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Maverick Sabre 'You Don't Even Need It' by Grajper

Rob Ulitski - 1st Nov 2024

Grajper and Maverick Sabre explore a topical subject with considerable wit for You Don't Even Need It.

Sabre is alone in a suburban home - but there are people pressed against the windows, obsessed with his every move. And then they invade the house, subjecting the soul singer to various indignities which he endures with calm resignation.

It's a strong metaphor for an issue raised by several pop stars recently about fans going too far in their sense of ownership of their idols. But by various means, from Sabre's understated performance, to the director's imaginative range of visual ideas - at one point, a model of Sabre's house bursts into flames - it's also well executed entertainment.         

Tied together by a gentle edit and naturalistic colour grade, the You Don't Even Need It video succeeds in touching upon on big issues of contemporary life, including mental health and regret, but it's not weighed down with self-importance. And Grajper shows more of the impressive visual virtuosity that marked out his recent, UKMVA-nominated video for STONE.

Rob Ulitski - 1st Nov 2024

Tags

  • Pick of the Day
  • Performance
  • Soul
  • R&B
  • Performance
  • Strangers
  • Mental health
  • Regret
  • Touching
  • Nostalgic

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Grajper
Producer
Wojciech Czarkowski
Production Company
Friend London
Executive Producer
Nicole Hartley
Production Manager
Milo Beyts
1st AD
Elsa Grace
Production Co-ordinator
Gina Crighton Production Assistant

Camera

Director of Photography
Natasha Duursma
Focus Puller
Oliver Bingham
2nd AC
Scarlett Gardner

Lighting/Grip

Leona Kramaric

Art

Production designer
Sasha Hilton
Prop Assistant
Christine Cave

Wardrobe

Stylist
Charlotte Tomaszewska
Stylist
Caprice Brown
Make-up
Raphael Arcadios
Styling Assistant
Aya Abuelgasim, Kara Richardson

Choreography

Movement Director
Łukasz Przytarski

Editorial

Editor
Kuba Tomaszewicz

Grading

Colourist
John O’Riordan

Agent

Director's Representation
Leethal Reppin'

Commission

Commissioner
Ivor Lawson-Adamah
Label
FAMM
FAMM
Erin Corrian-Alexis, Daniela Navarro FAMM BTS & Socials

Rob Ulitski - 1st Nov 2024

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