WRITTEN BY WOLVES - BURN

the band emerge from hiding to a burning post-apocalyptic world

BRIEF

Long-time collaborators and friends Written By Wolves received NZ On Air funding for a music video for their new song Burn, and wanted to accompany the tongue-in-cheek lyrics with matching visuals and most importantly, fire FX.

EXECUTION

We sourced a private location that would allow us to film and have controlled fires, that also felt apocalyptic and abandoned. The old chicken shed made the perfect hide-out bunker for the band and outside was the shell of a car, rusted silos and overgrown grass adding to the visuals.

Filming on our reliable Canon C70 as A-cam and R5C as B-cam meant we could capture multiple angles and band members for each take. This worked in our favour when were challenged with working against the clock to film blue hour and pitch black takes, all while ensuring we maximised the gas output for the fire FX to make sure nothing went to waste.

We added some VFX in post-production to bring in the surveillance aspect of the post-apocapytic story, tying it all together.

CREDITS

Client: Written By Wolves
Production Company: Below Studios
Director: Taylor Wilson | Below Studios
Producer: Lyneil Gray | Below Studios
Editor / VFX: Matthew Clode | Below Studios
DOP: Taylor Wilson | Below Studios
1st AC / Cam Op: Sam Warner
2nd AC / Cam Op: Cody Woodmass
BTS: Rohan Krishnan, Reuben Brunton
Makeup FX: The House of Makeup NZ
Fire FX & Safety: Film FX
Special thanks: Canon NZ, Custom Coatings NZ

Made with the support of NZ On Air.