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The Japanese House 'Face Like Thunder' by Gareth Phillips

Luke Bather - 27th Oct 2016

Gareth Phillips and The Japanese House head to Tenerife for this gorgeous, golden video.

Using the incredible island landscapes from ground level combined with glorious, sweeping drone shots, Phillips highlights a distance between the onscreen duo. A great combination of incredible locations and great natural lighting really help to highlight the bittersweet feelings of the track.

GARETH PHILLIPS:

"The song sounded to me as though it was about the inevitable end of a relationship. I imagined a couple having travelled to a strange place, literally and metaphorically, along a long road to the end. There is a sadness to the mood of the couple but optimism in the beauty and colour of the images. If you can’t stand to be with a loved one on holiday then you know its time to go separate ways. 

"We wanted to communicate a distance between Amber and Nathan through the photography and use the rocky barren landscape as a metaphor for the relationship. The truck became something that was taking them somewhere but also illustrated their separation. I was reminded of a photo taken from high above of a female figure laying in the back of a truck by Jhon Crawford. Seeing them laid alone in the desert was a kind of opposite to being laid together as a couple.

"We wanted to shoot in Morocco as Amber had shot some of her album art work there but it could not happen due to budget. We decided on a rocky island which offered a range of epic landscapes. Being in the national park of Teide as the sun was coming up and the wind was howling will be something i will never forget."

Luke Bather - 27th Oct 2016

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  • Director's notes
  • Pop, Indie pop
  • Tenerife

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Gareth Phillips
Producer

Camera

Director of Photography
Ben Coughlan
Focus Puller
Bruno Travers

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Dan Goodall

Wardrobe

Make-up
Arancha Baute

Casting

Lead actor
Nathan Wrigley

Editorial

Editor
Gareth Phillips

Grading

Colourist
Oisín O'Driscoll

Agent

Director's Representation
Lock It In

Misc

Camera Trainee
Benn Walshe
Drone Operator
Airmedia360
Location Manager
Carlos Baroja

Luke Bather - 27th Oct 2016

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