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Phoenix 'Winter Solstice' by Warren Fu

Rob Ulitski - 24th Oct 2022

Warren Fu channels epic Romantic art in his stunning, mesmeric video for Phoenix.

The video for the iconic French rock band's Winter Solstice opens with vocalist Thomas Mars balancing on the edge of a cliff, performing under stormy skies - in the manner of a Caspar David Friedrich painting.

Fu takes us through a series of related compositions from landscape to extreme close-up to accentuate the deeply reflective mood of the song and Mars's performance. Then the clouds part and reveal a whimsical menagerie of abstract graphics, in the style of early surrealism - and fireworks.

With outstanding cinematography by UKMVA-nominee Christopher Ripley, the black and white visual treatment adds a dreamy sentimentality to the project, which culminates in a bittersweet ending that leaves plenty open to interpretation: Mars dives from his lonely peak, and as the video ends he is stiull floating freely in space. 

This is a wonderfully-crafted and evocative work - as you would expect from this hugely talented director and the effortlessly cool artist.   

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Rob Ulitski - 24th Oct 2022

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Warren Fu
Producer
Sarah Park
Production Company
Executive Producer
Sarah Nix
1st AD
Josh Montes
Co Directed By
Saoli Nash

Camera

Director of Photography
Christopher Ripley
Focus Puller
Bruno Pescina
2nd AC
Ivan Oyarzabal

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Greg Loebell
Key Grip
Miles Schirra

Art

Production designer
Tino Schaedler

Wardrobe

Stylist
Michelle Laine
Make-up
Jordan Courtney

Editorial

Editor
Warren Fu
Editor
Saoli Nash

Grading

Colourist
Dante Pasquinelli

VFX

VFX
Warren Fu
VFX
Saoli Nash
3D Modeler
Mike DiCola, Title Graphics

Agent

Director's Representation
Claire Stubbs @ Partizan U.k
Director's Representation
Laura Jones Partizan U.s

Commission

Artist Management
Matt Sadie, Laurence Muller, Simon White, Tobias Luong

Rob Ulitski - 24th Oct 2022

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