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Glass Animals ft. Denzel Curry 'Tokyo Drifting' by rubberband.

Rob Ulitski - 6th Dec 2019

Glass Animals' first new music in three years has inspired a superb video by directing duo rubberband, where 90's fighter-video-games meets stop motion animation and long film exposures to create a dropdead gorgeous visual aesthetic.

Drawing inspiration from comic books, anime and console games, Tokyo Drifting is a nostalgia-drenched reimagining of the slaying of the Minotaur. The eclectic influences behind the making of the track with guest artist Denzel Curry have informed the ironic retrofuturistic underground fight club setting, and rubberband's dazzlingly inventive visual approach to the subject. It's mesmerizing.

RUBBERBAND.:

However long you plan to shoot stop motion, we’d recommend making it longer.

"We had a lot of fun taking outdated processes (everything from 16mm long exposure stop-animation to step printing) and blending them together in a relatively post-heavy way.

"There’s a lot of VFX in the video that you wouldn’t notice outright. We sort of loved the idea of taking what most people would consider laughably old school and bringing it to life with people who are used to working with slick, CG-heavy imagery.

"We just wanted to make something that translated all these influences and references into something original. And we feel pretty good about where we landed. However long you plan to shoot stop motion, we’d recommend making it longer."

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Rob Ulitski - 6th Dec 2019

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  • Narrative
  • Pick of the Day
  • Surreal
  • VFX
  • Psychedelic
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Production/Creative

Director
rubberband.
Producer
John Sondock
Production Company
Executive Producer
Elizabeth Doonan
Production Manager
Ron Dabach
1st AD
Jonathon Qualtere

Camera

Director of Photography
Pat Golan

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Savannah White
Make-up
Takahiro

Editorial

Editor
Simon Davis
Editor
Kao Cheng Kai

Grading

Colourist
Joseph Bicknell
Colour grade company
Company 3

Agent

Director's Representation
OB Management

Commission

Commissioner
Emily Tedrake
Label
Polydor

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