Archive for June 25th, 2010

The Surreal House by Tom Haines

Tom Haines has directed this fine ad-cum-promo for The Surreal House – the new exhibition at The Barbican in London. An appropriately abstract love story was filmed at the exhibition itself, where Tom and cameraman Steve Annis faced some daunting issues. “We were working among artworks worth millions so we couldn’t really light it,” says [...]

The Bishops’ Hold On by Fi’Lo

Those irrepressible Modsters The Bishops make a satellite transmission from an alternative, FX-heavy Sixties TV land, courtesy of Fi’Lo – the follow-up to their take on post-Soviet Russian cable TV with New Young Pony Club. It’s Bridget Riley on acid, with After Effects. “We originally planned for the guys to perform within a TV studio [...]

Veronica Falls’ Beachy Head by Philippa Bloomfield

The indie goth-pop of Veronica Falls coolly captured by Philippa Bloomfield (also director of notable work for Birdeatsbaby) in a 5D shoot at, appropriately, the clifftop at Beachy Head. It’s the sort of place where you can confront your primal fears. “I’m terrible with heights, but it was one of those situations were I just [...]