Courtney Barnett 'Elevator Operator' by Sunny Leunig
Luke Bather - 7th July 2016
Sunny Leunig directs a wonderful cameo-laden video for Courtney Barnett that starts with feminist punk heroes Sleater-Kinney (a band of which Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein is a member) sat on a bench delivering some Portlandia-style dialogue about misreading a map, before Barnett herself flies past as the eponymous Elevator Operator.
The video takes various strange turns from there – with a cast list plucked from numerous Pitchfork-friendly bands. The often nonplussed Barnett occupies an elevator that seemingly travels through both space and time, allowing her to observe and interact with any number of bizarre scenarios that may unfold as the door opens to her. Those familiar with PT Anderson's recent video for Radiohead should see this as its fun-loving cousin.
Barnett eventually navigates her way to a rooftop where she and her bandmates conclude the track, after a moment of quiet reflection...
Luke Bather - 7th July 2016
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Sunny Leunig
- Producer
- Emma Haarburger
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Matt Wood
- 1st AC
- Anthony Rilocapro
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Thommi Hacker
- Grip
- Fraser Lever
Art
- Art Director
- Marni Kornhauser
Wardrobe
- Make-up
- Selena Pretzel
Editorial
- Editor
- Sunny Leunig
- Sound
- Mark Mitchell
- Sound
- Jack Pender
Grading
- Colourist
- Matt Wood
VFX
Misc
- Associate Producer
- Danielle Thiris
- Art Department
- Josephine Wagstaff
- Art Department
- Sarah Hopper
- Costume Supervisor
- Lou Mclaren
- Drone Operator
- Christopher Lansell
- Stills
- Helga Leunig
Other credits
Best Girl
Hannah Palmer
Cast
Sleater-Kinney, Glory! Bangs, Courtney Barnett, Bones Sloane & Dave Mudie, Magda Szubanski, Tim Rogers, The Finks, Tweedy, The Drones, Garret and Will Huxley, Gabi Barton, Sunny Leunig, Vincent Juggernaut, Tain Stangret, Izzi Goldman and John, Nicholas & Thea Jones, Batpiss, Loose Tooth, Camp Cope, Jo Syme (Big Scary), East Brunswick All Girls Choir, Paul Kelly, Michael Leunig, Meaghan Weiley, Jess Tyler, Thommy Taranto (Milk! Records), Jen Cloher, Fraser A. Gorman, Ouch My Face, Marni Kornhauser & Radar Rad
Luke Bather - 7th July 2016