Archive for November 22nd, 2012

Eddi Front ‘Gigantic’ by Cristiana Miranda

Cristiana Miranda’s very sensual video for Eddi Front’s Gigantic was shot on black & white Kodak S16mm film stock at different frame rates (between 6fps and 50fps) to create an other-worldly presence of the singer. Shot in London at The Asylum and along the beautiful Cornish coastline, it was cut at Work Post, then scanned [...]

Rhye ‘The Fall’ by Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen – now signed to Black Dog in the UK

Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen lit up the UK Music Video Awards a couple of weeks ago, when his When Saints Go Machine video for Parix he won the Best Indie/Rock Budget award, delightedly bounding on stage to collect his award. And his new video for Danish outfit Rhye’s The Fall is a mini-drama just as convincing and [...]

FRIEND sign Tim & Joe for music videos and commercials

Tim & Joe have signed to FRIEND for representation for music videos and commercials. The directing duo – formerly known as JMD (and before that John Major’s Daughters) – have directed numerous successful music videos in their five-plus years partnership, including for Professor Green, Riva Starr (featuring the moustachioed baby, right), Revolver, Primary 1, Gramaphonedzie, [...]

Twenty One Pilots ‘Holding On To You’ by Jordan Bahat

Jordan Bahat mixes an abstract blend of a live shoot with maverick stage performances from Twenty One Pilots in his promo for the band’s single Holding On For You. “The intent for the video was to translate the band’s live energy onto the screen” says Jordan. “As a two-piece band, Twenty One Pilots invests a [...]

Mt Wolf ‘Life Size Ghosts’ by Jean-Philippe Blunt & Thom Humphreys

London folksters Mt.Wolf, currently creating a stir on the UK blogosphere, enlist Jean Philippe Blunt and Thom Humphreys to direct the promo to their ethereal ballad Life Size Ghost. The duo, who get at one with nature shooting the band out in the open air by lakes and forests, explain: “We openly rejected any clear [...]