Daedalus
Creative Direction | DOP & Editor
Daedalus was the Greek mythological character who made wings for his son, Icarus. Daedalus told him not to fly too near the sun as the wax on his wings would melt; the boy ignored the warning, fell into the sea and drowned.
Errollyn Wallen wrote this song from Daedalus’ perspective and alluded to his murder, years earlier, of Perdix, his nephew and apprentice, whose own talent for inventing threatened to overshadow that of Daedalus.
Commissioned by UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance as part of their Tune In Festival, this collaboration with Errollyn was filmed on the wild, remote and melancholic coast of north Scotland.
Music video for a greek myth
Client: Errollyn Wallen CBE / UCLA | Year: 2021
My role
Director / DOP / Editor
Developed the creative concept in collaboration with Errollyn Wallen
Camera operator and editor
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Commissioned by CAP UCLA
Composer and performer: Errollyn Wallen CBE
Filming locations: Royal College of Music, London and the Scottish Highlands
Music recorded by Gerry O’Riordon
Production assistants: Shannon-Latoyah Simon and Sam Leith Taylor
Screened as part of the Tune In Festival 2021
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