Case Study: Moses Boyd - Stranger than Fiction
- Cinelab Film & Digital
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min read
In/Out the Directing duo’s long-awaited return to music videos was definitely worth waiting for! Their music video for Moses Boyd – ‘Stranger Than Fiction’ is stunning, mesmerising shooting, moving, strobing, bright, white rays of energetic light.
Given a brief of “hyper-musicality” the duo and their Director of Photography Spike Morris spent time in pre-production, experimenting and testing. Shooting on film was crucial to create and capture these images, all visual effects achieved in camera. Shot on S16mm B&W film, using reflective spray and a singular spotlight, creating an extraordinary range of photographic exposures.
In/Out “We pushed the in-camera capabilities of film to visually sculpt the music, etching out the track’s propulsive production wherever possible.”
As experiential Directors and talented Editors they also cut the music video, crafting a film that literally visualises the intensity and energy of how Moses Boyd experiences and feels as he plays music.
In/Out “We wanted to use the materiality of film as an instrument by manipulating shutter speeds, frame rates and exposures. This all helped in building rhythm and punctuation when it came to the edit.”
Cinelab Film & Digital were responsible for Film Processing B&W S16mm, Scanity HDR Scan Once 2K Scans and Deliverables
Music Video Services provided by Cinelab Film & Digital:
Camera/Lens/Neg Testing
Negative Development S16mm
Film Scanning/Telecine
Digital Deliverables
Credits
Director: In/Out
Production Company: Riff Raff Films
DOP: Spike Morris
Producer: Louisa Plumstead
The music video for Moses Boyd is a stunning example of how surrealism can be used to visualize the rhythm and complexity of jazz. The dreamlike quality of the visuals really pushes the boundaries of traditional narrative structures in short-form content. For those studying the lyrical depth and thematic structures within these visual pieces finding an English Assignment Help Service in Australia can be a great way to decode the metaphors and symbolism used in the script. It is wonderful to see Cinelab supporting such avant-garde projects that prioritize artistic expression over commercial safety. How much of the visual distortion was achieved in-camera through vintage glass versus the work done during the final grade?