Archive for November 7th, 2012

Alt-J ‘Fitzpleasure’ by Émile Sornin

We’ve seen Émile Sornin’s admirable visual effects vision in action before – not least in the very entertaining Cut Copy ‘Blink and You’ll Miss a Revolution’ (as well as his more sleight-of-hand work for Naive New Beaters’ La Onda). Now Émile has delved into the world of recent Mercury Award winners Alt-J’s Fitzpleasure. More than [...]

Paloma Faith ‘Just Be’ by Emil Nava

Shot in New York and boasting a classic, stylish look, Emil Nava’s beautiful black & white promo for Just Be picks up from the story of Paloma Faith and her fella set up in Picking Up The Pieces earlier this year… Paloma Faith Just Be (Sony Music) Director: Emil Nava Production Company: Pulse Films Producer: [...]

UK Music Video Awards 2012 UPDATE: one day to go! And the Icon Award goes to…

It’s almost here: the UK Music Video Awards 2012 – the fifth annual big awards bash for British music videos – takes place tomorrow night, Thursday, November 8th – at The Empire, Leicester Square in central London. Over 30 awards will be presented at the UK MVAs 2012, to honour the best British and international [...]

Radio Soulwax ‘Dave’ by Wim Reygaert – special screening at the Curzon Mayfair on November 13th

The amazing Radio Soulwax project where David and Stephen Dewaele – aka 2 Many DJs and Soulwax – are creating 24 themed albums each containing an hours-worth of exclusive, uniquely created audio and visual content, has now reached the 23rd hour. And it’s time for some Bowie. Directed by Wim Reygaert, Dave is a tribute [...]

ASOS ‘Africa’ (campaign) by Rohan Blair-Mangat

Rohan Blair-Mangat’s latest promo is the first film to be commissioned as part of ASOS’ new Fashion Up app – an online weekly magazine-style fashion showcase. This short, which promotes their new Africa collection, follows three young girls as they make the most of fleeting weekends in the fading summer and fast-oncoming autumnal cold. Rohan’s [...]

Soft Bullets ‘Broken Circuits’ by Simon Harris and Chris Wall

A robot’s tale – written, directed and animated by Simon Harris and Chris Wall, for Soft Bullets’ haunting Broken Circuits – and very poignant it is too… The little metal guy wakes in on a beach, apparently shipwrecked, and then begins his trek, guided by a piece of paper and arguably in search of the [...]