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Ben Lankester

Ben Lankester returns to music videos with an intense and riveting study of a fiercely committed boxer for Big Ideas.The band is the new project by&nbsp;Nathan Nicholson and Adam Harrison - of The Boxer Rebellion -&nbsp;and Lankester himself, on board as creative director and responsible for the visual identity of the project. And the video for the debut release The American Dream is a powerful statement of intent, featuring a charismatic performance by the boxer and actor Tom Benett.With superb cinematography by Carl Burke, Lankester focusses upon&nbsp;the boxer's punishing training regime, his manic drive to be the champion, and the devastating&nbsp;impact it has upon his mental wellbeing.&nbsp;The story is told more as a psychodrama, which puts character and metaphor ahead of typical narrative; and Lankester and Burke draw upon the rich heritage of boxing in film to show a man brought low by his commitment to the American Dream.&nbsp;The end result is a video that punches well above it's weight.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Jamie Whymark

The Progress Film Company

Heeva Hamed

Jonathan Sidwell

Carl Burke

Michael Hannides

Asia Rose Kilgallon

Paul Molloy

Charlie Hippisley

Margherita Fabbro

Matthieu Toullet

Edwin Elkington

Tom Benett

Absentee Recordings

Alternative

Big Ideas 'The American Dream' by Ben Lankester

Big-Ideas-'The-American-Dream'-by-Ben-Lankester

Staffordshire electronic duo Epic45 join forces with director Ben Lankester for the promo to their single Monument.Shot over 2 days in&nbsp;Dover, Camber, Salisbury and the New Forest back in the early summer, Ben's free-spirited promo focuses on a performance from dancer Rosie Thomas.

Matt Shaw

Mike Linforth

Doug Walshe

Henry Keep

Rosie Terry

Silja Manninen

James Tillett

Jack Chute

Chris Connolly

Wayside & Woodland

Epic45 'Monument' by Ben Lankester

EPIC45 // Monument

Suede marked their comeback earlier this year with a triumphant show at London's&nbsp;Alexandra Palace in March - and the video for For The Strangers (the single from the band's new album Bloodsports)&nbsp;is comprised of footage from that show, directed by Ben Lankester.At the core is the band's frontman&nbsp;Brett Anderson, of course –&nbsp;&nbsp;as charismatic a performer as ever, and arguably looking better than ever. But as director and editor, Ben Lankester captures the atmosphere and emotion of this momentous gig – a decade on from the band's acrimonious split – and then makes it work as a fully-fledged promo for the recorded version of the song.That's hard to do well, and he's made a very great job of it.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Toby Bennett

Max Brill

Matt Hopkins

Andrew Litt

Sy Turnbull

Ian Grenfell

Didz Hammond

Warner Music

Indie, Indie Rock

Suede 'For The Strangers' by Ben Lankester

Suede - For The Strangers [Video]

Irish brothers Hudson Taylor join Ben Lankester in Paris for their first ever video, busking in various spots throughout the city.Lensed by DP Matt Shaw with Ben on an additional Bolex camera, Mr Lankester had this to say about the production:&quot;The video was shot on 16mm in Paris over 24 hours. &quot;Our poor French driver darted all over the city in rush hour traffic as we chased the light and our loader changed rolls in the back.&quot;The boys were terrific, delivering consistently great performances all day long&quot;.

Gas&Electric

Matt Klemera

Debs Ramsey @ YI London

Hanan Cher

Hudson Taylor 'Cinematic Lifestyle' by Ben Lankester

Hudson-Taylor-'Cinematic-Lifestyle'-by-Ben-Lankester

"The inspiration for the song comes from former London stock-picker Geraint Anderson's book Cityboy" explains Ben Lankester about his promo for The Twang's new single Mainline."With this in mind we wanted to create something along the lines of Falling Down, following a tortured suit's journey across a sweltering city as his day goes from bad to worse. But our minuscule budget meant we had to settle for Birmingham and Coventry over L.A."

Aaron Koch

Joseph Rodrigues Marsh

John Dawkins

The Twang 'Mainline' by Ben Lankester

The-Twang-'Mainline'-by-Ben-Lankester

Matching the sparseness and introspection of Robert Vincent's My Pill, Ben Lankester delivers a bleak and grey (but drenched in atmosphere) promo filmed on one of the coldest days of the year.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/clfG9zCEu24" width="560"></iframe>

Debs@ yilondon

Graham Peacock

Robert Vincent 'My Pill' by Ben Lankester

Robert-Vincent-'My-Pill'-by-Ben-Lankester

Ben Lankester takes the emotional Sea Of Regrets by Leeds band I Like Trains and turns in a beautifully brooding promo with a compelling performance from actor Segun Akingbola."The video was shot over a week in Brighton, suburban and inner-city Paris, Calais and finally London," Ben explains. "It wasn't easy: our car was broken into on our first night in Paris and we had a brief run-in with the French police on a beach in Calais."Most of the budget went into travel and accommodation costs. This meant we shot in France with a crew of just two, with myself, Matt and Segun sharing scummy hotel rooms, while we backed up footage and tried to keep up morale." But the result is a very affecting story, which suits the track extremely well.

