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Chris Cunningham's first promo in 7 years is Sheena is a Parasite for The Horrors, a band that Chris picked off MySpace. The 1.5-minute clip, narrated by lead singer Faris Badwan, stars Samantha Morton as the song's manic, transmogrifying subject, a punked-up Carrie who whips around like a banshee and spews her intestines at you. Sharply edited and shot on a low budget, the video burns on the bass' running pulse, and provides more fleshy fodder for Cunningham fans. The video's producer was Jim Wilson; it was posted at Golden Square.
The video was released on a DVD single on 7 August 2006 via The Horrors' homebase, Loog Records. It was included on their following single, actually, for Death at the Chapel, in a limited edition of 1500 copies.
Dazed & Confused talked exclusively with Chris about Sheena is a Parasite in issue: Vol. 2 #40. In it Chris says, "I'd find it hard to make a video for a track which sounded completely retro. It would just make me think of old things. To me, 'Sheena is a Parasite' sounds very special and futuristic." There are pictures of the video in a July 2006 edition of the New Musical Express.
On The Horrors' myspace blog, Badwan comments about the making of the video, which was shot in Ealing on 29 April 2006. "Most of the video was shot in a massive aircraft hangar. Consequently there was plenty of climbing apparatus on which to amuse myself during breaks in filming. My personal favourite was one of the ladders that led up to a "crow's nest" style installation. I used this platform to store my cigarettes, hip flask, and savoury snacks, safely away from [bandmate] Spider's grasping clutches."
Shots talked to Golden Square's Rachel Mills, who was their Inferno artist for the vid. She said, "The main takes of the promo were filmed in a studio on DV CAM with many other elements shot specifically to fit in with the edit, at a later date, by Chris working at home.
"The post work involved multi-layer composites, seamless transitions between takes and cleaning up backgrounds. One of the challenges of working on the video is the frame accuracy of the visual/audio synchronization. This predetermines the necessity to use multiple takes for shots to sync perfectly."
One Lora Gadd created a parody, which we have in mp4.
The video was released on a DVD single on 7 August 2006 via The Horrors' homebase, Loog Records. It was included on their following single, actually, for Death at the Chapel, in a limited edition of 1500 copies.
Dazed & Confused talked exclusively with Chris about Sheena is a Parasite in issue: Vol. 2 #40. In it Chris says, "I'd find it hard to make a video for a track which sounded completely retro. It would just make me think of old things. To me, 'Sheena is a Parasite' sounds very special and futuristic." There are pictures of the video in a July 2006 edition of the New Musical Express.
On The Horrors' myspace blog, Badwan comments about the making of the video, which was shot in Ealing on 29 April 2006. "Most of the video was shot in a massive aircraft hangar. Consequently there was plenty of climbing apparatus on which to amuse myself during breaks in filming. My personal favourite was one of the ladders that led up to a "crow's nest" style installation. I used this platform to store my cigarettes, hip flask, and savoury snacks, safely away from [bandmate] Spider's grasping clutches."
Shots talked to Golden Square's Rachel Mills, who was their Inferno artist for the vid. She said, "The main takes of the promo were filmed in a studio on DV CAM with many other elements shot specifically to fit in with the edit, at a later date, by Chris working at home.
"The post work involved multi-layer composites, seamless transitions between takes and cleaning up backgrounds. One of the challenges of working on the video is the frame accuracy of the visual/audio synchronization. This predetermines the necessity to use multiple takes for shots to sync perfectly."
One Lora Gadd created a parody, which we have in mp4.
