Riff Raff Directors Experiment in Chaotic Visual Feast for Moses Boyd
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in/out have worked on ‘Stranger Than Fiction’ video, using in-camera visual effects in ethereal exploration of how people experience sound

After flying under the radar lately, Riff Raff’s directors in/out have reappeared in a literal ray of light. Their latest video is a promo for Moses Boyd’s ‘Stranger Than Fiction’ and is an ethereal exploration of how people experience sound.
The directing duo shot on film, meaning all visual effects were cleverly achieved in-camera, and then set about displaying their editing finesse to create a piece that does justice to such a genre-bending track.
The directing duo said: “The brief spoke of ‘hyper-musicality’. Outside of the obvious, this got us thinking about how might a sound ‘look’? What are our instruments, as filmmakers? The use of a reflective spray and a singular spotlight achieved this look; haloing the band in this intense glow. Playing off this visual hook we then set about composing our own rhythm. The looping trajectories, the projected shapes and the strobing light source were all used to achieve that desired ‘musicality’. Under the guidance of DP Spike Morris we pushed the in-camera capabilities of film to visually sculpt the music. The materiality of film meant we could really hack the medium to bend and manipulate the images around the music.”

Production
Production Company: Riff Raff Films
Director/Editor: in/out
Rep: Joceline, HANDS
Executive Producers: Natalie Arnett and Kate Brady
Producer: Louisa Plumstead
DOP: Spike Morris
Focus Puller: Rob Hawkin
Loader: Bulman Arshehit
Grip: Alex Kelleher
Gaffer: Helio Riberio
1st AD: Tom Fraser-Ivens
Runner: Anna Argiros
Art Director: Charlotte Stuart-Gumbar
Costume Designer: Amy Thompson
Wardrobe Assistant: Patrick Lee
Hair and Make-Up Artist: Natasha Livesy
Film Developing: Cinelab London
Design Assistant: Emily Derrick
Post-Production
Colourist: Thomas Mangham, The Mill
Post Producer: Bruce Langfield, The Mill
Cast: Joshua Craigie and Esop Evard
Commissioner: Michael Lewin
Label: The Orchard
Thanks to: Albedo 100
Film Lab
Film Lab: Cinelab London
Commercials Producer: Aarti Mahtani
Creative Director: Joce Capper
Categories: Music video, Short Films and Music Videos
Riff Raff Films, Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:21:58 GMT