Following his promo for White Noise, Luke Monaghan delivers this character-led video for Disclosure’s new single You & Me. We follow a young couple on the road experiencing the highs and lows of leaving their day-to-day lives for a wild trek across Europe, culminating in a banging warehouse gig. “I wanted to make a video [...]
Alexander Brown teams up with Jamie Cullum to make this perfectly realised one shot promo for his new single Everything You Didn’t Do. Shot in a huge empty space, Alexander’s lively promo focuses on the performance where Jamie and his band give it their all. Alexander on shooting ‘Everything You Didn’t Do’ “What I really [...]
Four band members, four ways to get to a gig. Jim Canty has Mumfords fans seeing quadruple in his video for Whispers In The Dark as he splits the screen four ways to show the journey that each band member takes to get to their gig in Camden, New Jersey. The concept was concocted by [...]
Luke Monaghan returns to music promos with this raw, dynamic and cinematic piece for UK dance wizards Disclosure’s White Noise, beautifully shot in several derelict buildings in Detroit. Scouted from the city streets, protagonist Kafani’s brilliant expressive dance moves blend seamlessly with Luke’s sharp direction – forming a unique accompaniment to the pounding soundtrack… Disclosure [...]
Charlie & Joe have delivered an intriguing promo for Jamie Cullum’s Love For Sale featuring Roots Manuva – this is their director’s cut – with a compelling performance from East Enders star Larry Lamb as a man going door-to-door in inner-city London, offering to perform very special service. In fact he’s peddling a deal worthy [...]
Rocking Tim Mattia gets down with US lady duo Deap Vally in his promo for Lies. Taking his cue from the pulverising riffing, Tim deploys lots of zooming in and out, sexy projections, slo-mo, grit… all the while delivering a smorgasboard of looseness capturing the very essence of the soundtrack. Deap Vally Lies (Island/Communion Records) [...]
Shot in and around the Pembrokeshire countryside in Wales, Golden Globe-winning actor Idris Elba marks his directorial debut with this beautiful and compelling short film to accompany Mumford & Sons’ Lover Of The Light. Powered by a narrative that merges together two separate ideas that originally came from both the band and Idris, the actor [...]
Ollie Murray delivers a soft-focus, colour-drenched performance promo (with added drama from the warring couple) for hot new Island signing Ren Harvieu and her strings-powered torch ballad Open Up Your Arms. Ren Harvieu Open Up Your Arms (Island) Director: Ollie Murray Production Company: Rokkit Producer: Sam Kennedy DoP: Ben Todd Casting: Dan Hubbard @ Hubbard [...]
Just an everyday story of a teenage wannabe Freddie Mercury impersonator and her gay grandfathers, set in Port Talbot on 26th October 1988 – that’s Ben Reed’s video for Clock Opera’s Man Made… Very quirky it is too – involving a trip to the coast, masks made of pancakes, and a disquieting denouement… Clock Opera [...]
GeorgeLucas’s multi-camera shoot captures Mona during their sell-out show at The Electric Ballroom last month to mark the release of their debut album. With DP Matt Fox and colourist Ross Baker bringing their talent to the mix, the lively promo shows a band brimming with confidence and delivering an enigmatic performance. And that’s Tom George [...]
