Is she crazy, or is she Jesus? That is the question you may be left with after watching this curious little video for the even more curiously titled Editors track "Smokers Outside The Hospital Door." Icelandic directing duo Arni & Kinski deliver a story of a girl on the run from a mysterious institution. She makes her way to the river and — in order to elude her final pursuer — skips across the water like a stone, or Jesus, or Peter Sellers in Being There. Take your pick. The video was shot on-location in Prague and the running on water gag required a 24 hours Flame job on behalf of Absolute Post Production VFX artist Ben Robards when it was decided that she originally looked like she was running in merely shallow water. Also of note is that Editors have seemingly discarded the gloomy Interpolesque leanings of their debut album in favor of a grander, more emotional style a la Coldplay or Snow Patrol. --> watch "Smokers Outside The Hospital Door" in Quicktime or Flash
Editors "Smokers Outside The Hospital Door" (Fader/Epic)
Arni & Kinski, director | HSI, production co | Chris Doyle, DP | Gareth McEwan/The Whitehouse, editor | Sally Heath/Absolute, VFX producer | Ben Robards and Mark Epstein, VFX
