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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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Rob Ulitski - 29th Sept 2023

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  • Alternative
  • Performance
  • Marriage
  • Relationship
  • Exaggerated
  • My Best Friend's Wedding
  • Surreal

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Credits

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

Rob Ulitski - 29th Sept 2023

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