Alexander Brown delivers this highly atmospheric, driving and tasteful video for Waylayers’ SOS that captures night-time London in a cool and original way.
Alexander harnesses the sweet electronic atmospherics within the soundtrack – powered by beautiful work from DP Sam Care. Alexander says: “When the band approached me to do a follow up video to Magnets I was immediately taken by SOS and its driving rhythm. I had the idea of trying to make something as epic and cinematic as films like Drive that manage to conjure up a retrospective vision of the present, creating a world of gearboxes and the city’s neon-lit underbelly.
“I knew from the beginning we were never going to be able to shoot in LA, but I always enjoy the challenge of trying to make the UK more epic. It’s always a challenge shooting London in a way that doesn’t look too provincial or something we’ve all seen before.
“With a customised truck, hand finished costumes, about a million locations and an incredible crew pulling together over a bank holiday weekend, we really threw everything at this one.
“I think it’s a real achievement of teamwork and willpower so its amazing it came out this well. So thank you to everyone involved!”
Waylayers
SOS
Director: Alexander Brown
Production Company: Nice&Polite
Producer: Gail Mosley
Director of Photography: Sam Care
Editor: Mark Whelan @ The Quarry
Art Director: Jayne o’Hanlon
Colourist: Steve Gatti @ MPC
Girl: Joanne Brady
Grip: Emmet Cahill
Focus: Karl Hui & Ralph Messer
DIT & 2nd AC: Pedro Ribeiro
2nd AC: Ben Foat
Gaffer: Mark Alveres
Electrician: Romaine Foster
Lighting Provided by Craig Davis