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Prospa 'Ecstasy (Over & Over)' by Joao Retorta

Rob Ulitski - 26th June 2020

Joao Retorta directs a transcendent exploration of love and meaning, in his latest video for Prospa's Ecstasy. 

Inside a loft-style apartment, two lovers are intertwined, discussing life through a voiceover. Their lips don't move, but their feelings and thoughts are expressed through subtitles and the knowing glances they share.

Every moment together is ecstasy for the couple, as they lose themselves in each other's bodies and minds, forming an organic bond that is otherworldly and hypnotic. 

DoP Harry Wheeler captures the experience in a documentary fashion, a fly-on-the-wall perspective of one couple's magical connection. The track's ebb and flow between contemplation and urgency is reflected in B Brendan Jenkin's mesmerizing edit. 

The distorted frame rates and frenetic camera movement create a whirling aesthetic, uninhibited and detached, representing the addictive quality of love and the journey the couple share. 

Colour is also used to great effect in this video. When the couple are separated and away from each other, a cold blue permeates the atmosphere, cold and isolated. The palette switches to sunny orange when they are together, representing the warmth and safety of their connection. 

A glitchy projection setup at the midpoint represents the more surreal aspects of the concept, the idea that our minds are rich havens of experience that transcend our limited human experience. 

Beautifully executed, Retorta has captured the essence of the track in the concept, and transformed it into a nostalgic, poignant tapestry of life and love.

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Joao Retorta
Producer
Joel Spencer
Production Company
1st AD
Luke Goodrich

Camera

Director of Photography
Harry Wheeler
Focus Puller
Phil Heron
Film Lab

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
David Nye

Art

Art Director
Bon Walsh

Wardrobe

Stylist
Rhiannon Barry

Casting

Casting director
Hannah Ashby Ward

Editorial

Editor
Brendan Jenkins
Editing company
TenThree

Grading

Colourist
Jason Wallis
Colour grade company

VFX

VFX
Jim Allen
Post production company
No.8

Agent

Director's Rep (UK)
OB Management

Commission

Commissioner
Marco Grey
Label
Polydor

Misc

Sound Recording
Jim Friend

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