Shot in Cuba, Jake Nava gives the ‘monochrome as classy’ look to the very photogenic Pixie Lott. All adding to the retro feel of this third single from the acclaimed Turn It Up album. Pixie Lott Cry Me Out (Mercury) Director: Jake Nava Prod: Ben Cooper Production Company: Cherry Films Representation: Free Agent UK DOP: [...]
Another Ryan Tedder-penned classic for Leona Lewis demanded an equally classy promo. Shot in Cuba by Jake Nava, this love story with a severe twist, photographed beautifully, cements Lewis’ position as Britain’s biggest female popstar. Leona Lewis Happy (Syco) Director: Jake Nava Producer: Ben Cooper Production Company: Cherry Films Representation: Free Agent UK Stylist: Alison [...]
In an awards ceremony enlivened by Kanye West’s traditional interruption of someone else’s acceptance speech to demonstrate his love of the art of music video, Jake Nava’s video for Beyoncé’s Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – the object of KW’s affection – won Video Of The Year at the MTV Video Music Awards [...]
Beyoncé’s Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) directed by Jake Nava leads the way in nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards. Nava’s Single Ladies (right) is up for Video of the Year, and several more besides including Best Direction, as this year MTV has sensibly reinstated the professional categories – celebrating cinematography, art [...]
Atlantic’s MVA-winning commissioner Tim Nash has been on his travels recently. In LA with Jake Nava for Little Boots, and then on to Cuba with Nez for Paolo Nutini. And you can find out about his exploits on the peerless In Your Face – including his and Nez’s smoke-filled encounter with this gentleman – a [...]
So Happy New Year, dear Promo reader/viewer – here’s to a fun, exciting, creative, and (dare we hope?) prosperous 2009. And although we have resisted the temptation ourselves, we have noted some decent Best Video lists for ’08, like on Pitchfork, iTunes, and Videostatic. Which do include, admittedly, the odd video even we failed to [...]
Wot do you call it? Urban? Well, yes, let’s go for Urban. I wanted to research this and get it right. So I consulted MOBO for the definitive answer “black music born out of adversity that has evolved into mainstream popular culture – urban.” So here we have my urban playlist. I had real difficulty [...]
