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Wolf Alice 'Bros' by 'Sblood

Cat Velez - 2nd June 2015

'Sblood duo Gareth Phillips and Simon Milner of Is Tropical, collaborated with Wolf Alice for their previous video Giant Peach – a humourous music biz satire of arrogant rock stars and their over-eager managers. This time they step away from the comedic form and create this moving portrayal of youth and best-friendship, by shooting real-life friends Tia and Elise. 

GARETH PHILLIPS OF 'SBLOOD:

"The song is a celebration of best friends. I found out that Ellie (lead singer) wrote the song about her and her best mate when they were cheeky kids, and we wanted to create a video that stayed true to what she was singing about without being totally literal. 

"Shane Meadows’s film Somers Town and the way it presented a relationship between two friends within a moment of time was an influence. Another influence was the work of Terrence Malick, especially the montage scenes of Tree of Life. I also love Lynne Ramsey’s Ratcatcher. She cast actors and real people and creates an atmosphere where the film’s boundaries between non-fiction and fiction are blurred.  

"We were lucky enough to find Tia and Elise, who were friends. We wanted to capture a real friendship so it was a no-brainer to use them, their energy and enthusiasm was incredible. And it was great to make a video that was a contrast to the absurdity of Giant Peach. Fair play to the band for enabling us to capture the lovely and real friendship of Tia and Elise."

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Cat Velez - 2nd June 2015

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
'Sblood
Executive Producer
Sean Stuart
1st AD
Stephen Fylan

Camera

Director of Photography
Sam Heasman
Focus Puller
Mike Hannah
Camera Assistant
Rowland Phillips
Steadicam
Tom English

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Nathan Mattews

Art

Art Director
Dale Slater

Casting

Lead actor
Tia Redden
Lead actor
Elsie Burns

Editorial

Editor
Gareth Phillips

Grading

Colourist
Thomas Urbye
Grading company
The Look

Agent

Director's Representation
Lock It In

Commission

Commissioner
Ed Blow
Label
Dirty Hit Records

Misc

Production Assistant
Melissa Massey
Art Department Assistant
Yasmina Kurunis

Cat Velez - 2nd June 2015

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