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ScHoolBoy Q 'JoHn Muir' by APLUS

Luke Bather - 27th July 2016

Directing unit Aplusfilmz - that’s the brothers Edwin and Fredo Tovar and Scott Fleischman – give us a drive-by view of the cyclical nature of street crime in America in this brilliant clip for ScHoolBoy Q. Opening with a poignant quote from Punch and a very quick flash-forward, we follow the story of a car over a 24 hour period, and the two young men who use the vehicle for various criminal activities.

With a camera in a fixed position on the side of the car, the viewers becomes both distanced and helpless voyeurs of the ensuing action - effectively a cycle of violence begetting violence repeats over and over again.

Faces are blank or blurred, as actions become key here; it's almost impossible to have an identity as anything other than a criminal - and so nothing ever changes. Aplus really help to tell a powerful story in a time when these conversations are necessary.

• Interview with Aplusfilmz about the making of the ScHoolBoy Q 'JoHn Muir' video on The Hundreds

Luke Bather - 27th July 2016

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Production/Creative

Director
APLUS
Producer
Fredo Tovar
Producer
Scott Fleishman
Producer
Edwin Tovar
Producer
Ramall Goodrich
Executive Producer
Dangeroo Kipawaa
Executive Producer
Dave Free
Production Manager
Sam Harris
Production Manager
Nick Hayes
Production Manager
Carlos Gonzalez Jr

Camera

Director of Photography
Edwin Tovar
Director of Photography
Ramall Goodrich

Editorial

Editor
El Choppo

Grading

Colourist
Edwin Tovar

Luke Bather - 27th July 2016

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