Adam Lambert 'Holding Out For A Hero' by Jordan Rossi
Rob Ulitski - 11th Jan 2023
Jordan Rossi directs a high-drama, glam rock-inspired promo for Adam Lambert's cover of Bonnie Tyler's bombastic classic.
Rossi helms an effervescent visual for Lambert's take on Holding Out For A Hero, featuring a cast of bedazzled musicians, hidden behind glitterball helmets, who eventually strip to reveal their true, unique selves.
From the pastel backdrop through to the styling and makeup, the video is a throwback to the glamorous excess of the 1980's, and is perfectly suited to the track.
"The idea behind the video is to throw away homogeneity and celebrate individuality, whatever form that may take," explains Rossi. "Adam is the perfect collaborator. We've shot together before, so had a shorthand going into this one. But he was great at really driving ideas forward. He wanted to do something fashion-orientated with a glam rock and camp twist.
When researching the video, Rossi found himself inspired by some of the all-time greats in the industry.
"I did a lot of visual research for this video with photographers like Jean-Paul Goude being a big source of inspiration for the editorial setups," he says. "We also gave a cheeky nod to Robert Palmer's legendary, and often imitated, videos [for Addicted To Love and others] but again with our own camp twist - with glitterball wearing robots.
"At every stage of the video Adam and I sought to subvert traditional conventions of music videos, fashion and pop iconography to create a piece of work that was fun, tongue-in-cheek and expressive with an incredible cast."
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Jordan Rossi
- Producer
- Aidan Brooks
- Production Company
- Rankin Creative
- Executive Producer
- Chelsea Stemple
- 1st AD
- Kitty Rajakulasingam
- Production Assistant
- Emy Dentler
- 2nd AD
- Fabi Roos
- Runner
- Kat Hanratty
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Charlie Knight
- Focus Puller
- Jonny Iseli
- 2nd AC
- Danny Williams
- Steadicam
- Alex Kryszkiewicz
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Ryan Monteith
- Electricians
- Marina Lewin, Tom Thain
Art
- Production designer
- Laura Little
- Art Assistant
- Greg McLaren
Wardrobe
- Stylist (Cast)
- Sachin Gogna
- Make-up
- Kite Chuang
- Wardrobe Assistant
- Jadzia Scott
Choreography
- Choreographer
- Mark Jennings
Casting
- Cast
- Shaquille Brush, Molly McGibbon, Belen Leroux, Mx Fit, Ashley Tamuno
Editorial
- Editor
- Samuel Marr
- Editing company
- H
Grading
- Colourist
- Myles Bevan
- Colour grade company
- Time Based Arts
Agent
- Director's Representation
- CS
Commission
- Commissioner
- Laura Collins
- Label
- Warner Music
- Warner Music Head Of Production
- Nikki Sopp
Rob Ulitski - 11th Jan 2023