Arcade Fire 'Lightning I, II' by Emily Kai Bock
Promonews - 21st Mar 2022
The long-awaited return of Arcade Fire with Lightning I, II, arrives with a video from Emily Kai Bock, that like the song is a work of two distinct parts. A classic band performance, and then a riveting, terrifying narrative.
The band performance is filmed on a tiny outdoor stage in main street of a one-horse town on a sunny afternoon, like a rehearsal for a show at a county fair; the second part is preceded by signs of the weather changing, as the arc of balloons blows from its moorings.
Then comes the full threat of a catastrophic weather event; frontman Win Butler struggling against high winds towards his home, where we see the source of impending doom. This is a wonderfully cinematic exposition of a new reality of climate change.
In this case, disaster is apparently averted. But somehow the sight of the collapse of the coming tornado - brilliantly created by a VFX team headed by Josh Deu - is more resonant and effective in expressing its destructive power. It resembles the collapse of a skyscraper.
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Emily Kai Bock
- Producer
- Creative Director
- Production Company
- Executive Producer
- Executive Producer
- Production Manager
- 1st AD
Camera
- Director of Photography
- 1st AC
- 2nd AC
- Steadicam
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Key Grip
Art
- Art Director
- Production designer
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Hair
- Make-up
Casting
- Casting director
- Stunt Co-ordinator
VFX
- VFX Supervisor
Misc
- Associate Producer
- Location Manager
Promonews - 21st Mar 2022