George Belfield’s video for Richard Hawley’s majestic Don’t Stare At The Sun has a compelling, almost wilfully simple concept. These are scenes from ordinary life, each lingering shot takes in the back of someone’s head. These are people in contemplation, whereever they are. And they do offer a reflective mood that gels with Hawley’s trademark [...]

Previously co-directing the interactive fun of ‘Glitters Like Gold’, Andy Knowles returns with another lo-fi gem for The Cribs. Teaming up with the guys from creative agency Ralph – that’s Gregor Stevenson and Chris Stack – they’ve taken the band back into their VHS past to meet the younger versions of themselves. There’s some post-production [...]

Tony T Datis, the Paris-based director of videos for Foreign Beggars, Noisia, Modeselector, Skrillex and Katy Perry, has signed with London-based production company 15 Badgers for commercials and music video representation in the UK. Director of VFX-infused narrative videos, including Modeselector ft Thom Yorke’s Shipwreck, and Skrillex’s First Of The Year (Equinox) – nominated for [...]

Hayley Akins’ charming promo for San Francisco band Evil Eyes follows the lyrics of someone stuck in a room full of dynamite – playing with matches. The promo, full of abstract sequences of dancing matches forming patterns like synchronised swimmers, was all hand-drawn by Hayley then animated in After Effects. Evil Eyes Playing With Matches [...]

Shot in East London and inspired by Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing, Lewis Cater’s promo for Kodaline’s All My Friends follows a day in the life of a young boy who is led astray from his real friends by an older gang that live on his estate. “It’s a short story of friendship, trust, [...]