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James Blake 'Can't Believe The Way We Flow' by Frank Lebon

David Knight - 27th Aug 2019

Frank Lebon welcomes us into the kitchen sink of James Blake's mind, sparked by the splatter of pigeon poo on his head...

How to make an investigation of the the diversity and complexity of relationships that is funny, scurrilous, touching, eccentric, and a bit disgusting (that repeated toilet shot, ugh), and make it something that could only really work as a music video? Well, Frank Lebon has done it.

The song Can't Believe The Way We Flow is classic Blake in smooth melodic and romantic mode. Lebon responds by making his edit as kinetic as possible. Few shots last on screen for more than a few frames, and often a lot less, and he creates several superb sequences of live action animation. The advantage is you can get in a lot of stuff by that method - there are many people in many fairly simple yet intriguing setups - and the speed of the edit actually works perfectly with the song.

With a cast of dozens and a smattering of drawn animation, Lebon has created a lo-fi epic, and a bit of a classic.

David Knight - 27th Aug 2019

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Production/Creative

Director
Frank Lebon
Producer
Nat Baring
Producer
Jill Ferraro
Production Company
Camera Club
Executive Producer
Anastasia Ehrich

Camera

Director of Photography
Molly Manning Walker

Art

Art Director
Jabez Bartlett

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Edie Ashley

Casting

Casting director
Camilla Arthur

Editorial

Editor
Frank Lebon

Grading

Colourist
Joseph Bicknell
Grading company
Company 3

David Knight - 27th Aug 2019

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