Yorkshire Tea 'The Tea Song' by Fred Rowson
Rob Ulitski - 13th July 2023
Fred Rowson combines the advertising and music video worlds in this comedic hybrid for Yorkshire Tea.
Giving an eccentric, tea-driven spin to the traditional 'holiday' video, we see a young character (played by George Kent) packing his bags for Ibiza, choosing to take 10kg of Yorkshire Tea with him, in place of everyday essentials.
Packed full of slick transitions, graphic effects and greenscreen hilarity, it's a big change of tone for the brand, and Rowson does a brilliant job in ushering in this new style, in collaboration with ad agency Lucky Generals.
“My favourite ads are the ones that get really, really specific about some small detail of life, and blow it up into something epic - and the creatives at Lucky Generals absolutely nailed that in this spot," says Rowson.
"From the client to the creatives to my HoDs and cast, we were all on the same page about how good this could be. So this has been one of the most fun experiences I've had in commercials.”
So does it qualify as a proper music video - and does that even matter?
"I'm just glad to see that the language of the music video has an enduring half-life," adds Rowson. "We will never escape the radiation."
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Fred Rowson
- Producer
- AR
- Production Company
- Blink
- Executive Producer
- Paul Weston
- Production Manager
- Jack Bingham
- 1st AD
- Kerry Green
- Production Assistant
- Lottie O'Connell
- Directors Assistant; Max McLachlan
- BTS
- Gaby Mawson
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Stefan Yap
- Focus Puller
- Johnny Lewis
- 2nd AC
- Callum Reeves
- 2nd AD
- Joe Ramsden, Runner
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Johnjoe Besagni
- Key Grip
- Paul Mammone
- DIT
- Elliott Chyi, Sound Playback
Art
- Art Director
- Matty Mancey Jones
- Production designer
- Ranya El-rafaey
- Set Decorator
- Ciara Reddy, Set Decorator
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Neesha Champaneria
- Hair & Make-up
- Jess Summer
- Wardrobe
- Neesha Champaneria
- Costume Assistant
- Zak Khan, Hair And Make Up Assist
Casting
- Casting director
- Kharmel Cochrane
- Lead actor
- George Kent
- Airport Security
- Michael Coumas, Cabin Crew
Editorial
- Editor
- Samuel Marr
- Editing company
- H
- Edit Producer
- Angela Hart
VFX
- Post production company
- Selected Works
- Executive Producer
- Alex Fitzgerald, Production Assistant
Commission
- Label
- Ninja Tune
Misc
- Commissioning company
- Lucky Generals
Rob Ulitski - 13th July 2023