American Idiot
Video set design
American Idiot
Malmö Opera 2016
Circus, Stockholm, 2017
TEAM
Director
Philip Zandén
Choreography
Ambra Succi
Set & Light design
SUTODA
Wardrobe
Helle Carlsson
Video
Thomas Romlöv - KUBKUB
Editing and animation
Isac Stridsman
Cinematography and 3D
Fabian Svensson & Jens Klevje- Conjunction
American Idiot is a sung-through rock musical based on the 2004 concept album of the same name by punk rock band Green Day. The story, expanded from that of the album, centres on three disaffected young men, Johnny, Will and Tunny. Johnny and Tunny flee a stifling suburban lifestyle and parental restrictions, while Will stays at home to work out his relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Heather. The former pair look for meaning in life and try out the freedom and excitement of the city. Tunny quickly gives up on life in the city, joins the military and is shipped off to war. Johnny turns to drugs and finds a part of himself that he grows to dislike, has a relationship and experiences lost love.
22 MUSIC VIDEOS
IN ONE GO
The musical consists of 22 songs so in a way it’s like creating 22 music videos. The stage featured 4 screens, 6×3 meters each that constituted the set design. The Footage used was a mix between animation and original footage that we shot in San Fransisco, where the original story took place.
Editing, postproduction and animation was done at KubKub Malmö.
