Bastian Benjamin, Alberta Balsam, French II 'The Worm' by Harry Barber

Rob Ulitski - 27th Mar 2025
Harry Barber directs an eery and enigmatic promo for producer-collaborators Bastian Benjamin, Alberta Balsam &Â French II.
The video for The Worm tells a warped night tale, following a man wielding a hammer running toward a mysterious glass box in the forest, bearing the familiar instruction: In Case Of Emergency Break Glass. It's an emergency so he does, unleashing the eponymous Worm into the nighttime forest.
Infused with dynamic visual effects, the video is a breathless descent into an uncanny world - beautifully realised in Toby Goodger's cinematography and Brent Patterson's VFX and animation, with the whole video stained a blueish grey in the abysslike night.
"The Worm is a twisted, kinetic club tool built for those late moments in the dance," Barber explains. "It straddles a beautiful middle ground between dark, eerie tones, and all out fun. The video was all about capturing that, luring people in, and flipping everything on its head."Â
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Harry Barber
- Producer
- Harry Barber
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Toby Goodger
- Focus Puller
- Felix Wildey
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Olly Blower
- Lighting Supplied By Glo Film Lighting
Casting
- Lead actor
- Maluki
Grading
- Colour Producer
- Jai Mhach Durban
- Colourist
- Tim Smith
- Colour grade company
- Rascal
VFX
Rob Ulitski - 27th Mar 2025