Florence + The Machine 'King' by Autumn de Wilde
David Knight - 28th Feb 2022
Florence + The Machine returns and reunites with Autumn de Wilde, with the epic video for King - steeped in religious imagery and most poignantly filmed in Kyiv weeks before Ukraine was plunged into war.
Florence Welch appears to a troubled young man (played by Jack Riddiford) as a floating vision in a purple shroud, in the manner of the Virgin Mary. From this gripping beginning, de Wilde allows an extraordinary set-piece to play out, with the help of choreographer Ryan Heffington and a visual effects department led by Denis Reva.
Florence is joined by her female followers within the grounds of a half-built building, and she and her disciplines eventually, breathtakingly, take to the air, reflecting the characteristically Florence-like nature of the song, striving for a higher, transcendent level.
It's the second time Autumn de Wilde has worked with Florence + The Machine, following the UKMVA-winning video for Big God. This shares the exquisitely composed quality of that video, on a more ambitious scale, and also that strong sense of female solidarity between Florence and a group of dancers who become personalities in themselves once they arrive on screen.
A powerful video. But now many of the people involved in making the video, from the production company Radioaktive and other freelance film crew, are now fighting for the survival of their country, and their lives. A truly terrifying thought. Our prayers are with them and their fellow citizens.
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David Knight - 28th Feb 2022
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Autumn de Wilde
- Producer
- Eric Stern
- Producer
- Juliet Naylor
- Service Producer
- Serafima Kutsenko
- Production Company
- AC
- Service Company
- Radioaktive Film
- Service Co Exec Producer
- Kate Galytska
- Production Manager
- Yura Galitskiy
- 1st AD
- Alina Yatsyk
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Jamie Feliu-torres
Art
- Production designer
- Vladimir Radlinskiy
Wardrobe
- Hair
- Odile Gilbert
- Make-up
- Sarah Reygate
- Costume designer
- Kate Mulleavy & Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte
- Wardrobe
- Peter Aluuan
- Wardrobe
- Fiona Hicks
Choreography
- Choreographer
- Ryan Heffington
Grading
- Colourist
- Jean-Clement Soret
- Colourist
- Yoomin Lee
- Colour grade company
- Company 3
VFX
- VFX Supervisor
- Denis Reva
- VFX Company
- Framestore
Other credits
Title Design Thunderwing Nic Taylor J.B. Taylor
Assistant Choreographer Ryan Spencer @Ryanmarkspencer
Workshop Choreographer Benjamin Milan
PM Ana Castellar @Anacastellarr
BTS Gilbert Trejo
Artist Management Hannah Giannoulis
Artist Pa Catherine Torrie
Hair Stylist Assistant Tan Pham
Assistant Editor Matt Gabzdyl
Editorial Producer Maggie Mcdermont
Sound Finishing Machine Sound
Sound Design And Mix Nigel Manington
Sound Producer Ghazal Zargar Elahi
Cast Florence Welch
Katrina Lilwall Florence's Double Jack Riddiford Jack Riddiford Alex Pavlyk Jack’s Double Alexander Antofiy Henchman
Dancer Sia Gbamoi
Dancer Chihiro Kawasaki
Dancer Aisling Longshaw
Dancer Naomi Weijand
Dancer Kibrea Carmichael
Dancer Zakiya Wellington
Dancer Nastya Khazchenko
Dancer Maryne Kuchskova
Musician Maksimilian Mihkaylovskiy
Musician Lyubomyr Klyufinskiy
Musician Ivan Massalyga
Musician Hilarion Thea
Musician Vladislav Bilyachenko
Musician Aleksander Pryzhenkov
Musician Iliya Shevchuk
Musician Vadim Shevchuk
2nd Ad Masha Verboliuk
Art Director Max Halushka
Wardrobe Stylist Valentyn Bren @Brenshowreel
Makeup Artist Dasha Taivas @Dashataivas
Hair Stylist Iris Onufrienko @O_Iriss
Casting On Set Masha Bondar @_Nikosnikos_
2nd Cameraman Ilya Maksymenko @Maksymenko.Ilya
Focus Puller Cam A Peter Chetverykov @Bigboy__Ua
Focus Puller Cam B Sergei Kolesnik
Slate Lena Sinelnik
Gaffer Leo Sidorenko @Leonidsidor
Key Grip Artem Pilipchuk
Steadicam Max Salo
Sound Misha Nikolaev
Stunt Coordinator Slava Barabolia
Playback Sergei Rupos @Rupos @Cinedigitallab
Vfx Supervisor Denis Reva @Reva_Official
Location Manager Zhenya Kasamara @Ev_Kas
Production Assistant Alex Belko @Itisnotmypage
Production Assistant Yulia Nagirniak @Nagirrniak
Unit Manager Egor Pogrebniak @Spud2006
Doctor On Set Yana Shchebeti
Uk Chaperone Anna Kovalevskaya @Kovalevskayanna
Chaperone Liza Onysko @Lyza_O
Chaperone Daria Sipigina @Sipigina
Camera / Light Illuminator Film Service @Illuminator_Filmservice
Crane Crew Film Technic Worlwide @Filmotechnicworldwide
David Knight - 28th Feb 2022