Philip Selway 'Picking Up Pieces' by William Williamson
Promonews - 17th Jan 2023
The second in a series of videos by William Williamson for Philip Selway of Radiohead's forthcoming solo album Strange Dance continues the story begun in the first.
The video for Picking Up Pieces features the same quartet of iconic dancers as the video for Check For Signs Of Life: Siobhan Davies, Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp, Liam Francis and Simone Davies - with the piece also choreographed by Liam Francis and Simone Davies.
Once again, it is filmed as a one-shot, with cinematography by DoP Adric Watson, this time working with colour 16mm film. The video features a spinning camera movement designed to mimic motoric pulse of the track, and takes it’s gorgeous golden brown autumnal colour palette from a painting made by artist Stuart Geddes in response to Selway’s new album.
“We all viewed this film as a continuation of the last, with the choreography having echoes of our characters worlds whilst simultaneously unfolding new elements and emotions," says Williamson.
"I love the idea of creating a synergy between the music and the camera movement. So we not only decided to shoot this as a one take again, but the motorik pulse of the track and the powerful lyrics perfectly lent itself to a predominant circular camera movement.
"Working closely with the dancers we wanted the constantly moving camera to be always revealing different components and layers of the performance, drawing attention to specific points within each frame as it passes by and the story slowly unfolds.“
Promonews - 17th Jan 2023
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Production/Creative
- Director
- William Williamson
- Producer
- Archie Johnston Stewart
- Production Company
- Uncommon Creative Studio
- Executive Producer
- Rosie Woods
- Production Manager
- Charlene Louise Maningding
- 1st AD
- Conor Joyce
- Creative AP:Tally Francis , 2nd AD
- Scout De Wynter, Runner
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Adric Watson
- Focus Puller
- Jonathan England
- 2nd AC
- Dimi Vakrilov
- Steadicam
- Mike Vega
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Leo Olesker
- Spark
- Deepan Thavarajah, Lighting Trainee
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Marianthi Hatzidiki
- Make-up
- Michele Baylis
Choreography
- Choreographer
- Liam Francis
- Choreographer
- Simone Damberg Würtz
Casting
- Lead Dancer
- Liam Francis
- Lead Dancer
- Simone Damberg Würtz
- Lead Dancer
- Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp
- Lead Dancer
- Siobhan Davies
Editorial
- Editor
- Joe Walton
- Editing company
- Whitehouse Post
- Edit Producer
- Annabel Bennett
Grading
- Colour Producer
- Dan Kreeger
- Colour Producer
- Mia Saunders
- Colourist
- Lewis Crossfield
- Colour grade company
- Time Based Arts
VFX
- Post production company
- Time Based Arts
- Post Producer
- Mia Saunders
Commission
- Label
- Bella Union
Promonews - 17th Jan 2023