Described as the ‘British Jack Johnson’, singer-songwriter Alan Pownall releases his debut single via Mercury after stiff competition from rivals. And he gets an excellent vehicle for the stripped-down Chasing Time by Orlando Cubitt – and not just talking about the motor.
Orlando combines a spot of Britflick drama with Alan’s performance – a tale [...]
Brits-nominated Pixie Lott gets a splendid vehicle for new single Gravity which is clean, graphic, inventive and sexy – and particularly noteworthy for her transformation into Melanie Griffiths in Something Wild. And it comes, somewhat surprisingly, from Nick Frew, demonstrating in one fell swoop that’s he’s not just a talented FX director (although there’s some [...]
Johny Mourgue, best known for his dance-poptastic work at Flynn for the likes of Dada and Armand Van Helden, has made a diversion into darker territory with this low budget effort for Dubstep producer/singer Goldielocks.
Johny, currently in pre-production for his next video with Zed Bias and British Soul legend Omar, has been looking to [...]
Jay-Z’s fifth single from The Blueprint 3 brings Sam Brown back to promos – he’s now usually occupied making ads – to make a compelling, bold and beautiful take on the hip-hop video.
Packed with stunning imagery, and intriguing characters, it’s essentially a series of seemingly disconnected portraits and setpieces. And the video has been [...]
The second single from the Fascination/Polydor female trio Girls Can’t Catch is the uber-catchy Echo and given a suitably poptastic treatment by Nick Frew.
Placing the girls on an empty stage at what appears to be the edge of the white cliffs of Dover, echoes the tension created by the massive chorus.
Girls Can’t [...]
Gobsmacking celebration of a remarkable expression of female-ness by new four-man directing collective called TASH, who have just signed to Flynn Productions.
TASH – that’s Dom Bridges, David Petch, Dan Maclagan and Raul Caldeira – have embraced the world of female bodybuilding, with spectacular results, for Goodshoes’ Under Control.
TASH recently won the 2009 Smoke & [...]
After a very public fight followed by a very public making up, the 80s popsters of North London get back to their day job with this grown-up ballad. Alex Hemming sympathetically captures the band in stylish monochrome and the single comes in the wake of two major sell-out gigs at the O2.
Spandau Ballet
Once More (Mercury)
Director: [...]
Matt Nee creates a suitably charged promo for Tiesto ft. CC Sheffield “Escape Me”. Sheffield gives an alluring performance with support coming in the form of a decks-side performance from Tiesto himself. With a knockout edit, it’s a high voltage production that matches the energy of what seems set to be a sure-fire club anthem.
Tiesto [...]
Here’s (arguably) another first: the video for a soundtrack to a book – Eoin Colfer’s sequel to Douglas Adams’ classic Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy series, called And Another Thing.
Adam Comiskey at Pew36 has directed a magic sofa ride for a couple of gormless but lovable coach potatoes – induced by their petunia-topped pizza. [...]
Joe White captures the intensity of the music and the lyric with this brooding, rather sinister promo from post-punk rockers The Chapman Family. It features a fast and furious, vividly-shot performance that clatters the viewer – and even provoked censorship on the way to broadcast.
The Chapman Family
Virgins (Electric Toaster)
Director: Joe White
Producer: Duncan Mckenzie
Production Company: [...]
