Fontaines D.C. 'I Love You' by Samuel Taylor
Promonews - 21st Feb 2022
Samuel Taylor reunites with Fontaines D.C. to direct a hypnotic near-oneshot video for the intense I Love You.
Taylor shot the terrific live promo of the Irish rock band's A Hero's Death for The Tonight Show - nominated for the Best Live Video award at last year's UKMVAs. This follows a similar structure - arguably it could be regarded as something of a sequel to that one - but it takes a more gothic and ghoulish turn, as frontman Grian Chatten performs the song as he walks through a candle-lit church.
The combination of the setting and Chatten's characteristically monotone, almost contemptuous delivery of the lyrics help to build a sense of creepiness and forboding that feeds into the film's uncanny, horrific climax: the site of blood spurting spontaneously from the singer's chest, through his T-shirt...
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Promonews - 21st Feb 2022
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Samuel Taylor
- Producer
- Jordi Estapé
- Production Company
- AF
- Executive Producer
- Precious Mahaga
- Executive Producer
- Sana Khan
- Production Manager
- Rowan Mackintosh King
- 1st AD
- Freddie Wright
- Runners
- Keaton Williams & Katerina Koukou
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Natasha Duursma
- Focus Puller
- Emmy Robinson
- 2nd AC
- Alfie Brown
- Steadicam
- Marcus Albertsen
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Mark Stewart
Art
- Art Director
- Hara Spyrou
- Art Assistants
- Olly Hariel, Harvey Abbas, Tabby Wall
Editorial
- Editor
- Samuel Taylor
Grading
- Colourist
- Thomas Mangham
- Colour grade company
- BS
Agent
- Director's Representation
- OB Management
Commission
- Label
- Partisan
Promonews - 21st Feb 2022