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Staircase x Kurakura

ONE SHOT.

14 SECONDS.

“BREATHE IT OUT. BREATHE IT IN.
SEND IT INTO DEEP SPACE.”

For ‘Staircase’ we shot one 14-second precisely choreographed sequence for the whole 5-minute music video. The entire piece is an epic 500 frames-per-second slow motion one-shot, filmed on the Phantom Flex 4k camera system.

Inspired by the lyrics of the song, we fired Norwegian model Bodil Bjervik Blain into “deep space”, in a precisely-choreographed anti-gravity sequence, with numerous floating objects and multiple tight lighting cues.

The set was designed and built specifically for the project, with full-scale replica electronics modules based on inspiration from the International Space Station.

The video was released in January 2020 with an accompanying ‘making-of’ film and Instagram cut-downs.

  • Reuben Armstrong
    Director
  • Bodil Bjervik Blain
    Key Cast
  • Matt Norman
    DOP
  • Reuben + Jamie
    Production Company
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Genres:
    Sci-fi, space, musicvideo
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Phantom Flex 4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Reuben Armstrong

Reuben is a director and animator working across branded content, documentary film, promos and event visuals. His films have appeared in film festivals around the world, and he has worked for clients such as Nike, Channel 4, BBC, The Guardian & the United Nations.

Eclectic and diverse, full of energy and craft, each of his films are a unique reaction to listening and researching the subject or client. Thanks to his background in animation and design – an extreme attention to detail and a mixed-media, colourful aesthetic are repeated features of his work.

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