Stormzy 'Angel In The Marble' by Troy Roscoe
Rob Ulitski - 15th Aug 2023
Stormzy celebrates his 30th birthday in style with #TheMikeGala, and uses the occasion as a the perfect opportunity for a music video.
Enlisting Troy Roscoe to capture the visuals, the video for Angel In The Marble is an elegant 'who's who' of the British entertainment industry, intercutting glossy portraiture with heightened performance moments.
Shot by Rick Joaquim, the contrast of fly-on-the-wall footage and glossy posed snapshots creates a concept that is both ambitious and luxurious - very fitting for one of the biggest artists in the industry right now.
"What an absolute pleasure to have the pressure of delivering the most important birthday present of all for Stormzy’s 30th," Roscoe says. "Stormzy and team wanted the visual to be nothing short of clean, glossy and to scream elegance. As hard as it was to not include one bit of VFX, I’m so happy with the turn out.
"The visual is so different to anything I’ve done before as my style revolves heavily around surrealism and visual effects - but in this instance it pushed me to focus on simplicity and beauty, both on the day and in the edit. The night was hectic but exciting, meetings all of those guests and getting to share such a special occasion with Mike himself.
"The grade and slow motion footage really tied everything together and gave it a unique look. With greyscale footage all being shot at a slow frame rate to provide the beauty, and the graded footage in the booth providing the contrast and personality."
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Troy Roscoe
- Producer
- Jordi Estapé
- Executive Producer
- Marisa Garner
- Line Producer
- Edwin Brawn
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Rick Joaquim
- Focus Puller
- Lea Aubigne
- Trainee
- Sam Harvey, B-Cam Op
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Robbie Smith
- Spark
- Jamie Expositio, Spark
Art
- Production designer
- Lottie Toon
- Art Assist
- Amina Fasuluku
Editorial
- Editor
- Troy Roscoe
Grading
- Colourist
- Jack McGinty
- Colour grade company
- C
Agent
- Director's Representation
- MA
Commission
- Commissioner
- NS
- Label
- 0207 Def Jam
Rob Ulitski - 15th Aug 2023