Loading... Loading... Featured Videos and Stills Alewya, Jagna Alewya x Tom Ringsby Intergalactic Studios Behind the Scenes, shooting Alewya's Jagna 31st August 2021 Force of nature Title of film: Alewya, JagnaDirector: Alewya x Tom RingsbyProduction Company: Intergalactic Studios We’re suckers for a simple idea and a mesmerising tracking shot but there was something about Alewya’s clip that made us sit up and rivet our eyes to the last frame. We talk with Intergalactic Studios’ director Tom Ringsby about ditching elaborate plans for one simple visual, a primal sprint across the ‘desert’. What were your initial conversations like with Alewya ? I flipped out when I first heard Jagna – Alewya’s vocal performance has this animalistic quality and the beat somehow sounds like it was recorded while running across a savannah. Alewya talked a lot about primal drive and urgency and we sent each other references ranging from Tom Cruise running montages to Discovery Channel jaguar documentaries as we developed the idea. In the end we decided to strip it way back and take on the challenge of keeping people’s attention for a five minute sprint. Was the production fairly straight forward? The shoot was a pretty crazy day in the Dungeness “desert” in Kent where we strapped a spotlight, speaker and camera to an action vehicle and sped alongside Alewya until the location guards kicked us out. I had all these Brian De Palma-ideas for camera moves so ended up sitting in the action vehicle shouting directions over the playback speaker for the camera team to zoom and pan while tapping the driver’s shoulder to control the speed of the car and gaffer’s leg (who was poking out of the sunroof) to cue the spotlight swinging in and out. We always planned to end on a slow-motion magic-hour shot and the final result was so powerful Alewya ended up recording an extra minute of music to end on. Anything else you’d like to share? Alewya, her styling team and the whole Intergalactic Studios gang gave 100% on this one, but DoP Karol Jurga was the star player running full-speed with an anamorphic-lensed Alexa and shouting “energy” all day. Alewya instagram Intergalactic Studios website Intergalactic instagram Tom Ringsby website Tom Ringsby instagram Credits Directors: Alewya x Tom Ringsby Creative Director: Lee Trigg Producer: Rhory Danniells Cinematographer: Karol Jurga 1st AC: Jannick Fjeldsøe Gaffer: Rufai AjalaMovi Op: Callum Tunmore Action Vehicle: Chris Wilkinson @ Uppercut Productions Movement Director: Kikz Katika Make-up: Luz Giraldo Hair: Shamara Roper Styling: Lee Trigg BTS: Ayo Shasanya 1st AD: Jamie Alexander Runner: Henry Heffer Driver: Chris Barrios Editors: Lee Trigg x Omar Serge x Tom Ringsby Colourist: Tim Smith @ CHEAT Rotoscoping: David Calvet @ BANDITS Commissioner: Natalia Maus Production Company: Intergalactic Studios Tags: Alewya, Tom Ringsby, Intergalactic Studios, Interviews with 2021 Award winning & shortlisted directors, MUSIC VIDEO COLLECTION Share This: Related Content Six of the best creative music videos – Part 1 Blaze of Glory Ice Cream Man Of Sound Mind Six of the best creative music videos Six of the best creative music videos sAy sOMETHINg…. wAtch sOMETHINg bRilliANT Show & Tell In conversation: Adrian Villagomez In conversation: Vincent René-Lortie