Title | FALSE ALARM |
Brand | UNIVERSAL /REPUBLIC RECORDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH INTEL |
Product/Service | FALSE ALARM - THE WEEKND |
Category |
B07. Excellence in Music Video |
Entrant
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GREAT GUNS London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Idea Creation
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REPUBLIC RECORDS Santa Monica, USA
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Production
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GREAT GUNS London, UNITED KINGDOM
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Credits
Ilya Naishuller |
Great Guns |
Director |
Ilya Naishuller |
Great Guns |
Director |
Lado Kvataniya |
n/a |
Writer |
Eric Barrett |
Mirror Films |
Executive Producer |
Laura Gregory |
Great Guns LTD |
CEO/Founder |
Sheridan Thomas |
Great Guns LTD |
Executive Producer |
Clarissa Troop |
Great Guns LTD |
Executive Producer |
Inga Vainstein Smith |
n/a |
Producer |
Kate Miller |
Universal Music |
Video Commissioner |
Starr Whitsides |
n/a |
Director of Photographer |
Laurent Turlure |
n/a |
Production Designer |
James Demetriou |
Great Guns LTD |
Editor |
Vlad Kaptur |
n/a |
Editor |
Vladimir Tevlovski |
n/a |
Stunt Coordinator |
Eddie Perez |
n/a |
Stunt Coordinator |
Kostas Theodosiou |
n/a |
Colourist |
Kamir Asgar |
n/a |
Sound Designer |
Pedro Jimenez |
n/a |
Sound Mixer |
Dalit Bwenna |
n/a |
Costume Designer |
Vance Burberry |
n/a |
Camera Operator |
The Campaign
The music video tells the story of a bank heist gone wrong, all shot from first person POV in seemingly one continuous shot. The hero desperately trying to save a hostage amidst the total carnage that ensues.
Creative Execution
Timeline – 4 weeks from brief to delivery.
Execution - Shot entirely from first person POV on the Codex Action Cam and edited to look like a single continuous shot, with several large scale vehicular stunts and perfectly timed action choreography, all specifically designed to hit exact moments throughout the track
Reach - Received 29,000,000 views on youtube in 2 weeks and has been shared over 322,000 times on YouTube alone.
Engagement and Impact- Has promoted audience discussion and reviews on Youtube and across all social media. The views so far have proved that this video has engaged with a large audience
Because its a music video