1st AD

Clara Paris

You've got to watch those obsessed fans...

Frank Lebon

Nat Baring

Molly Manning Walker

Jabez Bartlett

Danielle Emerson

Rory Mclean

Myles Bevan

Time Based Arts

Ysabel King

Rae Elliman

Back That

Celeste Kennedy Doig

Toby Mckay

Charlotte Croft

Doug Walshe

Hélio Ribeiro

Dirty Hit

Pretty Sick 'Human Condition' by Frank Lebon

Pretty Sick - Human Condition (Official Music Video)

Leo Leigh's debut video,&nbsp;for Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's new project The Smile, is a singularly intense experience. Leigh more or less dispenses with the causes of a trauma to confront the viewer with the harrowing results. You can only watch and wonder why - while listening to the altogether more gentle Free In The Knowledge.There are a couple of remarkable performances in the video, demonstrating distress and anguish in such visceral ways that it's hard not to think that some genuinely bad stuff happened just prior to when the camera started to roll.Halfway through, there are glimpses of exposition, snatches of other characters, and a ritualistic ceremony, suggestng the power dynamic of&nbsp;this haggard forest tribe. But it's those first two minutes that leave the most powerful impression.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Lucie Red

Leo Leigh

Maddy Perkins

Krunel Saadrani

Olan Collardy

Maëva Demurger

Holly Rebecca

Natasha Lawes

Dave Davis

Simone Grattarola

Scott Wright

Kodak

Trim Editing

Rupert Hornstein

Alternative

Rock

The Smile 'Free In The Knowledge' by Leo Leigh 

The-Smile-'Free-In-The-Knowledge'-by-Leo-Leigh-

James TW&nbsp;cycles through a series of idiosyncratic personas in&nbsp;Jack Willoughby's promo for Butterflies.&nbsp;Stepping into a photo booth, the artist transforms into an&nbsp;impressive range of characters, from all manner of time periods, styles and even universes...&nbsp;It's a fun-filled video that oozes tongue-in-cheek charm - and comments on the various personalities we all hide within ourselves.&nbsp;From the styling to the art direction and makeup, every facet of the video is on the same page, and it's an effective visual interpretation of the themes in the track.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

Jack Willoughby

Amara Rossell

Greatcoat Films

Kareem Adeshina

Pieter Snyman

Josh Tue

Ernie Griffiths

James Duffey

Lottie Toon

Celia Arias

Joseph Taylor

Caroline Morin

Wash

Las Bandas Be Brave

Ailsa Robertson

Island Records

James TW 'Butterflies' by Jack Willoughby

James-Tw-'Butterflies'-by-Jack-Willoughby

Louis Bhose pays homage to those classic teen films of the 80s made by the guy in the songtitle, then gives it a good old twist.&nbsp;In his darkly comic promo for Maisie Peters' John Hughes Movie, Bhose presents a world in which Maisie is an&nbsp;outsider, desperate to get the guy but always missing out.&nbsp;When she is at home, she is stalked by a raunchy couple who can't seem to get a room - their own one, anyway. And just when it seems all hope is lost, Bhose delivers an unexpected yet brilliant twist.&nbsp;Washed with neon lighting and gritty textures, the video is a welcome step outside of the mainstream, and boasts a perfect balance between vintage and contemporary aesthetics.&nbsp;

Louis Bhose

Agile Films

Precious Mahaga

Murren Tullett

Barney Coates

Andrew Nowley

Helio Ribeiro 

Elena Isolini

Billy Tempest Rashford

Kate O'shea

JP Blunt

Mathieu Toullet

OB Management

Dan Curwin

Atlantic Records

Maisie Peters 'John Hughes Movie' by Louis Bhose

Maisie-Peters--'John-Hughes-'-by-Louis-Bhose

Loyle Carner tells his life story in one take in the impressive video for Yesterday, directed by The Coyle-Larner Brothers - Ben Coyle-Larner, aka Loyle Carner, and his brother Ryan.&nbsp;The video presents a touching coming-of-age story that comes full circle, all in one continuous take. We see the baby become a music-obsessed boy, an increasingly digruntled youth - as he grows to understand the world around him - becoming creative and learning&nbsp;to speak out against political and social discrimination. Then he starts making music, and finally becomes the man holding the baby.The beauty of the piece is how each element of the video works as it own world, even as the transitions occur seamlessly&nbsp;within a single Steadicam shot. It's ambitious and has been executed to perfection - and for that, Ben and Ryan engaged with the rapper's first love of theatre. They enlisted crew members from the West End, National Theatre and the stage team of Hamilton to bring their vision to life, to devise some ingenious set movements within a small space and a short amount of time.The fact that the Loyle Carner Brothers&nbsp;have come up with such a strikingly&nbsp;accomplished video, exploring the creative&nbsp;connections between music video to musical theatre&nbsp;to make serious message,&nbsp;augurs very well for their future career as directors.

