Metronomy 'Night Owl' by Quentin Dupieux
Luke Bather - 15th July 2016
Quentin Dupieux (better known to the world as Mr. Oizo) has delivered an hilariously surreal American Road Movie of sorts for Metronomy's Night Owl (from the new album Summer 08), with band frontman Joseph Mount taking the starring role. He then proceeds to meet a series of grisly ends in the middle of desert, at the hands of the people close to him - including co-star and cult film director Zoe Cassavetes.
Of course it's not just as straight forward as a series of murder vignettes - Dupieux makes no attempt here to hide the mannequin used to replace Mount as he's murdered. It looks hilarous and leaves the audience wondering if we're just watching the unedited B-roll of some low budget thriller.
The grim reaper himself makes a few appearances and Mount even manages to uncover his shoes that for some reason were buried in the desert. Oh, and of course there are human brains crawling about the place like unwanted vermin...
Luke Bather - 15th July 2016
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Quentin Dupieux
- Producer
- Kevos Van Der Meiren
- Producer
- Nicole Disson
- Production Company
- NOODLES
- Production Company
- Rivieras
- 1st AD
- Kenneth Taylor
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Quentin Dupieux
- Camera Assistant
- Dan Argo
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Stephen St Peter
Art
- Production designer
- Joan Le Boru
Wardrobe
- Costume designer
- Erica Rice
Editorial
- Editor
- Quentin Dupieux
VFX
- VFX Supervisor
- Chris Bailey
Commission
- Commissioner
- Jane Third
Misc
- 2nd AD
- Saul Magallanes
- DIT
- Marco La Via
- Post
- Fabien Feintrenie
Luke Bather - 15th July 2016