When monotony overwhelms. Dive Into This by John Matthias & Jay Auborn

08/04/2023. [MUSIC-VIDEO] by Matthias - Auborn
metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA

Choreographer Anthony Missen delivers a routine performance that explores the overwhelming monotony of an unchanging routine and its global impact on human life, in a short dance film created to accompany John Matthias and Jay Auborn's latest song, Dive Into This.

What seems to be a strange sound, a buzz (in this context, a word with a double meaning) becomes a symphony that draws you in. The office worker is actually a robot, before breaking out of his (literal) programming. At the same time, the computer seems to have a life of its own. What's wrong with the office worker, is he failing or dancing?

Dive Into This by John Matthias & Jay Auborn

Dive Into This by John Matthias & Jay Auborn

"The video depicts a character, perhaps a machine, perhaps human once, maybe still. Stuck in the grind of an endless routine. All they need is a chance, a glitch that sparks an awakening. What follows is an internal conflict to see who, or what will come out on top."

Moriarty and Auborn explain.

British duo John Matthias and Jay Auborn's explorations of human-robotic bonds – here, creating a mini electronic symphony born of experiments with a robot drummer – see choreographer Anthony Missen use broken and repeated movements to show a connected loss of humanity. with the tedium of an existence absorbed by machines.

"The tech isn’t particularly unique, and there are several products and home-made setups that use solenoids to play instruments or which are used in installations, for example. We were focused more on the creative implications and possibilities."

Moriarty and Auborn explain.

Matthias - Auborn. Our Saturday music video. (Official Music Video). METALOCUS MUSIC PROJECT.

Credits.-

Choreographer & performer.- Anthony Missen.
Director / Cinematographer.- Joe Auborn.
Creative director & Stylist.- Izzy Moriarty Thompson.

1st Assistant director.- Ben Curtis-Horsfall.
On-set producer.- Meriwether Freya Lewis.
1st Assistant camera.-Josh Kelly Jones.
2nd Assistant Camera.- Kate Chinnock.
Gaffer - Harris Walter.
Set designer.- Jessica Jones.
Design assistant.- Matthew Cowan.
Design assistant.- Tilly Wright.
Runner.- Ethan Griffin-McCleary.
Editor.- Joe Auborn.
Edit assistant.- Spencer Ellis.
Colourist.- Dan Fox.

Made in Collaboration with Screenology Film School.
Many thanks to Bricks Bristol.