Battles – “Fort Greene Park”

A fun video for Battles by New York City-based filmmaker Colin Read (previously featured here). “Fort Greene Park” explores the evolution of solo locomotion, featuring 20 different forms of transport from crawling on all fours to wheeled vehicles and more! The project came together on a small budget with a mix of planning and improvisation over the course of just two days. As Read shared with us:

“In the initial discussions with the band, they said that they wanted to avoid it feeling silly or too funny. But I think they started to love how ridiculous the concept was, and soon were throwing out ideas like ‘Let’s get some close-up of me blowing bubble gum!’ And once we were at the actual shoot, it was just so surreal and insane that everyone embraced the madness. But in the end, I think the video rides a nice line of being fun and bizarre while still pointing toward something more focused and meaningful.”

Check it out above as well as some behind-the-scenes images from the shoot below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director: Colin Read
Executive Producer: Giacomo Vigliar
Producer: Miranda Kahn
Production Company: Mirmade
Video Commissioner: Rik Green
Management: Charles Damga
Art Director/Production Designer: Jacob Ireland
DP: Andy Maso
1st AC: Connor Lawson
Editor & Gimbal Op: Colin Read
Colorist: Jenny Montgomery, Company3
Swing Grip: John Burgundy
Key PA: George Beno
Production Assistant: Rich Gold
Production Assistant: Jasmine Abbasov
Production Assistant: Tess McGuinness
Production Assistant: Erica Garbarini
Production Assistant: Gaby Leyner
Flagger: Keisha Brady
Flagger: Karen Campbell

 

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