Bryan Barber, now being repped in the UK by Las Bandas Be Brave, works with hot pop trio Stooshe on the promo to the ridiculously hooky Slip. In a co-production between New Treatment and Razor Factory in the US, Barber translates the distinctly retro-tastic Motown pastiche with this fun-filled romp placing the girls in a [...]
Reflecting her fascination with North Africa and her partly Algerian heritage, Institute For Eyes (Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull) travelled to Casablanca in Morocco with young singer Yadi to shoot the video for The Blow – with a combination of regular collaborators and local crew. The result is an absorbing snapshot of real life in [...]
Ron Winter, director of videos for the likes of The Rapture, Devendra Banhart, TV on the Radio, MGMT, Priestbird and Babyshambles, has joined New York-based director Ghost Robot. Ron’s eclectic graphic approach combines live action, special effects and animation to create entertaining videos like his stoner-Greek myth epic for Priestbird’s Diamond and his edited-stills video [...]
Andy Hylton gets up close and personal with this tasteful and very intimate performance promo for Emilia Mitiku’s You’re Not Right For Me. Matching the introspection of the soundtrack with a beautifully shot, stylish monochrome vibe, Andy had this to say about the production: “Shot around Sloane Square on a freezing November night, Emilia’s Swedish [...]
Big TV get back into promoland with a blockbuster for Biffy Clyro’s Black Chandelier – hitting the net ahead of the release of the band’s new album Opposites on Jan 28th. The veteran directing duo of Andy Delaney and Monty Whitebloom deliver a darkly cinematic treat oscillating between a band performance (punctuated by nasty, black [...]
Aided by the MK-V AR revolution rig with operator/DP Thomas English at the helm, The Pickering Brothers help Clement Marfo and friends remember ‘the crazy night before’ in their promo for Last Night. With appearances from big brother contestant Georgia Salpa, Made In Chelsea stars Hugo Taylor and Spencer Matthews, we see Clement and the [...]
First time music video director Andrew Law delivers a bright, playful and vibrant pop-art inspired video for Sam And The Womp’s chart-topper Bom Bom… Sam And The Womp Bom Bom (Warner Music) Director: Andrew Law Production Company: MrsGrey DP: Carl Burke Stylist: Joseph crone Producer: Kyle Blanshard @ MrsGrey Vfx : steven Spencer @ NiceMonster [...]
“We wanted to make a fun video for Smiler and let him be himself in a slightly tongue-in-cheek way,” explains Thomas Bryant on his promo for Smiler’s new single Top Of The World. “We wanted to let his personality shine through – which was achieved by him having a good time interacting with both Tawiah [...]
Charles Henri Bellevilled lured new Warner signings All The Young to the glamorously bleak and cold Millennium Mills in moody Docklands for their very first video. DP Dave Miller captured the band’s performance against the imposing industrial backdrop along with some Reservoir Dogs inspired strolling… All The Young The First Time (Warner Music) Director: Charles [...]
Directors rep Jen Herrera has opened her own independent repping company Las Bandas Be Brave, representing the directors of a number of production companies on both sides of the Atlantic – including Ghost Robot, ASD Lionheart, Collision Films and Curious Pictures – plus other directors unattached to production companies, for music videos in the UK [...]
