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LIES
is a powerful track from Pale Waves that spoke to me of heartbreak and frustration, yet with punchy empowerment. I wanted to create a striking performance-focused video for Pale Waves with Heather at the forefront; in a lighting and colour driven studio environment.Here we use lighting and creative studio set ups to tell the story of LIES - using 3 bold contrasting set ups and working with shadows. In LIES, a blue diamond shape is repeated through a performance cube where we mirror ceiling and floor, and a diamond studio formation ‘inversion’. Shadows and mysterious lighting-tonality speak to me of ‘LIES’ - covering up, hiding, sinister details...thoughts taking place in the shadows. Playfully the heart motif is presented and repeated through the use of blood-red tones, and heart cut-out lighting frames.
CREDITS
Director: Vasilisa Forbes
Executive Producer: Vanessa Mcdowell
Producer: Alessia Lendrum
1st AD: Sam James Fullerton
DOP: Morgan Sinclair
1st AC: Nacho
2nd AC: James Huth
Production: Lowkey Films
Rigger: Danny Grove
Gaffer: @dop_e_gaffer
Spark: @lightwork_sparks
Trainee Spark: Dominic Harris
Set Designer: Joshanne Dar
Assistant Set Designer: @phoebemakessets
Hair: @elliebondhair
Make up: @beckimakeup
Production Assistant: @nezzle_
Runner: @ashmysonsight
Photographer: @amifordphoto
Edit: vasilisaforbes
Colourist: Katie Dymmock at @candtvstudiocolour
VFX: Laura Gamezzz
Studio: @londonfilmstudios
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