Greg Wood, Director, Sydney

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This sports video directed by Greg Wood captures an athlete in a grey hooded sweatshirt training on a misty outdoor running track at dawn and running through urban night streets. The sequence opens with wide atmospheric shots of floodlights and a fog-covered field before moving to low-angle tracking shots of running shoes and intense close-ups of the sprinter. The colour palette leans towards moody, desaturated greys and muted blues, punctuated by the deep red of the running track and warm street lighting. The cinematography employs shallow depth of field, slow-motion sequences, and dramatic lighting to create a focused and gritty athletic atmosphere.