Brian Burton (aka Dangermouse) and James Mercer (of The Shins) find themselves On The Road, armed with torches, having strange, emblematic encounters in a dreamy, picaresque tale of confusion and despondency.
An excellent, mystifying intro to Mouse and Mercer’s collaboration Broken Bells, directed by Muller, shot by Chivers, commissioned by Gent, and filmed on some kind [...]
After making a big noise in the press at the end of last year, this long-awaited new material from Sade sees the singer teaming up with her old friend Sophie Muller on the cutting-edge Soldier Of Love.
Shot on a big stage with huge back projections – brilliantly shot as ever by Steve Chivers – [...]
For the big acoustic number from Pink’s Funhouse album, Sophie Muller gave a suitable monochrome translation of this pensive ballad aided by Steve Chiver’s excellent photography.
Pink
I Don’t Believe You (RCA)
Director: Sophie Muller
Producer: Grant Jue
Production Company: Oil Factory Inc
DoP: Steve Chivers
Ofline: Sophie Muller
Online: Sunset Post
Watch: here
For the new single from Shakira’s She Wolf album Did It Again, and the possible next single – a duet with Lil’ Wayne – Give It Up To Me, Shakira called on the services of award-winning UK director Sophie Muller. Did It Again alternates between ‘sexual antics portrayed in dance’ in a hotel room, [...]
New girl Paloma gets a big launch from Sophie and her team. Unmistakeable Muller.
Paloma Faith
Stone Cold Sober (Sony Music)
Prod co: Factory Films
Director: Sophie Muller
Producer: Rob Small
DoP: Simon Chaudoir
Art director: Alison Dominitz
Offline: Sophie Muller
Online: Uncle
Telecine: Tom Russell at Prime Focus
Commissioner: Mike O’Keefe
Watch: here
Duffy keeps cranking out the hits, and Sophie returns after her excellent job on Stepping Stone to provide the Chicago-ish production number.
She’s written the book on the pop video, of course, but the emphasis on choreography is actually a bit of a departure.
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Rain On Your Parade (Polydor)
Prod co: Factory Films
Director: Sophie Muller
Producer: Rob Small
DoP: Simon [...]
Duffy the Voice hooks up with Sophie Muller, and they push that Sixties thing for all its worth. But it’s not just a good look (although it is, especially in black and white, and lovely work from Denzil A-B).
Without resorting to the raw emotion of Warwick Avenue, Duffy backs up the ‘do, nice clobber and [...]
The Kills take to beating the living shit out of each other in Sophie Muller’s third video for the band.
Having no idea that it was now perfectly fine for guys to hit girls – even if you’re a bit weedy like Jamie Hince – Promonews asked Sophie Muller all about it.
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Last Day Of Magic [...]
Patrick Daughters leads the field in terms of nominations for the 17th American Music Video Production Association Awards, which were announced late last week.
Daughters is nominated for Director of the Year, for his videos for Feist’s 1,2,3,4 and I Feel It All and Liars’ Plaster Casts Of Everything. 1,2,3,4 is also nominated for best direction [...]
It’s taken a while, but finally here comes another comprehensive snapshot of what’s going down, or coming up, in music video-making right now. It’s a whole lot of things currently in production or just completed…
Between the Eyes: Eran Creevy just shot Natty’s Cold Town for Tim Nash at Atlantic and also Sonny J’s Handsfree [...]
