# Marshal Dear

> The monochrome animated music video for Marshal Dear, a track from Savages' album Silence Yourself.

Canonical page: [Marshal Dear](<https://gergely-wootsch.com/projects/savages-marshal-dear>)

Project ID: bea\_sav

Year: 2013

Role: Animator & Designer

I designed and animated the video at Beakus.

Work: Marshal Dear (2013)

Production: [Beakus](<https://www.beakus.com/>)

Client: Savages

Marshal Dear is the official music video for the track from [Savages](<https://www.savagesband.com/>)' Mercury Prize-nominated album [Silence Yourself](<https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17977-savages-silence-yourself/>). Beakus made the film in monochrome animation, imagined by [Gemma Thompson](<https://www.gemmathompsonstudio.com/>) and me.

I designed and animated the video, with additional animation by [Rosanna Wan](<https://rosanna-wan.com/>).

## The Film

[Marshal Dear: The Music Video](</media/video/bea_sav_edit.mp4>) (Beakus for Savages)

## Stills

[Gray bomber aircraft seen from above in rows over a scratched, dark paper ground.](</media/image/bea_sav_still1_xxl.webp>) (Beakus for Savages)

[Dark cluster of balloons rising past factory chimneys and tent-like rooftops in a grainy gray haze.](</media/image/bea_sav_still2_xxl.webp>) (Beakus for Savages)

[Round spectacles and a closed book lie on a dark table among small scattered fragments.](</media/image/bea_sav_still3_xxl.webp>) (Beakus for Savages)

[Empty monochrome kitchen with a curtained window, sink, crockery on a shelf and a checkered floor.](</media/image/bea_sav_still4_xxl.webp>) (Beakus for Savages)

[White silhouette of a crouched figure with wings, hunched against a grainy purple-gray ground.](</media/image/bea_sav_still5_xxl.webp>) (Beakus for Savages)

[Dim workshop seen through hanging cords, with a worker at a bench throwing sparks.](</media/image/bea_sav_still6_xxl.webp>) (Beakus for Savages)

[Silhouetted woman at a workshop bench grinding a striped shell, with bright sparks flying beside her.](</media/image/bea_sav_still7_xxl.webp>) (Beakus for Savages)

[Dark figure falling through a bright burst of scribbled white lines against black.](</media/image/bea_sav_still8_xxl.webp>) (Beakus for Savages)

## Links

- [Watch on YouTube](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEvgFYrmsaE>)
- [Project on beakus.com (archived)](<https://web.archive.org/web/20191016140639/https://www.beakus.com/savages>)

## Credits

- Production Company: Beakus
- Client: Matador Records / Pop Noire
- Animated and Designed By: [Gergely Wootsch](<https://gergely-wootsch.com>)
- Animation: [Rosanna Wan](<https://rosanna-wan.com/>)

## Screenings and awards

- UK Music Video Awards — 2014 — Finalist
- Annecy Film Festival — 2014 — Official selection