The Black Keys 'Beautiful People (Stay High)' by Chris Saunders
Rob Ulitski - 1st Feb 2024
Chris Saunders directs a joyous promo for the first single from The Black Keys' new album Ohio Players - filmed in London, Chicago and Johannesburg.Â
Saunders' video for Beautiful People (Stay High) is a thoroughly international production, spanning a variety of different locations within each city in which it was shot, with a wide variety of interesting characters. But it has a universal theme, where each subject is simply engaging in boisterous dancing, and lipsyncing to the track.
Saunders hooked up with a small team in each territory to film the subjects, working with three DoPs on the project:Â Flynn Drew in Chicago; Alex Jamin in London;Â Ofentse Mwase in Jo'burg.
The result is an intoxicatingly joyous montage of carefree choreography - vibrant, playful and endlessly watchable. A standout visual from Saunders and team, which has just as much replay appeal as the track.
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Chris Saunders
- Producer
- Matt Scheffer
- Producer
- Shabana Mansuri
- Producer
- Brian Critchfield
- Production Company
- BELIEVE MEDIA
- Executive Producer
- Liz Silver
- Production Manager
- Vitaly Koshman
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Alex Jamin
- Director of Photography
- Flynn Drew
- Director of Photography
- Ofentse Mwase
Choreography
- Choreographer
- Natalie Fisher
- Movement Director
- Dre Spisto
- Movement Director
- Liam Gillespie (jhb)
- Movement Director
- Natalia Ryshtakova
Casting
- Casting director
- Natalie Monroe
- Casting director
- Matt Scheffer
- Casting director
- Mandy Sewell (johannesburg)
Editorial
- Editor
- Ross Hallard
- Editing company
- TE
- Edit Producer
- Polly Kemp
- Edit Producer
- Shabana Mansuri
Grading
- Colourist
- Antoine Ravache
Agent
- Director's Representation
- Kelly Norris Sarno
Commission
- Commissioner
- Devin Sarno
- Label
- Nonesuch Records
- Label
- Warner Records
Rob Ulitski - 1st Feb 2024