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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 & 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." 

Rob Ulitski - 27th Mar 2025

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  • Director's notes
  • Pick of the Day
  • VFX
  • Dance
  • Electronic
  • Alternative
  • Narrative
  • Night
  • Eerie
  • Haunting
  • Mysterious
  • Enigmatic
  • Forest

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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

Rob Ulitski - 27th Mar 2025

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