DYING FOR IT
A short video about the media and their obsession with photographing people in the public eye, no matter what the context, dead or alive, celebrities, icons, even nobody’s who become somebody’s through press coverage and invasion. The video was shot on the same day as the ACT ART 6 DYING FOR IT publicity photo shoot, with photographer Sam Mackenzie Armstrong. The work was made to coincide with the 6th annual London ACT ART event with the same title, and was used to promote the event, as well as being screened on the night of the show. When the video was made, I three questions were asked in the press release... Will Diana ever rest? Will anybody always be able to gain a celebrity status purely from being in the right place at the right time, even if they're devoid of talent? And will Amy Winehouse ever overcome her dark side in private? The latter question of course has now sadly been answered. The current obsession with documenting everything someone does is turned on its head in this short black comical video.
Devised: Frost + Massive.
Featuring: Oliver Frost, Marc Massive, Timberlina, Ryan Styles, Myles Grimsdale, Andy JT + Scott Ball.
Filmed by Oliver Frost, Marc Massive + Sam Mackenzie Armstrong.
Edited by Oliver Frost + Marc Massive.
Photography: Sam Mackenzie Armstrong.
actart.co.uk
Screened: ACT ART 6, The Arches, London, UK.
A short video about the media and their obsession with photographing people in the public eye, no matter what the context, dead or alive, celebrities, icons, even nobody’s who become somebody’s through press coverage and invasion. The video was shot on the same day as the ACT ART 6 DYING FOR IT publicity photo shoot, with photographer Sam Mackenzie Armstrong. The work was made to coincide with the 6th annual London ACT ART event with the same title, and was used to promote the event, as well as being screened on the night of the show. When the video was made, I three questions were asked in the press release... Will Diana ever rest? Will anybody always be able to gain a celebrity status purely from being in the right place at the right time, even if they're devoid of talent? And will Amy Winehouse ever overcome her dark side in private? The latter question of course has now sadly been answered. The current obsession with documenting everything someone does is turned on its head in this short black comical video.
Devised: Frost + Massive.
Featuring: Oliver Frost, Marc Massive, Timberlina, Ryan Styles, Myles Grimsdale, Andy JT + Scott Ball.
Filmed by Oliver Frost, Marc Massive + Sam Mackenzie Armstrong.
Edited by Oliver Frost + Marc Massive.
Photography: Sam Mackenzie Armstrong.
actart.co.uk
Screened: ACT ART 6, The Arches, London, UK.