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Nick Leng
'Beetlebugs'
19 August 2024 4 mins

Did you know that Nick Leng moonlights as a personal investigator for creatures? Director Josh Sondock thought it was about time people learned all about it. The promo for ‘Beetlebugs' revolves around an insect gone AWOL, with Leng hired to find him. Think Raymond Chandler meets 'A Bug's Life'.

Every so often we see what the client sees, thanks to a lovely compound eye effect. For the most part, we see Leng get more and more invested in the search. He knocks on doors, questions any and every animal that might have seen something, and only stops to grab a taco for lunch.

This might be the worst decision of Leng’s career, as a gonzo animated sequence shows what happens when you swallow a live beetle. "It came out of nowhere," he sings, and where his career as a personal investigator goes now is anyone's guess.

Product Category: Promos

Territory: UK


production
Riff Raff Films
Director: Josh Sondock
Producer: Amy Teboul / Alex Advocaat
EP: Precious Mahaga / Romy Waller / Matthew Clyde
DOP: Gus Bendinelli
Prod Design: Ava J Jones
1st AD: Josh Montes
Costume: Lindsey Hartman
Editor: Gwen Ghelid
Sound: Nikolay Antonov

  Nick Leng - 'Beetlebugs'


Nick Leng
'Beetlebugs'
19 August 2024 4 mins

Did you know that Nick Leng moonlights as a personal investigator for creatures? Director Josh Sondock thought it was about time people learned all about it. The promo for ‘Beetlebugs' revolves around an insect gone AWOL, with Leng hired to find him. Think Raymond Chandler meets 'A Bug's Life'.

Every so often we see what the client sees, thanks to a lovely compound eye effect. For the most part, we see Leng get more and more invested in the search. He knocks on doors, questions any and every animal that might have seen something, and only stops to grab a taco for lunch.

This might be the worst decision of Leng’s career, as a gonzo animated sequence shows what happens when you swallow a live beetle. "It came out of nowhere," he sings, and where his career as a personal investigator goes now is anyone's guess.

Product Category: Promos

Territory: UK


production
Riff Raff Films
Director: Josh Sondock
Producer: Amy Teboul / Alex Advocaat
EP: Precious Mahaga / Romy Waller / Matthew Clyde
DOP: Gus Bendinelli
Prod Design: Ava J Jones
1st AD: Josh Montes
Costume: Lindsey Hartman
Editor: Gwen Ghelid
Sound: Nikolay Antonov

Nick Leng 19 August 2024
'Beetlebugs' 4 mins

by Andrew MacGregor

Did you know that Nick Leng moonlights as a personal investigator for creatures? Director Josh Sondock thought it was about time people learned all about it. The promo for ‘Beetlebugs' revolves around an insect gone AWOL, with Leng hired to find him. Think Raymond Chandler meets 'A Bug's Life'.

Every so often we see what the client sees, thanks to a lovely compound eye effect. For the most part, we see Leng get more and more invested in the search. He knocks on doors, questions any and every animal that might have seen something, and only stops to grab a taco for lunch.

This might be the worst decision of Leng’s career, as a gonzo animated sequence shows what happens when you swallow a live beetle. "It came out of nowhere," he sings, and where his career as a personal investigator goes now is anyone's guess.

Product Category: Promos

Territory: UK


production
Riff Raff Films
Director: Josh Sondock
Producer: Amy Teboul / Alex Advocaat
EP: Precious Mahaga / Romy Waller / Matthew Clyde
DOP: Gus Bendinelli
Prod Design: Ava J Jones
1st AD: Josh Montes
Costume: Lindsey Hartman
Editor: Gwen Ghelid
Sound: Nikolay Antonov