Wintersleep 'Spirit' by Michael LeBlanc
Luke Bather - 21st Feb 2017
Michael LeBlanc's huge ensemble dance video for Wintersleep sees a man search for a break from loneliness in a place so many do: the bingo hall.
Set in a small Canadian town seemingly at the end of the world, we follow an isolated man as he dances his way through Twin Peaks-style surreality both inside and outside. Impressive large-scale shots of a populated street and a bizarre golden dance routine in a local bingo hall make the video visually intriguing. Not to mention the great big foreboding moon in the sky at the start of the clip.
MICHAEL LEBLANC:
"We shot this video in one day, working with non-dancers in Schomberg, a small town in Ontario Canada. I wanted to show a portrait of someone dealing with isolation. The main characters' world reflects a mirror of his internal life. It’s about escapism and finding freedom during a breakdown.Â
"I needed a technique for the dance that could visually work with the dancers. So we slowed the song down and shot at a lower frame rate which enabled them to hit all the beats together."
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Luke Bather - 21st Feb 2017
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Luke Bather - 21st Feb 2017