading
- Colourist
- James Slattery
- Colour grade company
- Company 3
VFX
- VFX
- Glassworks Uk
- Post production company
- Glassworks
Commission
- Label
- Warp Records
Other credits
Sparks
Max Hodgkinson & Deimante Spainaityte
Spark Trainee
Arthur Tucker
2nd AD
Rose Lucas
Runner
Rachel Flemminger Hudson
Art Dept Assistant
Harry Beedle, Krissy Densley, Louis Bhose
Stylist Assistant
Naomi Phillips
BTS Photographer
Jerry Dobson
Lead 2D Artists
Nils Crompton, Alexis Da Camara, Hugo Rodríguez Rodríguez
Title Design
Nils Crompton
Rotoscoping
Leonardo Grassi
MCR
Andy Kidd
Chief Operating Officer
Chris Kiser
Head Of Production
Belen Palos
Producers
Jamie McCubbin & Athene Aristocleous
Colour Producer
Cody Cardarelli
Cast
Pristine Woman
Rob Ulitski - 1st Oct 2021