NEAL TEN EYCK, SOC

MICHAEL ANGELOKAS (PASSION PIT) ºº “MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. FIELDS” // Music Video-Album
Prod. •• AKH Productions
Dir. •• Hana Haley
Creative Director/Musician •• Michael Angelokas
Creative Director/Writer •• Brent Katz
DP •• Shannon Madden
1st AC •• Neal Ten Eyck
Format •• RED Dragon + Various Cine Primes

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Fields" is a World War II themed Christmas musical filmed in just four days with 32 child actors. Haley used her directorial debut to create “the most concentrated dosage of Christmas feeling, dreamy, full of wonder." While the visual aspect creates a stream of vivid holiday cheer set post-World War II, the audio was created to be nostalgic for the sound that came out of that generation. The album includes elements of “the classicist’s take on orchestral musical theater” and a “post-Beatles, John Lennon and gooey Beach Boys sort of earnestness". - NME