Rogue's Joe Connor directs the latest Rolling Stones video Ghost-Town
Rogue Films' director Joe Connor gives us a unique, human point of view of our surreal new ‘norm’.
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Drawing inspiration from the undiscriminating and global impact of Covid-19 on our cities and towns, Director Joe Connor had the idea of using his spherical fisheye lens as a metaphor, both for ‘home’ - the goldfish bowl we all now find ourselves living in – and as a way to represent the now empty-looking planet.
Shooting the world’s deserted spaces, particularly those that are usually heaving with humans, and then connecting them through Underground systems, doorways and stairways emerging somewhere new but strangely, identical, it seemed to reinforce how every country, regardless of politics, culture, religion, race, geography and wealth, is now bound by the same rules and disorientating atmosphere.
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View on- Production Company Just Fred
- Director Joe Connor
- Post Production Black Kite Studios
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- Exec Producer Fred Bonham Carter
- Editor Joe Connor
- Colourist Richard Fearon
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powered by- Production Company Just Fred
- Director Joe Connor
- Post Production Black Kite Studios
- Exec Producer Alexa Haywood
- Exec Producer Fred Bonham Carter
- Editor Joe Connor
- Colourist Richard Fearon
With the 180-degree lens avoiding the pretense of framing or staging and the stop-frame photography technique adding a hand-made charm to the experience, Joe gives us a unique, human point of view of our surreal new ‘norm’. A striking collection of images from London to LA, Toronto, Oslo, Cape Town, Osaka and even Margate, it’s possibly one of the most comprehensive, artistic documentations of the crisis from across the globe.
The Ghost Town music video launched live globally on Thursday 23 rd April 2020 on The Rolling Stones YouTube channel, and also featured on the BBC and ITVs news the same day.
