Ghostpoet 'Freak Show' by Zhang + Knight
Luke Bather - 11th July 2017
Pleasure becomes an artificial commodity in Zhang + Knight's sprawling, sinister clip for Ghostpoet.
Initially shot overseas before running into some trouble (more on that in a few days time), the video depicts a haunting pre-apocalyptic world in which most of the finer things in life have become synthetic substitutions for the real thing. Pollution seems to be at a lethal high point, morale at a lethal low. A smog covers most of the promo, and slowly creeps through the characters lives - a constant ghostly reminder of a potential near-future.
With moody compositions that feel like something out of a Gregory Crewdson book by way of Black Mirror, Zhang + Knight have crafted a world that's haunting in its nihilistic projections.
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Luke Bather - 11th July 2017
Credits
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Zhang + Knight
- Producer
- Mikael Nakkas
- Production Company
- AF
- Executive Producer
- Katie Lambert
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Christophe Collette
- Director of Photography
- Oliver Ford
- Focus Puller
- Sam Riley
- 2nd AC
- Mahalia John
- Steadicam
- Ilana Garrard
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- PB
Art
- Art Director
- Alicia Howitt
Grading
- Colourist
- Daniel de Vue
Agent
- Director's Representation
- OB Management
Commission
- Commissioner
- Sean Mayo
Misc
- Runner
- Sebastian Olivares
- DIT
- James Miller
- Spark
- William Pope
- Graphic design
- Robert Ashton
Luke Bather - 11th July 2017