Marco Sandeman translates Kasper Winding’s unusual and multi-faceted For Myself with this charming digital floral display. “The song has the lovely theme of a computer expressing its unrealisable love for a human” explains Sandeman “which conjured up the idea of flowers operating in a kind of mechanical bouquet. “This floral mechanism then ‘powers’ an array [...]
Luti Media has announced two major additions to their roster: top American directors Chris Robinson & Benny Boom – both with Robot Films in the US – are now represented exclusively by Luti Media for music videos in the UK. Chris Robinson, founder director of Robot Films and one of the most sought-after directors in [...]
A short and perfectly formed RGB-twiddling promo for Patrick Kelleher, shot in the beautiful La Brenne forest in central France by Sophie Gateau. It’s all based on slightly shifting the timings of the red, green and blue layers that make up a video image – which only effects the composition of things that move within [...]
Sam Pilling delivers an emotional split-screen tale of heartbreak for Wretch 32′s Anniversary, with some thoughtful synchronous moments to propel the narrative. “Taking the reflective nature of Wretch’s lyrics as an inspiration, I wanted to explore the idea of relationships – looking at a couple’s intimate connection – being ‘together’ whilst being physically apart,” Sam [...]
After their first collaboration last year for the debut single Better Than Love, Hurts are back together with WIZ once again for the video for Sunday – and come up with a melodrama like no other. Switching from classic European arthouse to a fetishistic fantasy world, its audacious, gorgeous, kinky – quite simply a video [...]
Slick and effective showcase for Starboy Nathan’s catchy R&B tune Diamonds by Andy Hylton – and considering the track’s title, not massively blingy. Starboy Nathan Diamonds (Mona Publishing/Vibes Corner Music) Director: Andy Hylton Producer: Kimberly Fagbenle Production Company: Luti Media DoP: Simon Dennis Phantom Camera: Stephen Price 1st AD: Marco Wilkinson Editor: John Gutierrez @ [...]
Newly signed to Atlantic, Mz Bratt teams up with Carly Cussen for this slick performance promo. Simple but heavy on style, punchy edits syncing to the rattling beat and topped off by an enigmatic performance from Mz Bratt, all making for a good result. Mz Bratt Get Dark (Atlantic) Production Company: Mushroom TV LTD Director: [...]
A remarkable transformation by Polish actress Karolina Gruszka is the core of Florian Malak’s video/short film featuring jazz combo Dom’s Rewind, filmed at Warsaw Central Station. At the start she’s a rich and stylish young woman, but her deterioration through the film to desperate down-and-out is remorseless. Gruszka has worked with David Lynch and Ivan [...]
A veteran biker rides into the desert on his treasured Harley in the video for Yeasayer’s I Remember, directed by Sophia Peer. The biker’s carrying something important with him – a sculpture of his head – and then things get messy. But this isn’t just self-conscious wackiness. “The biker is David W. Staley – an [...]
For the widescreen synthpop of Sound Of Arrow’ Nova, Mattias Erik Johansson (and the band) deliver a lush, colourful cave adventure with lots of dreamy slow-mo capturing the romanticism of the track. The Sound Of Arrows Nova (Geffen) Director: Mattias Erik Johansson / The Sound of Arrows Production Co: Naive/Black Neon/Shameless Producer: Pinar Metin/Joel Burman [...]
