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Soft Play 'Act Violently' by Thomas Davis

Rob Ulitski - 23rd May 2024

Soft Play's Isaac Holman laments e-scooter culture - personified by bandmate Laurie Vincent - in the duo's latest entertaining collab with Thomas Davis. 

As Isaac suffers from the thoughtless behaviour of Laurie's scooter-hooligan, the video for Act Violently develops into a rousing call to arms to the virtues of wreaking revenge - with that comedic, offbeat twist that has become the hallmark of Davis's videos for the band. 

Imbued with dark comedy and a delightfully British passive-aggressive vibe - the video was filmed in that bastion of middle-class stuffiness that is Tunbridge Wells - it's a punchy visual elevated by fun cinematography and impassioned performance.

Another splendid visual from Davis, his third after the videos for Punk's Dead and Mirror Muscles, since the name-change of the band formerly known as Slaves. 

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Rob Ulitski - 23rd May 2024

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  • Performance
  • Alternative
  • Rock
  • E Scooter
  • Criminal
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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Thomas Davis
Producer
Emma Stevens Broyd
Production Company
Executive Producer
Ramy Dance
Production Manager
Sarah Anderson
1st AD
Oli Hill

Camera

Director of Photography
Arron Green
Focus Puller
Oliver Bingham
2nd AC
James Huthwaite

Art

Art Director
Fingal Green

Editorial

Editor
Michelle Koops
Editing company
Okay Studio

Grading

Colourist
Katie Dymmock 
Colour grade company
Okay Studio

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Director's Representation

Rob Ulitski - 23rd May 2024

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