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'HERD(mentality)'
23 September 2024 1 min 35s
5, 6, 7, One
by Melissa Roberts

Dance troupes are examples of herd mentality being used for good, where the beauty achieved by the different units of a whole moving together, creates something more dynamic and creatively impactful than its parts. This short film uses that idea as a base for powerful exploration of individual expression, by contrasting unison with moments of solo performances.

Featuring MA students from the London Contemporary Dance School, the film explores the tension between a fundamental yet complicated aspect of being human, that of needing to wholeheartedly belong somewhere, while ultimately maintaining a sense of self.

Dance is an effective medium in which to explore this, because though troupes put a lot of effort into connecting, moving and thinking as one, like any artistic form, dance is a very pure form of expression on a personal level. So even amongst the most dedicated of performers, there will always be a yearning to be seen as individuals, and that makes for interesting art.

Product Category: Short Films

Territory: UK



Director: Benjamin Jonsson
EP: Ben Totty
DOP: Thomas English
Choreography: Benjamin Jonsson
Editor: Georgie Daley
Colourist: Sharon Chung

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Short Films
'HERD(mentality)'
23 September 2024 1 min 35s

5, 6, 7, One

Dance troupes are examples of herd mentality being used for good, where the beauty achieved by the different units of a whole moving together, creates something more dynamic and creatively impactful than its parts. This short film uses that idea as a base for powerful exploration of individual expression, by contrasting unison with moments of solo performances.

Featuring MA students from the London Contemporary Dance School, the film explores the tension between a fundamental yet complicated aspect of being human, that of needing to wholeheartedly belong somewhere, while ultimately maintaining a sense of self.

Dance is an effective medium in which to explore this, because though troupes put a lot of effort into connecting, moving and thinking as one, like any artistic form, dance is a very pure form of expression on a personal level. So even amongst the most dedicated of performers, there will always be a yearning to be seen as individuals, and that makes for interesting art.

Product Category: Short Films

Territory: UK



Director: Benjamin Jonsson
EP: Ben Totty
DOP: Thomas English
Choreography: Benjamin Jonsson
Editor: Georgie Daley
Colourist: Sharon Chung

Short Films 23 September 2024
'HERD(mentality)' 1 min 35s

5, 6, 7, One

by Melissa Roberts

Dance troupes are examples of herd mentality being used for good, where the beauty achieved by the different units of a whole moving together, creates something more dynamic and creatively impactful than its parts. This short film uses that idea as a base for powerful exploration of individual expression, by contrasting unison with moments of solo performances.

Featuring MA students from the London Contemporary Dance School, the film explores the tension between a fundamental yet complicated aspect of being human, that of needing to wholeheartedly belong somewhere, while ultimately maintaining a sense of self.

Dance is an effective medium in which to explore this, because though troupes put a lot of effort into connecting, moving and thinking as one, like any artistic form, dance is a very pure form of expression on a personal level. So even amongst the most dedicated of performers, there will always be a yearning to be seen as individuals, and that makes for interesting art.

Product Category: Short Films

Territory: UK



Director: Benjamin Jonsson
EP: Ben Totty
DOP: Thomas English
Choreography: Benjamin Jonsson
Editor: Georgie Daley
Colourist: Sharon Chung