Archive for January 16th, 2013

Reptile Youth ‘Be My Yoko Ono’ by Lucy McRae

See the two Danish guys from Reptile Youth rendered and manipulated as puppets of technology, in the video for Be My Yoko Ono, courtesy of Lucy Mcrae, who teamed up with 37 students at Hyper Island Motion Graphics in Stockholm… Reptile Be My Yoko Ono Director: Lucy McRae (in collaboration with Hyper Island Motion Graphics [...]

Run Wrake 1965 – 2012

It’s rather shaming to have to admit it, but I’ve only just discovered that the wonderful animator Run Wrake passed away last October following a year-long struggle with cancer. Run was a superb, highly distinctive animator – his visual style, often distinguished by his use of marker pen, cutouts and photocopies, is unmistakeable. His short [...]

Pixel ‘Call Me’ by Ola Martin Fjeld

This marvellous video for Norwegian jazz combo Pixel’s Call Me is a comic-drama directed by Ola Martin Fjeld set in the prosaic surroundings of a caravan park in mid-Norway in late summer. But a surprising dance performance by one family for their fellow holiday-makers lays bare the tensions between mother and daughter. And that, in [...]

Monarchy & Dita Von Teese ‘Disintegration’ by Roy Raz

Roy Raz offers up a curious and compelling slice of erotic futurism in his promo for Monarchy’s Disintegration – with an enigmatic, subtly pulsating performance from one Dita Von Teese, who also features on vocals. Visually it’s gorgeous – with some cool art direction from Samuel David and Ben Shalom. The video oscillates between Von [...]

Zedd ft Foxes ‘Clarity’ by Jodeb

For the DJ Zedd and Louisa Allen (aka Foxes) dance anthem Clarity, Jodeb heads to the stunning Dumont Dunes in California (and its surrounding dramatic landscape) to shoot the promo. Boasting a strong look throughtout and with additional footage shot in LA, Jodeb applies some crashing and exploding visuals for the chorus and build to [...]