Ian Brown 'From Chaos To Harmony' by John Nolan
David Knight - 18th Apr 2019
When a young lad enters an amusement park, in John Nolan's video for Stone Roses legend Ian Brown, you get a feeling that something special is about to happen. And you won't be disappointed, as Nolan, a master of the art of animatronics, has crearted something remarkable here, and turned Ian Brown into a curious, chilling fairground attraction.
The boy, played by fine young actor Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place, Suburbicon), finds a kiosk in the shadowy corner of the fairground - and it contains the head of Ian Brown - a very lifelike animatronic version of Brown, that is. The head is the giant Zoltar robot in a fortune telling machine, which grants a wish to the boy.
Also featuring Brown himself performing From Chaos To Harmony, this is a beautifully made film - also starring Daniel Peacock (Quadrophenia, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves) as the fairground owner - and shot by DoP Stuart Bentley.Â
The animatronic 'Zoltar robot' of Brown was constructed in Nolan's studio in Stoke Newington, North London, and the video was then filmed in the fairground and arcade on Southend seafront, and clearly a true labour of love by Nolan (who's previous work includes videos for Lamb and UNKLE, and the hilarious short Nolan's Cheddar).Â
And Nolan will be bringing his amazing Zoltar box to Manchester's Piccadilly Records this Friday, 19th April...
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JOHN NOLAN:
"Ian is my favourite artist of all time so I contacted him with the idea. I then spent four months making the robot, with six different heads, the box, other props etc, which were all taken down to Southend for the shoot.Â
"Southend was tough, crazy cold - it was always an ambitious shoot...I was told to put the camera down at 5am but I loved it. I've worked with Daniel Peacock before but totally blagged Noah Jupe after being told he's £40k per day. His parents are from Manchester, so I begged his agent to share my treatment.Â
"Ian is one of the most humble and nicest guys I've ever met, a true gentleman. He's really easy to work with, bringing an entourage of Mancunian massive, with him, including his two boys. He was a lot of fun and always turns in on walking and singing to camera."
David Knight - 18th Apr 2019
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- John Nolan
- Producer
- Janka Neustupova
- Producer
- Christine Smith
- Producer
- Lorraine Smith
- Producer
- John Nolan
- Production Company
- John Nolan Studio
- Executive Producer
- Emma Biggins
- Production Coordinator
- Juan Orihuela-Cuesta
- 1st AD
- Kieron Phipps
- 1st AD
- Jonathan Sidwell
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Stuart Bentley
- 1st AC
- Adam Conlon
- 2nd AC
- Matt Wright
- Steadicam
- Tom Wilkinson
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Dave Nye
- Gaffer
- Dom Aronin
Art
- Production designer
- Bobbie Cousins
Wardrobe
- Costume designer
- Hannah Glossop
- Hair & Make-up
- Lauren Gregory
Editorial
- Editor
- Richard Graham
VFX
- VFX Company
- The Mill
Other credits
Additional Music & Sound
Daniel Nolan
Animatronic Effects
John Nolan Studio
3D Fortune Teller Box Construction John Morris
MDM Props
Production Assistant Ben Wrabs
Art Department Assistant Ruby Hirst
Props Driver Bill Burn
3rd Assistant Director Scott Claydon
Runner Greg McNeill-Moss
Camera Trainee Oceane Maitre
DIT Philipp Morozov
Phantom Camera Laura Healey
Phantom Camera Jack Rowley
Costume Assistant Emily Davidson
Desk Op Daf Cook
Electrician Bill Rae Smith
Electrician Callum Crisell
Electrician Charlie Paddock
Electrician Christian Hayes
Grip Steve Wells
Grip Dave Bradshaw
Make up Assistant Francesca Robertson
Sound Mixer Andrew Hewitson
Photographer Will Grundy
SFX Supervisor Jon Savage
SFX Technician Collin Tilley
Sugar Studios Paul Greer
Animatronic Effects John Nolan Studio
Art Finish Supervisor Martha Fein
Animatronics John Nolan
Animatronics Guy Stevens
Animatronics Karl Gallivan
Animatronics Adam Wright
Animatronics Simon Northcott
Animatronics Adrian Parish
Puppeteer Rob Tygner
Mouldshop Supervisor Lousie Dupin
Standby/Studio Painter Sue Gallivan
Animatronics Assistant Finola McLennan
Animatronics Programmer Danny Nolan
Animatronics Assistant Charly Nolan
Storyboards David Darby
Senior Sculptor David Darby
Coder Jamie Hamilton
Motor Programmer Charlie Hope
3D Scanning Schoony
3D Clean Up Jasper Turner
3D Sculpt Supervisor Rafa Zabala
3D Artist Nacho Sanchis
3D Artist Luciana Paragamin
Additional Costume Christine Smith
Additional Costume Breakdown Louisa Sorrentino
Mouldmaker Olivia Whitaker
Mouldmaker Stephanie Wong
3D Fortune Teller Box Design Guy Stevens
The Mill
VFX Producer Rosalien Van Der Bom
Shoot Supervisor Andrew 'Barnsley' Wood
Shoot Supervisor David 'Luddy' Ludlam
2D Lead Artist Andrew 'Barnsley' Wood
2D Artist Joseph Tang
2D Artist Holly McLean
Colourist David 'Luddy' Ludlam
Colour Assist Daniel Levy
Chaperone Katy Cavanagh
Chaperone Chris Jupe
Panavision
Pilot Lighting
Alpha Grip UK
Additional Actors at Adventure Island:
Lowrider Charly Nolan
Teenager Chasing Charlie Peacock
Father Tristan Schoonraad
Child With Balloon Ottilie Schoonraad
Thomas Bentley
Faith Everett
Timothy McDevitt
John Shearer
Stephen Rogers
Fiona Rogers
Sheila Glass
Mark Shrimpton
Mei Lam
Wai Ming Lam
Pete Steel
Errol Francis
Cameron Francis
Craig Mitchell
Glen Passingham
Special Thanks To
Ian Brown
Finola McLennan
Noah Jupe
Daniel Peacock
Conrad Murray
Emma Biggins
Danny Nolan
Christine Smith
Lorraine Smith
Schoony
Barnes
Luddy
Rosalien Van Der Bom
Casey Brown
Frankie Brown
The Mill
MDM Props
Virgin EMI
Craig Game
Christina Shepherd
Adventure Island Southend
Southend Council
Southend Arcade
David Knight - 18th Apr 2019