Liam White

I Like Trains 'Sea Of Regrets' by Ben Lankester

I-Like-Trains-'Sea-Of-Regrets'-by-Ben-Lankester

Ben Lankester shot this video for Sweet Sweet Lies' No One Will Love You in Marine Square on Brighton seafront - and invited lots of people to take part in a big dance lesson."We sent out a call to friends, family and fans of the band and encouraged everyone to spend their Saturday afternoon learning to waltz," Ben explains. "We managed to make this for £1k, so a huge thanks to everyone involved for pulling in and making it happen."

Russ Keffert

Lucas Tucknott

Josh Thompson

Alex Butler

Debs@yilondon

Sweet Sweet Lies 'No One Will Love You (Like I Do)' by Ben Lankester

Sweet Sweet Lies - No One Will Love You (Like I Do)

A simple, very watchable tale of furniture-wrangling for the almost certainly East London-based Clapton Fox, by Ben Lankester. 
Ben, who shot this himself on a 7D and a couple of Canon lenses, wisely focusses on limpid beauty Georgia Frost (insert Clapton Fox joke here - ed) and her stroll through peaceful, idyllic Hackney. 
But there's also some fine stills portraits in this of stall holders in Dalston Market by Edward Lovelace - shot on an old Olympus OM-1 using (wait for it) 35mm film. Wonders.

Robert Kaniepien

Clapton Fox's Scan Brown Mink by Ben Lankester

Clapton-Fox's-Scan-Brown-Mink-by-Ben-Lankester

It was mostly shot in Sussex countryside - the girls come from a local school - and Ben and company have captured the lovely sense of a timeless English summer's day (courtesy of a 5D), while the performance element was shot in Edinburgh. 
Ben has previously directed atmospheric videos infused with nature for Dorias Baracca and Air Formation (both also on the Club AC30 label) but this is his best yet.

Ben Lankester & Bophanie Lun

Ed Lovelace

Lisa Mitton

Joe Osborn & M

The Zephyrs’ Creative Faith by Ben Lankester

The-Zephyrs’-Creative-Faith-by-Ben-Lankester

Brighton-based Air Formation get a splendidly shot performance vid with graceful FX enhancements from Ben Lankester and Gary Osbourne at Progress, also responsible for recent videos for <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/2010/01/28/dorias-baraccas-the-only-touch-by-ben-lankester-and-gary-osbourne/" target="_blank">Dorias Baraccas</a> and <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/2010/03/19/exit-calm%E2%80%99s-hearts-and-minds-by-ben-lankester-gary-osborne/" target="_blank">Exit Calm</a>. 
It was certainly the right time of year for the track Low December Sun. This was shot by Andrew Litt and D.A.R.Y.L. on RED. in winter-bleak conditions for the track in Butchers Wood in South Down's countryside near London-on-sea.

Ben Lankester and Gary Osborne

Andrew Litt and D.A.R.Y.L.

Jon Shoebridge

Air Formation’s Low December Sun by Ben Lankester

Air-Formation’s-Low-December-Sun-by-Ben-Lankester

Taken from their self-titled debut album (out in May), the widescreen indie rock of Exit Calm&#39;s Hearts And minds comes accompanied by a tale of misunderstanding from Ben Lankester &amp; Gary Osborne.The band&#39;s performance, looking particularly moody bathed in Peter Austin&#39;s lighting, was shot on RED, with the narrative shot on EX-1 with the SG Blade.

Luke Osborne

Gary Osborne

Exit Calm’s Hearts And Minds by Ben Lankester & Gary Osborne

Exit-Calm’s-Hearts-And-Minds-by-Ben-Lankester-&-Gary-Osborne

This well-shot docu-vid for teenage Danish shoegazers Dorias Baracca&#39;s was filmed in the band&#39;s hometown of Odense by Brighton-based Ben Lankester and Gary Osbourne of the Progress Film Company.&quot;We wanted a day in the life setup, combining the beautiful landscapes of wintry Scandinavia with a cold, epic performance,&quot; Ben explains. &quot;And the boys organised a house party, inviting their friends to come and cause a little mayhem.&quot;

Dorias Baracca's The Only Touch by Ben Lankester and Gary Osbourne

Dorias-Baracca's-The-Only-Touch-by-Ben-Lankester-and-Gary-Osbourne

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