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'Not so very long ago...' The first words from 'Incubus' sound suspiciously like the well known 'Once upon a time...' However, Jerry Chater prefers to call his production a nightmare (the literal translation of Incubus) rather than a fairy tale. To appreciate fairy tales you have to have fantasy whilst 'Incubus' deals precisely with the loss of imagination and passion. It is not by chance that the elf, who stares at us from his blue dream world, threatens to be forcefully deprived of his pointed ears as the tape progresses. From pixies to pixels is the message: once again, progress is looked at critically, but without the technical achievements of the modern world, it would not have been possible to record the fine nature shots in 'Incubus'. Jerry Chater is totally aware of this paradox. He would be the first to admit that 'Incubus' is "old fashioned" and "shamelessly romantic". Old wine in new skins perhaps, but old wine always tastes better than the cheap cider that the elf, condemned to a begging bowl, has to drink to quench his thirst. Jerry Chater, who also provided the music, does not deny his origins in the exuberant design: he made video clips, among others, for U2, Sting and Erasure, and worked together with Godley & Creme, Brian Eno and Derek Jarman.
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André Nientied
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Scenario: Andrew Chater, Camera: Jerry Chater, Joe Dyer, Sound: Gregg Vincent, Make-up: Mishi Nakao, Costumes: All C. Smith, With: John Edmondsun, Nick Critchley, Susanah Rickards, Janine Elton, With thanks to: Maria McHugh, Nicola Bruce, Clare James, Buster Fields, Kate Sanger, Tamara Church, Carlton Broadcast Facilities, AFM Lighting, Mad Vision, The Surgery, The Pollock Toy Museum, The Natural History Museum, Production: Tilt
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