Skunk Anansie 'I Believed In You' behind the scenes
Skunk Anansie ‘I Believed In You’
Animated and Directed by Thomas Hicks
Producer: Tom Mackay
DOP: Greg Taylor
Boogooyamma Records
Skunk Anansie ‘I Believed in You’ Background:
This was an exciting video to direct for Skunk Anansie for the track ‘I Believed In You’. The project combined live action performance and experimental drawn animation and mask and costume making. I hand painted a costume for each of the band members so they could appear almost as painted skeletons and we filmed the band in two states. One with traditional clothes and one as painted characters. The shoot and the process of making the work was very high energy. I have included images from the original pitch I made to the band, the making of and the final video.
Thomas Hicks Bio:
I work as a music video director, illustrator, animator and create projections for theatre companies and live music performances. Over the years I have worked with many independent and major record labels. Highlights include a music video for Paul McCartney & Wings for the song ‘Call Me Back Again’ (MPL communications Inc.), Skunk Anansie for the song ‘I believed in you’ (Boogooyamma Records), Newton Faulkner for the song ‘Write It On Your Skin’ (Sony Music), Joshua Radin for the song ‘I’d Rather Be With You’ (Warner Brothers Records) and a series of music videos for the band Gravenhurst (Warp Records). I have recently completed music videos for the bands Kayak, Pain of Salvation and Pure Reason Revolution through InsideOut Records/Sony Music.
