Ellis Bahl, director of the UKMVA-winning video for Alt-J’s Breezeblocks, has joined Colonel Blimp for music video representation in the UK. Ellis collected the award for Best Alternative Video UK at the 2012 UK Music Video Awards last month (below right), for the Breezeblocks video – a skilfully-executed thriller in reverse. It’s also one of [...]
It’s taken a long time for these two huge figures from the history of the British pop video to work together. It was worth the wait. An absolutely blinding collaboration between Robbie Williams and WIZ for Different. Warning: it may make you cry. Robbie Williams Different (Island Records) Director: WIZ Production Company: A+ Exec Producer: [...]
Ahead of his new video for Robbie Williams, WIZ travels to Malta to investigate the fleshly pleasures to be enjoyed down the streets of Valetta, with the guidance of local performer Ira Melkonyan, and some evocative vintage footage. WIZ was there with Dark Horses, who were invited to perform in Malta, and record in a [...]
OB management are now representing the directing roster of leading London production company Sonny, for music videos. The move comes after Sonny’s recent signing of two well-known directors in the promo world: Dawn Shadforth and Ryan Hope. Having originally begun her career as a sculptor, Dawn Shadforth emerged as a significant force in music videos [...]
Following her Icelandic excursion with Dot Rotten in Karmageddon, Carly Cussen unveils her latest for the UK rapper. Its a low budget effort but one of the best videos yet by the young director who is building her reputaion around videos for UK urban artists. With great work from DP Aaron Reid, Carly goes gritty [...]
Cornershop release their Christmas single Every Year So Diffent featuring guest vocalist TRWBADOR and turn to Chris Curtis for this utterly cute and charming animated video. “The song inspired me to go down a rabbit hole of bygone bucolic happenings and into the inner mind of a cuckoo clock jukebox,” explains Chris. “Clockwork feline hosts [...]
Tickets for BUG’s shows at the BFI Southbank in January 2013 are on sale now – initially to BFI members only, until next Wednesday (Dec 12th), when remaining tickets available to non-members. The first show of 2013 is a little bit different from BUG’s usual outings at the BFI. Adam Buxton will host a special [...]
Funded on crowd-sourcing phemomenon Kickstarter, this charming animation sees a transatlantic collaboration between Melbourne animator Jim Bratt and New York illustrator Molly Crabapple. Set in a beautiful (and probably painstakingly created) paper city, it’s a tale of swapping hearts (literally), crossed lovers and ripped off dresses. Kim Boekbinder I Have Your Heart Animation: Jim Bratt [...]
