HMLTD 'Wyrmlands' by Henry Spychalski
Rob Ulitski - 5th Apr 2023
Henry Spychalski self-directs this visceral promo for HMLTD: a worm-centric interpretation of the medieval feudal system through a modern lens.
It's one of those videos that really must be experienced first-hand to understand what's going on, and even then, it's very much an abstract presentation with a heavily conceptual spin.
That's not to say, however, that it isn't completely breathtaking, because things haven't been this wonderfully weird in music videos for a long time.
Costumes? Check. Mud wrestling right in front of the performance setup? Check. Setting fire to a box of worms in tandem with a completely whimsical jazz break? You guessed it...
It's a fine return to form for HMLTD, and Hannah Mason's movement direction is the cherry on top, suggesting a sort of violent beauty that compliments the rebellion against reality that is the song, Wyrmlands.
"In this video, I wanted to explore the liminal space between this world, and the base reality which births that delusion: a violent collision of the real and the unreal; of our delusions and the traumas that create them," says director Henry Spychalski.
Rob Ulitski - 5th Apr 2023
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
 - Henry Spychalski
 - Producer
 - Maxine Latinis
 - Production Company
 - Wendyvision
 
Camera
- Director of Photography
 - Benjamin Leggett
 - Focus Puller
 - Arie Priede
 - 2nd AC
 - Tara Bulten
 - Steadicam
 - Austin Phillips
 
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
 - Atikah Zainidi
 
Art
- Art Director
 - Austeja Gokaite
 - Production designer
 - Sonya Bleiph
 
Wardrobe
- Stylist
 - Luca Wowczyna
 - Make-up
 - Sophie Gouk
 
Choreography
- Movement Director
 - Hannah Mason
 
Editorial
- Editor
 - Ella Turner-bridger
 
Grading
- Colourist
 - John O’Riordan
 - Colour grade company
 - Pundersons Gardens
 
VFX
Commission
- Label
 - Lucky Number Music
 
Rob Ulitski - 5th Apr 2023