Archive for November 6th, 2012

One Direction ‘Little Things’ by Vaughan Arnell

In stark contrast to his previous video for One Direction, Vaughan Arnell unveils this simple, performance piece for the band’s next single Little Things. As the lads unearth a more serious, acoustic side, Vaughan marries the minimalist tone with a stripped-down ambience and ultra clean photography from DP Clive Tickner. One Direction Little Things (Sony [...]

UK Music Video Awards 2012 UPDATE: Two days to go! Directors UK latest sponsors of UKMVAs!

The UK Music Video Awards 2012 – the 5th annual big awards bash for British music videos – takes place in two days time on Thursday, November 8th – at The Empire, Leicester Square in central London. Now Directors UK, the professional association for screen directors in the UK, is the latest organisation to come [...]

Health ‘Tears’ by David Altobelli and Jeff Desom

Like all good horror, David Altobelli and Jeff Desom’s video for Health’s Tears – from the band’s score for the videogame Max Payne 3 – is as much about what stirs the imagination as what happens on screen. And it’s driven by what really is a killer concept: zombie babies. What makes it really disturbing [...]

Mumford & Sons ‘Lover Of The Light’ by Idris Elba & Dan Cadan

Shot in and around the Pembrokeshire countryside in Wales, Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba marks his directorial debut with this beautiful and compelling short film to accompany Mumford & Sons’ Lover Of The Light. Powered by a narrative that merges together two separate ideas that originally came from both the band and Idris, the actor [...]

Morten Harket ‘I’m The One’ by Frank Hoffmann

Taken from his Out Of My Hands album and starring Berlin’s famous travesty artist Sheila Wolf, Frank Hoffman delivers this rugged monochrome shoot for Morten Harket and gives us a little insight into the world of transformation… Morten Harket I’m The One (Universal Music Germany) Director: Frank Hoffmann Production Company: Mutter & Vater GmbH DP: [...]

Believe Media signs Anthony Mandler for global representation for ads

International production company Believe Media has announced the signing of Anthony Mandler – one of the world’s most successful music video and commercial directors – to its global roster for commercial representation. Anthony is renowned for his sophisticated yet accessible work spanning different platforms and genres and for featuring some of the most famous names [...]