Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde Head for the 'Green Green Grass' in George Ezra Video

Isaac Ravishankara and George Ezra team up for his latest single ‘Green Green Grass’. The film follows a loved up couple who take on a ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ persona with George featuring throughout as our narrator. This cinematic tale paired with the playful track lets us revel in the spontaneity and indulge in the recklessness whilst George featuring in every single shot provides a relentless competition for our attention between his performance and the narrative. Shot over two days in LA on 2-perf 35 mm 200T 5213 film stock, SMUGGLER/division7 director Isaac Ravishankara brought meticulous planning to ensure every single shot has a dual purpose. 

Director Isaac Ravishankara said of the project: “The concept that came to mind when I first heard Green Green Grass was a simple narrative - two not-so-young lovers rob a diner, joyride out of town, and bury the money with the rest of their retirement fund out in the middle of nowhere then dance with joy. Pulp fiction meets Thelma and Louise meets Harold and Maude. However, we really wanted to anchor the video on a unique and dynamic performance from George. I really loathe simply intercutting a performance with a narrative. So we proposed an experiment - what if George is performing WITHIN every shot of the narrative? What would that feel like?”

“To pull this off turned out to be much harder than we thought. Working with the wonderful DoP Logan Triplett, and our brilliant choreographers Jillian Meyers and Dana Wilson, we had to pre-visualise the video in advance to determine which shots in the narrative would correspond to which lines of performance. Then on the day, the concept was really brought to life by our two young lovers - Amy Stoch and Michele Matheson - and obviously George Ezra as well! In the end, I think it's really fun to be able to watch the video with a different focus each time, and I'm really excited by how the whole 'experiment' turned out.”