Filmed on the vast George Lucas Stage at Elstree Studios, Charles Mehling delivers a stripped down and atmospheric promo for rising star Emeli Sandé, focusing on her performance to excellent effect with great spot lighting from DP Max Goldman. Emeli Sandé Next To Me (Virgin) Director: Charles Mehling Producer: Ben Sullivan DP: Max Goldman Production [...]
Professor Green looks back on his life (with Nathan Blackmore-Davies as the young prof) via Henry Scholfield’s dramatic promo for next single Read All About It, with a guest performance from singer Emeli Sandé. Professor Green feat. Emeli Sandé Read All About It (Virgin) Director: Henry Scholfield Production Company: Partizan Producer: Louise Gagen PM: Duncan [...]
Professor Green is back with a few questions, and gets to play both himself and his barman in the highly entertaining video for At Your Convenience by Tim & Joe (the directors formerly known as JMD). There’s a suitable blend of comedy and Shining-style creepiness, including several unsavoury characters, as Pro, Tim and Joe set [...]
Californian creative studio Solid teamed up with director Jonas Åkerlund to create the promo for David Guetta’s Who’s That Chick with a starring role for the omni-present Rihanna. The song originally made its debut last autumn as part of the much-buzzed-about Doritos “Late Night” online global music event. Two videos provide contrasting views of Rihanna’s [...]
Filmed during two of the coldest days in December in Stockholm, Marcus Lundin’s extraordinary promo for Adam Tensta is a monochrome delight and a triumph not just over the elements, but also the lengthy, intricate process it took to apply the make-up and create the mask of the main character. “The mask took three weeks [...]
Jake Scott runs with the gently rolling dreamscape that is Massive Attack’s Pray For Rain with this equally dreamy soft-focused episode of a bewildered old man starting his day. Massive Attack Pray For Rain (Virgin) Director: Jake Scott Production Company: Black Dog Films Producer: David Mitchell DP: Chris Soos Commissioner: Svana Gisla Watch: Quicktime Movie [...]
Director Rock Jacobs goes for his third chart topper with Roll Deep in the form of this faced-paced gem to accompany single Take Control. Featuring a performance from Alesha Dixon, Jacobs keeps up with the relentless energy of the track with a quad bike racing scenario. Roll Deep feat. Alesha Dixon Take Control (Virgin) Director: [...]
To emphasise the hypnotic swirl that is Bryan Ferry’s Shameless, Ferry Gouw’s second promo for the lounge lizard is an exciting blur of colour, psychedelia and sophisticated glamour – courtesy of the the long-haired ladies doing their stuff… Bryan Ferry Shameless (Virgin) Director: Ferry Gouw Producer: David Beazley & Jason De Vyea Prod Co: Run [...]
After Need You Tonight and Just Be Good To Green Henry Scholfield reunites with Pro Green to bring a taste of the ol’ grand guignol on Monster, as a young lady enters the rapper’s palace of delights and gets rather more than she bargained for. Filmed at yer actual Carnesky’s Ghost Train in Blackpool, nicely [...]
After a 3 year break KT is back with this breezy acoustic number translated for the small screen by Paul Minor. Taken from her third album Tiger Suit (Sept 20), the video was shot on the outskirts of Nashville where Minor brings out the laid-back feel of the track with homegrown imagery of samlltown America. [...]
