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Octavian 'Take It Easy' by David M. Helman

Ned Botwood - 6th Aug 2019

David M. Helman strips it all the way back for this gritty, instinctive performance video, starring French-British rapper Octavian and Smoke Purpp in a throng of phone-waving supporters.

Last seen directing an ambitious four-part video project for shey baba, Helman has gone back to basics for this visual, designed around the simple social dynamic of a filmed performance. The video is shot on 35mm, but it takes cues from the rough-and-ready style of old school SBTV freestyle videos - lit entirely by phone torches.

In spite of this lo-fi process, the video looks luminescent, thanks to inky photography by Hayden Mason and a nuclear grade by Houmam Abdallah.

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
David M. Helman
Producer
Jared Lundy @ Checkmate Films
Production Company
Noco
Executive Producer
Jean Mougin
1st AD
E-Class

Camera

Director of Photography
Hayden Mason

Art

Art Director
Olesya Golub

Editorial

Editing company
Zaldy Lopez

Grading

Colourist
Houmam Abdallah
Grading company
Velem

VFX

Post production company
Exile Edit

Agent

Director's Representation
Laura Jones @ Representt

Commission

Label
Black Butter

Ned Botwood - 6th Aug 2019

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