Renato Medeiros 'James' by Alfie Dale
Rob Ulitski - 28th Aug 2024
Alfie Dale directs a horror comedy for Brazilian artist Renato Medeiros, about a date in an amusement arcade that goes horribly awry.
Medeiros's song James is a melodic lullaby about addiction. Dale translates the song's theme into a surreal parable on the perils of carrying one's obsessions too far.
At first, everything is going swimmingly for the couple enjoying their time in the arcade. Until the guy (James) is distracted by a weird-looking teddy in the claw machine, which he just has to have. The girlfriend becomes suddenly ignored, as he becomes utterly focussed on 'winning' the weird teddy. His vain efforts to secure the toy in the claw go on and on...
The story is something of a counterpoint to the Brazilian flavour of the track, which makes it more intriguing. And ultimately, Dale provides a suitably nightmarish climax to his short comic horror.
Rob Ulitski - 28th Aug 2024
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Alfie Dale
- Producer
- Matt Armitage
- Producer
- Alfie Dale
- Production Company
- Grey Moth
- 1st AD
- Jack Fielder
- Ben Jacob Smith
- Associate Producer
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Nina Oyens
- Focus Puller
- Bernat Bonaventura
- 2nd AC
- Destinee Wildman
- Steadicam
- Ryan Adams
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Jorge Higgins
- Adam Wells
- Spark, Romy Roulin
Art
- Christine Moon
- Costume Maker, Eve Oakley
Casting
- Lead actor
- Daniel Rainford
- Jennifer Tyler, Greg Tannahill
Editorial
- Editor
- Alfie Dale
Grading
- Colour Producer
- Andrew Irwin
- Colourist
- Mara Ciorba
- Colour grade company
- Harbor Picture Company
VFX
- VFX
- Alfie Dale
- Hew Widdon -VFX Consultant, Hemant Khairnar
- VFX Consultant
Misc
- DoP's representation
- Carnaby Talent Agency
Rob Ulitski - 28th Aug 2024