Franklyn Banks shoots Chapel Club in a variety of disparate locations – at the foot of a bridge, in a dense forest, in a telephone kiosk, by a tower block – in his promo for their new single Shy. “Chapel Club came to us looking for a video with a dry sense of humour” explains [...]
Joe Connor contrasts a spirited performance from Nantwich 4-piece Blitz Kids with a narrative about cyclic, negative social behaviour in his lively promo for On My Own. Casting actor Alex Whipman in the lead as troubled young man, Joe had this to say about the production: “This idea actually came from conversations with Joe the [...]
The prolific Joe Connor has directed a pastel-hued performance video for Theme Park’s Ghost, that suggests that summer might actually be around the corner – a pretty far-fetched idea, but there it is. He splits the screen into five vertical strips, adding a dynamic to the performance and intercutting other summery elements too. Joe Connor: [...]
John Grant goofs charmingly around London, from basketball court to pet shop to Turkish barber’s, in the video for Greatest Motherfucker, from new album Pale Green Ghosts, directed by Lucy Luscombe (whose short film Candy Girl was recent winner of the BFI Future Film Award). It proves to be a smart counterpoint to the autobiographical [...]
UK drum & bass trio Drumsound & Baseline Smith enjoy a spot of basketball in Tom Gallon’s promo for their pounding single One In A Million, which sees guest vocalist Fleur delivering her vocals as she cycles around the concrete estate… Drumsound and Bassline Smith Feat. Fleur One in a Million (Newstate Music) Director: Tom [...]
If this doesn’t put you off greasy fast food, nothing will… Luke Bellis serves up a smorgasbord of fatty burgers, rancid kebabs and pizzas in his humourous promo for Laidback Luke’s Pogo – helped out by a gaggle of glamour models. “For Pogo I decided to do something completely different from my previous videos and [...]
Peppered by atmospheric diffused lighting throughtout, Ronan Pollock recreates the hedonism and sophistication of club life in the 70s in his promo for Theme Park’s Tonight. With some authentic art direction from Jon Hollingsworth and sharp styling by Selina Wong, Ronan’s champagne-fuelled version of Studio 54 is bolstered by a charismatic cast and a magnetic [...]
For Chapel Club’s Good Together, Ollie Murray marries their cool electronica with some eye-popping, mind-bending fx – with flowing kaleidoscopic split imagery overlaying singer Lewis Bowman’s deadpan performance. Chapel Club Good Together (Ignition Records) Director: Ollie Murray Producer: Louise Malin Production Company: Rokkit DP: Alex Reid Directors Rep: Obmanagement Make Up Artist: Zara Bray Runner: [...]
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 [...]
For his beautifully atmospheric promo to Bloc Party’s Truth and with a brief to create ‘a portrait of the band with no traditional performance involved’, director Clemens Habicht places the band in a bleak English field, enveloped in a dense multi-coloured fog. Habicht – who lives and works between Paris and London – takes his [...]
