Director:
Michel Gondry
Production Company:
Partizan
Music:
Crystalline
Gondry gave some insight into the making of the video to Billboard:
"We shot it frame by frame, and we shot it by recranking the camera and re-exposing the film many times. I decided for this that the shower of meteorite would hit the ground and produce a sound... The idea that a beam of light can have the impact to make these things move is something that intrigued me. Later on, they create some ripples-like rain. At the third verse, they create bubbles in which the metallic objects appear. All of those are the result of multiple conversations with [Björk] that were going in many directions."
For the final touches on the video, Gondry came to The Mill. Co-Head of 2D Westley Sarkoin used Flame to dimensionalize the hand-drawn light effects created by Gondry, while the color was graded by Colorist Sal Malfitano.
Think the pair should reunite for a ninth video? Take a look and decide for yourself!
Production: Partizan
Record: One Little Indian
Director: Michel Gondry
Producers: Raffi Adlan, Joel Kretschman
Co-Production Company: Hornet Workshop
Animation Director: Peter Sluszka
VFX & Design: The Mill
VFX Producers: Dan Roberts, Camila De Biaggi
2D Lead Artist: Westley Sarokin