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Stormzy 'Vossi Bop' by Henry Scholfield

Promonews - 29th Apr 2019

How do you follow Wiley's Boasty? Henry Scholfield has the answer: you get together with Stormzy, and you make another London classic.

Vossi Bop, first single from the new Stormzy album, inspires the first collaboration between director and artist, with the big man in some iconic London locations (starting on a deserted Westminster Bridge), featuring some gobsmacking moves (lounging on the bonnet of a moving car, naturally), and another cameo from Idris Elba, for good measure.

Transitioning from epic scene to epic scene with the smoothness that characterised Boasty, and an intensity that never falters, Stormzy dominates the screen, as he shares it with his crew of all ages, with his customary easygoing charisma. And Scholfield, with his trademark combination of flair, musicality and meticulous eye, directs another superbly entertaining work.

It's a real statement of intent, from start to finish - achieved, remarkably, in ten working days from sign-off to delivery. So a remarkable production job too, led by producers Javier Alejandro and Amalia Rosen-Rawlings, and EP Daniella Manca.

HENRY SCHOLFIELD:

"I wanted the vid to feel like a kind of series of lyrical chapters, with each scene/tableaux landing a visual statement that tied into the track. 

"Working with Stormzy was class; he’s smart as a whip, with a wicked sense of humour and we had a lot of fun with banter back and forth. More than that he was totally up for the, let’s say, more outlandish elements or in jokes; lounging on an Uber, not a Lambo… we laughed hard about that one. A real pleasure! And bigup to all the excellent crew and cast on this one!"

DANIELLA MANCA: 

"Pulling it all together in double quick time meant we had to be creative with the resources. We reached into our network to take advantage of timezones to make the most of the working hours.

"But when a song like Vossi Bop and artist like Stormzy comes along you just need to be the magician, pulling a lot of rabbits out of the hat! Henry and Stormzy in close communication with each other along with an open an honest platform from production to label about what could be achieved
meant we could push forward at a fast pace. Oh, and a lot of coffee!’

"Shot over two days in the city he loves, the film features a cast of seventy dancers, a troupe of menaces, bike stunts, drag cars, and the most iconic London thing there is, Idris Elba.

"The resulting piece is most definitely a symbol that Stormzy is back and he is at the top of his game."

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Henry Scholfield
Producer
Javier Alejandro
Producer
Amalia Rosen-Rawlings
Production Company
Executive Producer
Daniella Manca
Production Manager
Zoe Travica
Production Manager
Alice White
1st AD
Jai Lusser

Camera

Director of Photography
Kaname Onoyama
Focus Puller
Simon Lakos
2nd AC
Jomar O'Meally
2nd AC
Stephen Dunn
Steadicam
Josh Brooks
Steadicam
Richard Lewis

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Craig Davis

Art

Art Director
Oian Arteta

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Terri Higgins
Hair
Lauraine Bailey
Make-up
Jess Summer

Editorial

Editor
Editing company

Grading

Colourist
Luke Morrison
Colour grade company

VFX

VFX
Jim Allen
Post production company
No.8

Agent

Director's Representation

Commission

Commissioner
Dan Curwin

Misc

Additional VFX
Envy

Other credits

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

DAPHNE DO, CHIROLLES KHALIL

2ND AD

SPENCER WILSON, 3RD AD

GRIP

JEM MORTON

SECOND GRIP

ANDY EDRIDGE

DIT

CHRIS BELCHER, OLIVER MARTIN

VTR

PETER HODGSON

HEAD TECHNICIAN

NEIL FOLLY

CRANE TECHNICAN

CHARLIE TOWNSEND

SOUND PLAYBACK

ROGER CUTTING

CAMERA TRAINEE

FINN SHERITON

HEAD TECHNICIAN

NEIL FOLLY

CRANE TECHNICAN

CHARLIE TOWNSEND

SOUND PLAYBACK

ROGER CUTTING

ELECTRICIAN

JJ ASH, DAN SMITH, BARRY KEEGAN

GENE OP

MARK PACKMAN

ELECTRICAN TRAINEE

BILLY SMITH

RIGGER

SIMON DUTTON, DEREK NORBURY, PAUL SHARP, CHARLIE BRYANT

STUNT COORDINATOR

NICHOLAS DAINES

PRECISION DRIVER

CRISTIAN KNIGHT

ART DIRECTOR ASSISTANT

ALEXANDRA TOOMEY

PROPS BUYER

ELIORA DARMON

STAND BY PROPS

KIX XEKALAKI, FABIAN NYBLOM

SET DRESSER

JAMIE EGNER, NATHAN REID

CHOREOGRAPHER ASSISTANT

LARS BOHTE

CASTING

KHARMEL COCHRANE @ KHARMEL COCHRANE

CASTING STYLIST ASSISTANTS

NADIA DAHAN, TOBI MILWARD, SUZIE WALSH, JADE HENNESSEY

RUNNERS

MILES LACEY, MONTY HAVORD, ELLIOT LANG, CLARA GRIFFITHS, JOE CAMPBELL, ANDERS MILLS

Post Producers

Claire Cullen, Peter Burch, Oliver Whitworth

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