FALSE ALARM

TitleFALSE ALARM
BrandUNIVERSAL /REPUBLIC RECORDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH INTEL
Product/ServiceFALSE ALARM - THE WEEKND
Category B07. Excellence in Music Video
Entrant GREAT GUNS London, UNITED KINGDOM
Idea Creation REPUBLIC RECORDS Santa Monica, USA
Production GREAT GUNS London, UNITED KINGDOM
Credits
Name Company Position
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