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Octavian ft Take A Daytrip, Obongjayar & Santi 'Poison' by Crowns & Owls

Rob Ulitski - 24th Apr 2020

Directing trio Crowns & Owls transport Octavian to a surreal wonderland in the hypnotic visual for Poison, negotiating a world between love, lust... and something much darker. 

Utilising four cameras - including the FLIR thermal camera - the visual is a tapestry of experimental setups, each shot in a stylised, hyper-exaggerated way. Turning traditional rap videos on their head, performance is still very much the focus of the video, yet Kaname Onoyama's mind-bending cinematography adds a standout unique flair and polish. 

CROWNS & OWLS:

“It was rad to build a world around this tune, and to have had the trust from Octavian to try something we’re not really seeing in UK rap videos. There’s some really nice themes going on in the song, but we focused on playing with the central idea of lust and imagining that as a poisonous substance.

"Using a custom rig we were able to use a dual camera system; one capturing reality whilst the other was simultaneously capturing a thermal version of the same shot. This allowed us to seamlessly slip between two worlds as we’re following the artists through a fever dream.

"The video was shot just before the UK Covid-19 lockdown, with post happening remotely during quarantine. We’re so thankful to all of the amazing individuals who helped this video come together during such strange times.”

This is the result of using four cameras - two Alexa Minis, a Flir thermal camera and an Insta 360.

KANAME ONOYAMA (DoP):

“This music video, which we shot in one day, is the result of using four cameras (two Alexa Minis, a Flir thermal camera and an Insta 360) and many different setups and lenses. Crowns & Owls are a trio of directors/photographers, skilled both artistically and technically, and with a precise vision of what they wanted for this music video.

"It was very interesting to look with them for the right setups to make this vision a reality; and, in spite of the very little time we had to prep everything, I am hopeful that we managed to create something as crazy, disturbing and beautiful as they had in mind.”

Rob Ulitski - 24th Apr 2020

Tags

  • Performance
  • Surreal
  • Hip Hop
  • Alternative
  • thermal camera
  • FLIR

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Crowns & Owls
Producer
Greg Smith
Producer
Javier Alejandro
Production Company
Executive Producer
Greg Smith
Executive Producer
Javier Alejandro
Production Manager
Daphne Do
Production Coordinator
Zoe Rose Davies
1st AD
Daniel Smith

Camera

Director of Photography
Kaname Onoyama
Focus Puller
Silvio Bersani
2nd AC
Jomar O'Meally
Steadicam
Will Lyte

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Danny Hayward

Art

Art Director
Ciaran Linden Beale

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Nicole Vernon
Hair
Shamara Roper
Make-up
Mata Marielle

Editorial

Editor
Bissane Kim
Editing company
Paume

Grading

Colourist
Jonny Tully
Grading company
Big Buoy

VFX

Post Producer
Hannah Whitehall

Commission

Commissioner
Alex Sossah
Label
Black Butter

Misc

2nd AD
Molly Fleet

Other credits

Sparks

Darren Pearson, Kieran Brown, Johnjoe Besagni

Trainee

Dale Healy

Trainee

Shaun Witherup

Sound Recordist

Timo Saila

Production Design Assistant

Murdo Hepburn, Olly Falcon

Set Build

Alex Heyes

SFX

Sean Harland

Projectionist

Sonny Evans

Designer

Mowalola

Styling Assistant

Leo Motherlan, Loshh Aje

Make Up Assistant

Maya Man

Hair Stylist Assistant

Harriet Beidleman, Danielle Igor

Manicurist

Nichole Williams

Casting Director

Isabel Bush

Cast

Eleonore, Esther, Neema, Jaz, Amelye, Susy, Chi, Georgia, Moyo, Miranda, Sheida, Lalauo, Jagan, Frankie, Naomi, Abbie Lee, Dibi, Abiola, Ann, Sienna

Production Runners

Gulia Balsamo, Morgan Shaw, James Matthews Read, Joelle Saul

Medic

Gurt Bance

Sound Design

Denzel Baptiste @ Take A Daytrip

Title Design

Ollie Shaw @ Catalogue Design

Big Thank You To Panavision George Rumsey And BigBuoy JT!

Rob Ulitski - 24th Apr 2020

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