The video is heavily inspired by and the "paranoid thrillers" of the era, specifically the work of cinematographer Gordon Willis and director Alan J. Pakula's The Parallax View .
: Much of the video features a Steenbeck editing table , showing the "Body Paint" video itself being edited, which Brook Linder describes as visualizing the process where "symbolic imagery is created (and where that process can fall apart)". arctic_monkeys_body_paint_official_video
The official video for by Arctic Monkeys is a cinematic deep dive into the art of filmmaking and the "trace" of a public persona that lingers on an artist. Directed by Brook Linder and creative directed by Ben Chappell , the video serves as a vintage, symbolic companion to the band's seventh album, The Car . 🎬 Cinematic Style and Vision The video is heavily inspired by and the