Ever since Sledgehammer, artists have endured all sorts to create stop-frame animated videos for their songs, but probably none have gone quite as far as Amanda Palmer in the Want It Back video, created by Melbourne-based director Jim Batt – who has also worked with Amanda on her In My Mind video and her Kickstarter [...]

Corin Hardy creates an intense drama for Devlin’s Watchtower – first single from the upcoming album A Moving Picture, and an interpretation of the Bob Dylan song famously covered by Jimi Hendrix – which sees the UK rapper and the track’s co-performer Ed Sheeran in a whole heap of trouble. The cops are closing in, [...]

Blake Claridge’s video for English alt-folkies A Band Of Buriers’ Filth sees him move confidently into short film territory. In fact, it’s very powerful – the story of a young man and woman, living together in a country cottage, that builds to a horrific, unexpected climax. Initially it appears that the story – written Rob [...]

Editor Saam Hodivala makes his move into directing music promos with this lo-fi and charming piece for Sidius’ Robot Rave. Three cardboard robots have a bevvy and take to the London streets… Sidius Robot Rave (Steam Recordings) Director & Editor: Saam Hodivala DP: James Gough Telecine: Will Coker Costume: Preston Parris

LA Comedian Nathan Barnatt – aka Keith Apicary – became a Youtube viral sensation in a Kimberly Cole dance audition video and now makes it into the actual promo in Brian Thompson’s tongue-in-cheek clip for the singer. Barnatt’s popularity in the Kimberly Cole audition video also led him to subsequently appear in the promo for [...]