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Loyle Carner 'Yesterday' by The Coyle-Larner Brothers

Rob Ulitski - 16th Nov 2020

Loyle Carner tells his life story in one take in the impressive video for Yesterday, directed by The Coyle-Larner Brothers - Ben Coyle-Larner, aka Loyle Carner, and his brother Ryan. 

The video presents a touching coming-of-age story that comes full circle, all in one continuous take. We see the baby become a music-obsessed boy, an increasingly digruntled youth - as he grows to understand the world around him - becoming creative and learning to speak out against political and social discrimination. Then he starts making music, and finally becomes the man holding the baby.

The beauty of the piece is how each element of the video works as it own world, even as the transitions occur seamlessly within a single Steadicam shot. It's ambitious and has been executed to perfection - and for that, Ben and Ryan engaged with the rapper's first love of theatre. They enlisted crew members from the West End, National Theatre and the stage team of Hamilton to bring their vision to life, to devise some ingenious set movements within a small space and a short amount of time.

The fact that the Loyle Carner Brothers have come up with such a strikingly accomplished video, exploring the creative connections between music video to musical theatre to make serious message, augurs very well for their future career as directors.

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Rob Ulitski - 16th Nov 2020

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  • New Directors
  • One shot video
  • Hip Hop
  • One Take
  • Stage
  • Stage Crew
  • Political

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
The Coyle-Larner Brothers
Producer
Rosie Brear
Production Company
Executive Producer
Stitch Richardson / Greg Hackett
Executive Producer
Greg Hackett
Production Manager
Frankie Willcock
1st AD
Clara Paris

Camera

Director of Photography
Molly Manning Walker
Focus Puller
Barney Batchelor
2nd AC
Jonny Lewis

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Bill Rae Smith

Art

Art Director
Charlotte King

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
Mikey Krzyzanowski
Make-up
Aaliyah Oke

Editorial

Editor
Tim Swaby
Editing company

Grading

Colourist
Toby Tompkins
Colour grade company

VFX

VFX
Antonio Jimenez
Post production company
No.8
Post Producer
Barny Wright

Commission

Commissioner
James Hackett
Label
EMI Records

Other credits

Stage Manager

Jason Golbourn

Artist Manager

Tommo Greer

Casting

Anna Kennedy

Steadicam

Doug Walshe

Grip

Adrian Greenfield

Spark

Kit Wood / Ana Vilar

Rob Ulitski - 16th Nov 2020

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