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Naughty Boy ft Calum Scott 'Undo' by Francis Wallis

Ned Botwood - 26th June 2019

Francis Wallis decries society’s addiction to screen culture in this taut, idealistic video for Naughty Boy.

Calum Scott performs in a flashing subway carriage, packed out with commuters glued to their cel-phones. Meanwhile, a fed-up protagonist makes it his personal mission to rid the city of phones. The two storylines converge, and in a momentary blackout, he swipes a carriage-worth of phones.

As you might expect, there is an uproar. Which is quickly subdued by an impromptu dance party.

There is some grand, sweeping photography from Scott Siricusano, who tranforms cold screen light into a unique motif.

FRANCIS WALLIS:

"It was clear that Naughty Boy and Calum wanted to add a sense of depth behind what played out on screen in their video. The idea of commenting on screen addiction, something now so deeply ingrained within our culture felt like the right idea to pursue.

"Surely this is something that most people can relate to, but at the same time I also understand its not something with an easy fix. If anything I think the first step is just accepting that this might be an issue, and from there we can look at how to change."

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Ned Botwood - 26th June 2019

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  • Dance
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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Francis Wallis
Producer
Natalie Uglow
Production Company
FAMILIA
Executive Producer
Toby Walsham
1st AD
Izzy Hameed

Camera

Director of Photography
Scott Siricusano
Focus Puller
Kyle Frank
2nd AC
Shaw Fisher

Editorial

Editor
Jack Singer
Editing company

Grading

Colourist
Simona Cristea

VFX

Post production company

Agent

Director's Representation
OB Management

Commission

Label
Virgin EMI

Ned Botwood - 26th June 2019

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