James Blunt 'Unstoppable' by Jamie Thraves
Rob Ulitski - 4th Nov 2021
James Blunt brings a shockwave of fear with him, in Jamie Thraves' hilarious video for Unstoppable.
It's a concept that wouldn't get past the commissioners desk in 99% of cases, but with a self-deprecating artist like Blunt - who has proven time and time again he will go to places most artists wouldn't dream about - it is a match made in Heaven.
Blunt is a walking, taking music machine, instilling absolute terror in everyone who crosses his path. People bleed from the ears, fall to the floor and hide in car boots to get away from him. But after one man takes the time to make proper eye contact with his charming smile, it's all turned on its head. Very charming. And very James Blunt.
JAMIE THRAVES:
I have never laughed this much writing a treatment.
"The brief for this video was to celebrate James Blunt's self-deprecating Twitter humour. When I came up with the idea of everyone being terrified of James - like he was The Blob or the Terminator from Terminator 2 - I just couldn't stop laughing.
"I think the idea may have been inspired by The Goodies! I loved The Goodies when I was a kid. I have never laughed this much writing a treatment. I kept on laughing doing the storyboard, the animatic, the shoot and the edit.
"It was brilliant of James to send himself up this way, and I'm very grateful to him, his manager, Atlantic Records and the commissioner Kim Jarrett for getting behind the idea.
"Huge thanks and praise to everyone at Blindeye and the rest of the wonderful cast & crew who helped me make it, it was a real joy and pleasure to make from start to finish."
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Jamie Thraves
- Producer
- James Dearden
- Production Company
- BF
- Executive Producer
- Jack Lightfoot
- 1st AD
- Ben Burton
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Chris Clarke
- Focus Puller
- Ian Coffey
- 2nd AC
- Cam Sealby
- 1st AC
- Austin Phillips
- Camera operator
- Luke Dryden
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- James Duffy
Art
- Art Director
- Soraya Wright
Wardrobe
- Make-up
- Hannah Lonergan
Editorial
- Editor
- Jamie Thraves
Grading
- Colourist
- Jessica Vile
Agent
- Director's Representation
- CS
Commission
- Commissioner
- KJ
Misc
- Assistant Producer
- Emily Vincent
Other credits
2nd AD
Charlie Killick
Camera Trainee
Jake Duncan
Sparks
Sam Crook, James Owens
Playback / DIT
Louis Catlett
Production Assistant
Rachel Akiboye
Runner
Ricky Venus
Extras
Luis Amaya, Eugene Brosman, Dominic Crane, Temple Cundall, Amy Fox, Alexander Garcia, Shannon Grealis, Divarni Groce-Balogun, Maria Hernandez, Christina John, Valarie Lucas, Anna Nikiticheva, Jessica Oyo, Jason Perryman, Gabriel Rat, Nikolay Shulik, William Su, Rushma Thapa, Samantha Watson, Lisa Williams, Amy Baller
Medic
Team Medic
BTS
Ed Spencer, Ben Spencer
Management
Pino Pumilia
Rob Ulitski - 4th Nov 2021