Designer Chocheng - The Art of Je Ne Sais Quoi Fashion Film - Director

  • Corinne Delaney
  • David Sheldrick

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 Oliver Barron, Produced by Chocheng & Oliver Barron.
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