Conceived by Director Julian Lucas, the idea is anchored on a smitten narcissist who more or less finds love in the arms of himself. But rather than baring a message of perilous self-obsession, the video itself marinates in the concept of self-love, and the absurdity of a real-life application. The idea of presenting an unsettling balance of the outrageous and the everyday was motivated by the thought that the further we pushed the envelope creatively, the more we’d tickle our audience’s fancy.
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Undaunted by the ambitious creative, and emboldened by clever VFX, we embraced a filming process that saw us capture each one-dimensional scene from two perspectives then later superimposing Sam’s face on his female counterpart. With the aim of delivering a love story that was absurd but ultimately believable, the calibre of the clip rested heavily on the execution of the face swapping. Fortunately, the final product was a spectacularly debaucherous tale of self-love wrapped in the tunes and lyrics spun by The Jungle Giants.
Director—Julian Lucas · Producer—May Tusler · AD—Sam Tomkinson · DOP—Ed Goldner · AC—Austin Haigh · Gaffer—James Thompson · Best Boy—Akash Vijayakumar · Stedicam—Matt Dobson · Production Design & Wardrobe—Imogen Walsh · Wardrobe Assistant—Petria Hograth · Art Assist—Cherrie Eisemann · HMU—Amanda Lyssant Clayton · BTS Stills—Nyssa Mitchell · Runner—Lachy Argy · Artwork—Giulia McGauran · Executive Producer—Stu McCullough · Production Company—Wildebeest · Editor—James Lee · VFX Artist—Damian Dunn · Colourist—CJ Dobson · Post Producer—Josie Baynes · Lead Talent—Sam Hales · Girlfriend—Tori Mccan · Removalist—Rocco Stignetti · Removalist—Anthony Bradshaw · Music Produced by—Sam Hales · Mixed by—Konstantin Kersting + Sam Hales · Mastered—Leon Zervos at Studios 301 · Sydney Management by: Stu McCullough, Hannah Morrison and Brigid Langford at Amplifire