The Art of Je Ne Sais Quoi.
Costume Designs by Chocheng.
The ‘Art of Je Ne Sais Quoi’ is a fashion film inspired by the experimental style of French New Wave Cinema and icon Anna Karina. The film is an exploration of the ‘golden ratio’, challenging the classic and modern ideals surrounding femininity, social etiquette, and beauty in western culture.
The Art of Je Ne Sais Quoi features bespoke costume designs by CHOCHENG from his spring/summer 2015 collection and a cast led by Misha Hart, with performances choreographed by Alec Mann accompanied by mid-century modern style illustrations by Velwyn Vossy and an original soundtrack by Gemma Barron and Whitebox. The film is set in an abstract landscape created by set designer Fred Allsop and shot through a 1960’s filtered Hockney-esque lens by cinematographer Luke Palmer. Through the expressive art form of Beat poetry, the film captures the precise moment at which Belle, played by Hart flourishes into a young woman, defining beauty on her own terms, from the realms of a woman’s multifaceted diverse interior rather than the exterior of the female form.
Film Credits.
Written and directed by Corinne Delaney and Oliver Barron
Costume Design by Chocheng
Starring Misha Hart as ‘Belle’
Bronte Coates as ‘Rylan’
Doug as ‘Skyler’
Camille Verniolle as the voice of ‘Belle’
Edward Akrout as the voice of ‘Monsieur Beaumonde’
Cinematography by Luke Palmer
Production Design by Fredrick Allsop
Illustrations by Velwyn Yossy
Sound Design and original score by Whitebox
Vocals by Gemma Barron
Edited by Oliver Barron
Makeup by Nami Yoshida
Hair stylist by Naoki Komiya
Coloring by Jamie Noble at Studio RM
1st Assistant Director: Kerry Green
2nd Assistant Director: Luke Goodrich
Production Assistant: Madalena Hudson
Production Manager: Anja Predojevic
Production Manager: Pearl Van Den Ende
Production Manager: Jamie Pigott
Gaffer: Peter Brimson
Focus Puller: James Burgess
Key Grip: Jamie Monks
Grip Assistant: Max Methley
Stills & B-Camera: David Sheldrick
1st Stills Assistant: Tom Liddington
2nd Stills Assistant: Hollie Fernando
Casting Director: Julia Lange
Set Dresser: Peter Harris
Art Assistant: Bronte Dow
BTS Photographer: Ben Curwen
Animator: Martin Workman
Post Supervisor: Fawnda Denham
Executive Producer: Alex Barlow
Executive Producer: Jamie Pigott
Treatment & Concept by Corinne Delaney
Produced by Chocheng & Oliver Barron