Usciva lo scorso mese questo simpatico videoclip diretto da François Rousselet per i Free Nationals, ovvero la backing band di Anderson .Paak, che qui firma come feat di peso assieme ad A$AP Rocky. Già dal titolo, Gangsta, si capisce che il tema è lo stile di vita criminale mitizzato spesso dal rap. Senza rinunciare a quintalate di stile, Rousselet opta per un taglio sociale, quasi di denuncia, servendosi solo di attori bambini e filtrando in maniera davvero apprezzabile l’immaginario malavitoso afroamericano attraverso i giocattoli.
Il regista crea così un mondo colorato, di apparente innocenza, ma in realtà non meno violento di quello degli adulti, riflettendo sull’effetto che certi contesti sociali e certi prodotti culturali possono avere fin dalla più tenera età. Tema, questo, esplicitato nelle scene parlate, in cui compaiono gli unici ruoli adulti: si tratta di due genitori che litigano davanti ad uno dei bambini protagonisti, discutendo della cattiva influenza che il padre criminale esercita sul figlio.
Credits
Directed by FRANÇOIS ROUSSELET
Produced by DIVISION
Executive Producer JULES DE CHATELEUX
DOP KHALID MOHTASEB
Head of Post-Production CLÉMENCE CUVELIER
Editing ADRIANA LEGAY
Casting DEEP BLUE (AMIN GREY)
Young A$AP Rocky KIEREN OCTOBER
Young Anderson Paak ADAM BRAIN
Young Free National KELSEY GONZALES, CALLUM CONNOR, JOSE RIOS, RON AVANT
Photographer / Camera Op IMRAAN CHRISTIAN
Production Coordinator LAURA CLERY
Production Assistant GASPARD FAYTRE
DIVISION Art Director JULIEN JARDIN, ARTHUR WIEDER
Music Label EMPIRE & ROC NATION
Production Designer RICCARDO PUGLIESE
Stylist DIHANTUS ENGELBRECHT
Associated Production MrFilms
Associated Production EARL REDCLIFFE
Head of Production KABELO SEANE
Associated Production RAFIQ SAMSODIEN
Production Manager JENNY BROWN
Production Coordinator MONICA ANNE
Production Researcher BIBI NEKE
Jnr Production Researcher VUKILE TEMBE
Accounts KELLY DAVIDS
VFX MONUMENTAL & SQUARE
Head of Post-Production LAÏLA HAMDAOUI
Post-Producer ELISA KAND
Post-Production Assistants MAXIME VEIGNEAU, MARTIN GELEY
Colorist ARTHUR PAUX
Heads of VFX MATHIEU JUSSREANDOT & COLIN JOURNÉE
VFX Supervisor FLORE MOUNIER
VFX Production Manager JULIE DELEPINE
On-Set Supervisor FLORE MOUNIER
Lead CG EDDY CHOPY CAMILLERI
3D Scans ADRIEN BAVANT, MARTIN GOLDWASSER
Character Modeler MATHIEU PATÉ
CG Generalists ALEXIS LHEUREUX, LÉA BRIDIERS, JONAS CAILLET, CARLOS MENDES TAVARES
FX ANTOINE PION, HUGO ABOAB, ANTOINE MAYOUX
Animation CLARA BIGACHE
Tracking SANCIO VFX
Compositing ISABELLE TCHOUNGANG, THOMAS JOUENNE, ADRIEN « PALMITO » RENAY, JONAS CAILLET
Crayola Artist AIKO M’CHANGAMA
Cast Coordinator NADINE GEORGE
Cast Coordinator Assistant SHAKEELAH DAVIDS
Production Assistant MASI MAXWELL
1st AD CRAIG BRORSON
2nd AD NICOLE HENNING
3rd AD JOSHUA WALKER
