Guardando il video di How To Replace It dei dEUS, sembra di poter osservare l’apocalisse attraverso un filtro surreale. La regia è di Tom Barman (frontman della band belga) e di Jonas Govaerts che, su una base ritmica incalzante simile a una marcia, tracciano una storia lunga almeno 34 anni. Dall’anno della loro formazione ad oggi, infatti, la questione ambientale è quasi sfuggita di mano e porta addirittura a chiedersi come poter rimpiazzare il pianeta.
In How To Replace It, il disastro imminente è rappresentato tramite minuziosi dettagli che richiamano con ironia alcune caratteristiche e distorsioni contemporanee. Tra queste, le quote pesca, la presenza di cieli minacciosi e onde incipienti, schiere di bambini profeti e, soprattutto, bellissimi costumi da crostacei e pesci indossati dai componenti del gruppo.
Credits
Written and directed by Tom Barman
Co-directed by Jonas Govaerts
Director of Photography: Renaat Lambeets
Produced by Landvogel
VFX and Virtual Production: The Pack
VFX and AI technology: Uncanny
Band management: Musickness
Label: [PIAS]
Executive producers: Yannick Verdonck, Thomas Cassiers
Producers: Sharon Lavaert, Christophe Six Baggerman
Assistant producers: Bart Broos, Sarah Rastelli
Post production supervisor: Glenn Renard
1st AC / focus puller: Friso Pas, Krispijn Tant
Gaffer: Ken Sody, Korneel Moeyaert
Best boy: Saco D’Hondt
On set keying and playout: Hans Anthuenis
Set dresser: Enya Pannecoucke
Stylist: Fran Labarque, Fiona Rombaut
Styling assistant: Alise Anna Dzirnieci
Hair and make-up: Aoife Dewandeleer,
Léonie Gysels, Madona Iremashvili
Make-up special effects: Nora Van Laer
Location manager: Imana Van Elzen
Animal handler: Walter Verhoeven
Film editor: Glenn Renard
Additional editing by Ina De Vos, Els Voorspoels
Greenkey compositing: Wout Tengrootenhuysen
Grading: Erwin Van Der Stappen
Sound design: Glenn Renard
Online editor: Glenn Renard
dEUS
Tom Barman, Klaas Janzoons, Alan Gevaert, Stéphane Misseghers, Mauro Pawlowski
Drummer girl: Lola (assisted by Barbara Peremans)
Matriarch: Greet Rouffaer
String quartet Patricia Vanneste, Esther Coorevits, Vanessa Salamon, Jolien Deley
Woman vacuuming: Grietje Troch
THE PACK
Preproduction: Sarah Van Dijk
VFX supervisor on set: Rik De Lausnay
VFX producer: Jan Hameeuw
VFX assistance on set: Sarah Van Dijk Corentin Clays
VFX previs supervision: Donat Van Bellinghen
3D artists: Corentin Clays, Kevin Adams, Julien Schanen
Compositing: Stergiou Kosmas, Herman Germeijs, Romy Cools
Online: Robin Van den Acker, Naré Nahapetyan
Production management: Katrien Carton
Production assistance: Florence D’Haeyer
Post producer: Nicolaas Christian
Marketing & communication: Tom Verbeek
MUSICKNESS
Creative & digital management: Fien Deman
Management: Christian Pierre, Ilka Bardijn
UNCANNY
VFX producer Jeff Luyten, Sam De Mulder
AI artists: Sam De Mulder, Jade Daneels, Gerrit Van Goethem
Lead compositor: Gerrit Van Goethem
3D artist: Yannick Van den Bergh
2D artists: Philippe Hosselet, Jade Daneels
Camera Rental: The Movie Lot
Special effects: Divi-divi
Catering: Somethingscooking, Clo
Technical support: ASP Group
Studio facilities: AED Studios, PNP Studios
Production equipment: Box Rentals
Production insurance: Circles Group, BCOH
Set photography: Dorith Govaerts, Lucinde Wahlen
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL CAST AND EXTRAS
Thanks to Sabam for Culture for the support