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Isabel 'Slow Heat' by Anna Brooks

Rob Ulitski - 22nd May 2023

In Anna Brooks nostalgic promo for Isabel, we see the artist viewing frames through a vintage handheld slide viewer - with each picture magically transporting us to a dreamy vignette. 

"The concept for the video came from a love of the static photograph," Brooks explains. "I love how images can be sources of reflection, nostalgia and ambiguity. Growing up, we used to have a 35 mm projector at home. I used to find the whole experience so magical and tactile. When I found an original '90s version on eBay I knew it needed to feature in the video.

"I loved the idea of the music itself having the power to bring Isabel to life and break through the picture. As she performs in her own wonderland, her partner's remains locked in that moment only breaking the illusion through a blink or a glance."

The evocative promo boasts a vintage, effervescent aesthetic, care of DoP Adam Singodia and colourist Vlad Barin (both previous guests of the Promonews Podcast) and was shot on 16mm. 

"Shooting on 16mm film was a no-brainer and felt like the perfect medium for the concept, keeping it all within the same analog world," says Brooks.

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Rob Ulitski - 22nd May 2023

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  • Pop
  • Dreamy
  • Vignette
  • Evocative
  • Performance
  • Partner
  • Vintage

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Anna Brooks
Producer
Izzy Brooks
1st AD
Emily-jane Sheppard

Camera

Director of Photography
Adam Singodia
Focus Puller
Ollie Pearson
2nd AC
Aida García Vega
Camera operator
Laura Aguilera
BTS Photographer
Ben Brooks

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Ben Ransley
Sparks
Suzette Ortiz, Ionna Martis

Art

Production designer
Annie Alvin

Wardrobe

Stylist
Izzy Brooks
Hair & Make-up
Luca Chirico
ILTA

Casting

Lead actor
Shaq Taylor

Editorial

Editor
Miles Watson
Editing company
Work Editorial
Edit Producer
Lola Cookman

Grading

Colour Producer
Mike Coley
Colour Producer
Dom Strachan
Colourist
Vlad Barin
Colour grade company

VFX

VFX
Gideon Prins
Title Design
Andreas Brooks

Misc

DoP's representation
Wpa

Rob Ulitski - 22nd May 2023

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