FM Video Premiere | HOLT’s SILO

HOLT is a London based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist that has a knack for creating ethereal, cinematic soundscapes with beats. Heading towards an impressively emotive EP, HOLT focuses on a haunting visual for recent single Silo.

The video weaves an intimate tale in the expansive and beautifully daunting location of Dungeness. There’s something oddly calming about the seemingly never-ending horizon, abandoned boats and utterly relentless tide.

HOLT takes us through her decision that led to Dungeness as a focal point and the video that organically followed. In the behind the scenes photos below, she talks of how the visuals reference time and reflection, and the attempt to weave a narrative against a backdrop of a world moving on without you.

1) Mirror Shot

**We were inspired by the mirror sculptures of Anish Kapoor and wanted to play with mirrors to create a surreal landscape. The deserted, beautiful but foreboding beach of Dungeness worked perfectly.**

2) Gang

**This is me, my producer Jamal Haddaway, the DOP Louis Mackay and his assistants Greg and Ben – a few whiskies down at the end of a long but brilliant day.**

3) Beach Book shot

**This is the final shot of the video – the gold embossed book buried in the wet Dungeness sand, representing a drawing together of the pages found throughout the video.**

4) Timelapse prep shot

**We played around with timelapses in the video and wanted to capture the ominous Dungeness sky and sea (Ben doing a bit of casual stone skimming in the background).**

5) Field Shot

Louis the DOP had done a recce the weekend beforehand and had found a large patch of meadowland with these quite haunting and incongruous pilons – which fitted perfectly with the idea of beauty with an edge, a darkness.

By FM