Behind the Scenes ZACAROO & IRIS DRACOS
Ronin Tech WILLIAM ANNESLEY & ADAM LEWIS
B Cam Operator IMRAAN CHRISTIAN
A Cam Focus Puller ANDREW GREENAN
B Cam Focus Puller KENNY WONG
A Cam Loader SKYLA HALEY
B Cam Loader ALEX MARITZ
3rd Focus Puller TAFADZWA PASS
DIT MIKE MTSINJE
VTO NICK WARNER
VT Assistant NKCUBEKO MGOBO
Drone Pilot NICK RILEY & ASH RUTH
Drone Op NATALIE SMITH & WILLIAM ANNESLEY
Air Safety JAMIE ROYAL
Dragon Arm Driver HEYN ANDRAG
Dragon Arm Op JONATHAN SEARLE
Dragon Arm Tech ADAM LEWIS
Key Grip CRAIG BEKKER
Best Boy Grip DUAN ELS
Grip Assistants MAKORORO MAFOLO, MPUMZI THEMBELIHLE, DUMI NINELA, GAVIN JENSEN
Gaffer CLINT STONE
Best Boy Lights LEONARD DA CAMBRA
Sparks BRUCE BAIN, DOUGLAS MCERLAIN, YASEEN FRANK, CHARLES MAREMUDZE
Genny Op PETER KOLI
Playback JONATHAN APPLEGATE
Boom Swinger ANELE
Art Director RICCARDO PUGLIESE
Art Director Assistant CAREL KUSCHKE
Props Master ANDRE FOURIE
Art Assistant 1 KAT KAMSTRA
Art Assistant 2 KARL DU PREEZ
Art Assistant 3 KEENAN SILJEUR
Art Runners SHANE HATTINGH & CATHARINA VAN WYK
Art Standby SEAN DE BEER
Art Standby Assistant SIMON POTSANE
Art Driver 1 CHAMPION SHAMBA
Swing Gang 1 MUSA KUPHE, DONEWELL MAHLANGU, JACK ODIALO
Art Driver 2 PROUD MAHLANGU
Swing Gang 2 AMPE KALONJI
SFX Coordinator / Pyrotech MICHAEL MOSTERT
SFX DARREN RIX, JULIUS ETAH, FRED BANDA, GABRIEL TUPIKI, LAIM WATERS, GANIZANI ANTONI, WILFRED PIYOH
Wardrobe Stylist DIHANTUS ENGELBRECHT
Wardrobe Assistant AIMEE VAN DER MERWE, LAUREN VAN ZYL
Driver MOOSE NCOROJI
Runner WARREN JOSEPH
Costume CHAD WALLER, CAROLINA KRIEL
Chief Cutter FAGRIE NASIEP
Seamstress HONNECKE, BEVERLY, ZAYNAB ALI, SANDY, MARIAM, MYMOENA, HAND SEWER
Hair & Make Up BABALWA MTSHISELWA
Hair & Make Up Assistant SIYANGA DEAL
Medic MICHEAL DU PLOOY
Child Minder SIPHOKAZI XINEL
Intl Prod Chaperone PERRY JOHNSON
Reece / Shuttle Driver ALLAN DAVIES
Shuttle Driver ASHWELL EUROPA
Unit & Locations Manager KALVIN BEZUIDENHOUT
Unit Assistants BULELANI GWEYI, VICTOR KAKAZA, SIPHIWO NTABENI, MANUELA MUXHAEL
Location Scouts GRAHAM ANDERSON, MICHAEL LITTLEFIELD, HASSNAR PEPPLER
Catering Owner TAREK DAVIS
Catering LWANDO MUXFOLO, VUYOKAZI WELEM, MZOLISIS LULANA
Craft NEISON, JAMIELA HIGGINS, LAWRENCE LAWANA
Talents KAMAL NDLOVU, NIRVANA NOKWE-MSELEKU, ZAC WASTIE, LITHEMBA SUNDU, ROBIN SWARTZ, ANGELO SILVER, ATHEMBELE
KWABABA, ZEV BULKIN, TANAKA GAVA, BELLA-MAR BOOYSE, SUMMER JAPHTA, AYAMA FUMBAN LAAYAAN AGHERDIEN, ALUNAMBA
DANI, EDEN ISHERWOOD, WASHE GOWETO, KIAN SKELTON, ANITA NYAKAMBI, TANIA NYAKAMBI, GABREALLE WILLIAMS, TARECE
SIMON, ZIME SISANI, TASHANA SHIRTO, LEAH WAGNER, CHRISTIAN DIAMOEK, ZIEK PRINCE, GERAD OCTOBER, MACAO ASAMULA
Monsters MASSOOD CUPIDO, MAHMOOD CUPIDO, TAWFEEQ CUPIDO, VUYISA JUSTICE MTSHAWULANA
Stunt Man GAVIN GOMEZ
Chunky Dolls LEIGH SMITSDORFE, GARY HANGONE, CANDICE JOHANNES