Lynks 'New Boyfriend' by Theo Watkins & Lynks
Rob Ulitski - 29th Sept 2023
Theo Watkins join forces with masked disco-pop provocateur Lynks to direct a bold promo, where a pastel-pink wedding concept sets the stage for a playfully surreal set of events with Lynks
The video for New Boyfriend features a faux marriage - with Lynx as the bride - that then races through an extremely short lifespan. But maybe that was the plan all along...
The colourful aesthetic suits the artist's distinctive, exaggerated style, and both Watkins and Lynks know their references when it comes to this world, as explained below.
"With the candy-coloured opening to the 1997 romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding as our initial inspiration, we aimed for a twisted, old school musical-tinged tale addressing Lynks's, shall we say, impulsive post-breakup behaviour," says Watkins explains.
"Shot on the hottest day of the year, what undoubtedly looks on-camera like the height of poise and grace, actually hides buckets of sweat underneath layers of costume. So just like Gene Kelly hiding extreme fever when shooting 'Singin' in the Rain', Lynks doesn't mind suffering to bring magic to the silver screen."
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Lynks
- Director
- Theo Watkins
- Producer
- Theo Watkins
- Producer
- Mars Washington
- Producer
- Lynks
- 1st AD
- Talia Pittman
- Runners
- Jude Jansen & Brodie McBride
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Mars Washington
- Focus Puller
- Matt King
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Guy Isherwood
- Spark
- Joshua Hippolyte
Art
- Production designer
- Erin Tse
- Set Assistant
- Hazel Low
Wardrobe
- Wardrobe
- Lizzie Biscuits
Choreography
- Choreographer
- Jacquelyn Tepper
- Choreographer
- Lynks
Casting
- Lead actor
- The Bride: Lynks
- The Bridesmaids
- Jacquelyn Tepper & Kate Crisp / The Groom
Editorial
- Editor
- Theo Watkins
Grading
- Colourist
- Hannah Squires
Agent
- Director's Representation
- CS
Rob Ulitski - 29th Sept 2023