Bloc Party 'Virtue' by James Copeman
James Copeman has directed some appealing offbeat sexiness in his colour-coded pop video for Bloc Party's Virtue.
The clip boasts pleasing colour combinations as turquoise-skinned people get up to sexually suggestive shenanigans in vibrantly-coloured spaces. To the pulsing beat of the music, a a hand inches towards a groin, fingers dip into egg yolks and a lady's tongue moves towards a rather phallic looking cactus...
JAMES COPEMAN:
"It was a pleasure to finally get to work with Bloc Party. The band wanted a video that would visualise every aspect of the music. I approached this with colour and dance. The imagery starts off with this idea but gradually I wanted to trick the viewer into falling from virtue and turn their minds onto sin therefor allowing the imagery of dehumanised bodies to become increasingly sexualised."
PRO Credits
Credits
Director | James Copeman |
Producer | Kat Cattaneo |
Director of Photography | Colm O'Rourke |
Hair & Make-up | Jojo Copeman |
Stylist | Sarah Marie Collins |
Art Director | Lucie Red |
Production Assistant | Ria Hanish-Oaks |
Editor | Nikki Porter |
Editing company | Final Cut |
Colourist | Houmam Abdallah |
Label | BMG |