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Chinese Man 'We've Been Here Before' by Jeremi Durand

Rob Ulitski - 7th Nov 2023

Jeremi Durand directs a wonderfully otherworldly promo for French trip hop band Chinese Man.

As the title of the track suggests, the promo for We've Been Here Before explores the idea of déja vu, and the feeling of reliving a moment you've already experienced. 

As a young man takes his post as a parking attendant, he experiences an eccentric cast of characters, eventually meeting his doppelganger in a poetic Groundhog Day style event. 

Meditating upon abstract themes of parallel worlds, repetition, and where we go once we leave this plane of existence, it's a video that raises a lot of questions -and does so in a beautifully cinematic way.

With superb cinematography from Adrien Lallau, and top notch VFX work from D-factory, Durand's video is awe-inspiring to watch.

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Rob Ulitski - 7th Nov 2023

Tags

  • Pick of the Day
  • VFX
  • Trip hop
  • Electronic
  • Narrative
  • Parallel World
  • Deja Vu
  • Poetic
  • Captivating
  • Surreal

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Jeremi Durand
Producer
China Presles
Production Company
Mynd X Wanda Prodctions
Executive Producer
China Presles
Production Manager
Viven Drouillas
1st AD
Driss Lumbroso

Camera

Director of Photography
Adrien Lallau
Focus Puller
Damien Rubinsztajn
2nd AC
Sacha Hayon

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Stéphen Bouclé
Key Grip
Xavier Marcovich
Key Grip
Fantine Monteiro
Key Grip
Sacha Benichou

Art

Production designer
Lola Carrière

Editorial

Editor
Antonio Lizzio
Editing company
D-factory
Edit Producer
Julien Lanard

Grading

Colour Producer
Julien Lanard
Colourist
Nicolas Gautier
Colour grade company
D-factory

VFX

VFX
Julien Lanard
VFX
Wilton Poirot
VFX
Adrien Delmas
Post production company
D-factory
Post Producer
Julien Lanard

Agent

Director's Representation
Mynd Paris
Director's Representation
China Presles
Director's Rep (UK)

Rob Ulitski - 7th Nov 2023

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