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The Wombats 'This Car Drives All By Itself' by Callum Lloyd-James

Rob Ulitski - 18th Jan 2022

Callum Lloyd-James brings the magic of Scalextric to life in this delightful promo for iconic rock band The Wombats. 

Shrinking the group down into miniature racecar drivers, we see a group of kids build their own racetrack in a bedroom, complete with fire effects, nostalgic 80's toys and a rickety Jenga set that is just begging to destroy the whole setup. 

The video is worth a watch for the facial expressions of the group alone. But along with the playful concept and great performances from the cast, it's a real ride that matches the energy of the anthemic track, brought together in a blistering edit by Lloyd-James himself.

"The film was inspired by a combination of things, including Tron (1982), Owl City - Fireflies and the band's artwork for their new album," he says. "This all came together with a series of nods to the lyrics, Mariokart, Wacky Racers, as well as the artwork to the band's debut album.

"We shot the film on six different cameras, including mounting a GoPro to a Scalextric car to get the POV shots on the track. It was so interesting experimenting with all the different things we could do with the idea once we had it down on paper. The band really put their all with their performance too, which made my life a lot easier on set.

"It took a long time to develop and gave me a lot of headaches, but the team came together to make something I know we are all really proud of. Shout out to Jake Parker, Katie South and Thomas English to going above and beyond on this one. It was a massive undertaking and a colossal effort from everyone involved."

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Rob Ulitski - 18th Jan 2022

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  • Director's notes
  • Rock
  • Scalextric
  • Performance
  • Narrative
  • Toys
  • 80s
  • nostalgic
  • Cars, racing

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Callum Lloyd-James
Producer
Jake River Parker
Production Company
Head & Wrecker
Production Manager
Rowan Mackintosh King
1st AD
Joe Mulvihill

Camera

Director of Photography
Focus Puller
Chris Steel
2nd AC
Anastasiya Cherkasyuk

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Will Stuetz

Art

Art Director
Katie South

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Suzie Walsh
Make-up
Emma Gandolfo

Editorial

Editor
Callum Lloyd James

Grading

Colourist
Dom Phipps
Colour grade company
Framestore 

Agent

Director's Representation

Commission

Label
Awal

Other credits

Sparks

Jack Foley, Chaimaa Ormazabal

Grip

Alex Aguilar

Art Assist

Niall Herlihy, Soo Young

Runners

Thea Evans, Dylan Parker

Scalextric Drivers

Simon Owen, Daniel Cornwall

Cast

Declan Miele Howell, Gaia Ottman, Eddie Khamis

Rob Ulitski - 18th Jan 2022

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