LONDON, UK — PRETTYBIRD UK Co-Founder Juliette Larthe has co-directed the new Spiritualized music video with Jason Spaceman. The evocative video captures a live performance, filmed in the band’s studio in Nottingham, of ‘I’m Coming Home.’ A monochrome grade lends a timeless, retro feel.
‘I’m Coming Home’ is a track from Spiritualized’s forthcoming album ‘Everything was Beautiful’. Larthe and Spaceman recently collaborated on a triptych of films that breathe life into music from the new album. The promo was produced by Chris Murdoch out of PRETTYBIRD with Lottie Lindsay-Bevan assisting with art department and production. Film cinematographer Ben Rivers shot the live performance with a BOLEX and hand developed the 16mm inserts, with cinematographer Henry Lockyer on Canon EOS C500 Mark II, and Kairo Jones filming on an iPad. The film was graded by Isabel Garrett.
PRETTYBIRD UK Co-Founder and Executive Producer Juliette Larthe, who co-directed the film commented, “We had 4 songs and only 3 hours to capture it, so choosing the team for this unusual situation had to be carefully constructed. It was super ambitious to film live in such a small unknown space, out of London. Rain Keene at Assembly Rooms worked closely with Jason Spaceman to get the intense amount of footage matched with the right songs and instruments – no mean feat with 4 guitarists keyboards drums and backin vocals from London Community Gospel Choir. We wanted the live performance capturing to be reminiscent of MC5 in the studio, timeless in its approach to music. J. Spaceman also shot some 2nd unit when the solos or his instrumentation wasn’t in the performance. Chris Murdoch produced and Lottie Lindsay-Beavan assisted with Art Dept and production.
We lit candles and hung star-printed cloths around the studio. With smoke from sage and an oil burner. So the feeling of capturing the mood was magical, and it was a privilege to be in the band’s rehearsal space in Nottingham hearing the songs played live in front of an audience for the first time.”
CREDITS
Directed by Jason Spaceman & Juliette Larthe
Production Company: PRETTYBIRD
Co-Founder UK / Exec Producer / Creative Director: Juliette Larthe
Head of Production: Fiona Bamford-Phillips
Producer: Chris Murdoch
Production Assistant: Lottie Lindsay-Beavan
Cinematographer Film: Ben Rivers
Cinematographer: Henry Lockyer
Camera Assistant & 2nd Unit: Kairo Jones
Hand processed film by Ben Rivers
Editor: Rain Keene at Work Editorial
Edit Producer: Lola Cookman
Colourist: Isabel Garrett
Musicians: J Spaceman – voice/guitar
Tony Foster – guitar
James Stelfox – bass
Kevin Bales – drums
Martin Lynch – guitar
Gregory Coulson – keyboards
Lena & Bianca White – backing vocals
Label: Fat Possum & Bella Union
Management: James Oldham and Jeannette Lee @ Rough Trade
PRETTYBIRD UK PR: Lee Sharrock