The Coyle-Larner Brothers

Rosie Brear

Spindle

Stitch Richardson / Greg Hackett

Frankie Willcock

Barney Batchelor

Jonny Lewis

Bill Rae Smith

Charlotte King

Mikey Krzyzanowski

Aaliyah Oke

Tim Swaby

Toby Tompkins

CHEAT

No.8

Barny Wright

Antonio Jimenez

James Hackett

EMI Records

Greg Hackett

Hip Hop

Loyle Carner 'Yesterday' by The Coyle-Larner Brothers

Loyle-Carner-'Yesterday'-by-The-Coyle-larner-Brothers

Basak Erol pulls out all the stops for Nothing But Thieves' Real Love Song, creating an epic fantasy around the heartache and turmoil that surrounds love and sex in the modern world.The live action story of a love triangle is given a dreamlike hue&nbsp;in lurid neon, intercut with the band's equally dreamlike studio performance. Then the imaginations and frustrations of the protagonists are given free rein as they become animated versions of themselves in an&nbsp;alternate dimension.Erol utlised her own skills as a 3D animator, and also collaborated on the 2D animation with hugely talented illustrator and animator Raman Djafari. The end result is a&nbsp;breathless whirlwind to match the band's latest emotional piledriver.&nbsp;

Basak Erol

Eleri Evans

Blink

Laura Northover

Eolande Diaz

Ben Todd

Dan West

Charlotte Miller

Zoe Klinck

Taff Williamson

Billie Mckenzie

Max Windows

Homespun

Richard Fearon

Black Kite Studios

Tamara Mennell

Jack Stone

Michael Lewin

Sony Music

Tea Mulabdic

Aaron Hackett

Pia Woodvine

Lily Taylor

Jake Whitehouse

Raman Djafari

Andrew Clarke

Nothing But Thieves 'A Real Love Song' by Basak Erol

Nothing-But-Thieves--'A-Real-Love-Song'-by-Basak-Erol

Tash Tung directs a sensual and sleek visual for Bree Runway's Gucci - Tung's second video for the dynamic London-based artist, following last year's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/08/22/bree-runway-all-night-tash-tung/60400" target="_blank">All Night</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Spanning several fashion editorial-style performance setups, the video plays with the idea of luxury and opulence, and toys with the intersection of fashion with fetishism - and Bree starts out as a diamond in the rough, and then breaking out and becoming&nbsp;something even more extraordinary.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Jack Exton utilises an AR rig and a range of lighting effects to add a dynamism and sparkle to the concept, whilst&nbsp;Samuel Marr's edit perfectly mirrors the pace and flow of the track.[imgtoken data:1]

Tash Tung

Jack Exton

Chris King

Pete Bishop

Bon Walshe

Holly Adamthwaite

Marvin Francis

Paige Cole

Samuel Marr

The Quarry

Tamara Mennel

Nathan Mensah

Bree Runway, Maliibu Miitch 'Gucci' by Tash Tung

Bree Runway, Maliibu Miitch - Gucci (Official Video)

In the final episode of Natalie Steiner's film series about the music video community during the pandemic crisis, our panel of interviewees reflect upon what they have missed about their pre-lockdown work routine, and then ponder upon what the industry will look like when things start moving again.[vidtoken data:0]After <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-episode-4-wonderings-and-worries-exclusive-promonews/64893" target="_blank">Episode 4: Wonderings &amp; Worries</a>, in which Natalie Steiner's interviewees reflected upon the immediate concerns caused by Covid-19, and the bigger issues that have arisen from the crisis, The Future Of Our Industry mixes some fond recollections of the communal experience of filmmaking, from the camaraderie to the adrenalin-buzz, to the practicalities of getting the industry moving again.<blockquote>The discussion in this final episode is a mixture of prediction, hopes and nostalgic appreciation for the music video industry pre-Covid19.</blockquote>This timely episode, edited by Meg Thorne at Cut+Run,&nbsp;features nearly all of the panel interviewed by Steiner and Eleri Evans for the Music Videos In Lockdown series. 'As the loosening of lockdown approaches and shoots begin we’ve got the opportunity to collectively question old habits, and start new ones," says Steiner.&nbsp;"The discussion in this final episode is a mixture of prediction, hopes and nostalgic appreciation for the music video industry pre-Covid19."The interviewees are: 1st AD Clara Paris;&nbsp;Virgin EMI director of video James Hackett;&nbsp;My Accomplice EP Imogen Harrison;&nbsp;wardrobe stylist Terri Higgins;&nbsp;director Aidan Zamiri;&nbsp;directors Zhang &amp; Knight;&nbsp;Knucklehead EP Ore Okonedo; Greatcoat Films' EP&nbsp;Kareem Adeshina; choreographer&nbsp;Simon Donnellon; FRIEND EP Luke Tierney; DoP Diana Olifirova; Envy colourist Jax Harney; director Oscar Hudson; Atlantic Records' director of video Dan Curwin; DoP David Wright; camera assistant Jomar O'Meally; Blink EP Laura Northover; producer Tom O'Driscoll; wardrobe stylist&nbsp;Taff Williamson; OB Management director's agent Sam Davey; hair and makeup artist Jessica Summer; marketing manager&nbsp;Olivier Massey; production runner&nbsp;Amelia Mullooly; Pulse Films' EP Rik Green; director Myles Whittingham; Object &amp; Animal EP Morgan Clement; director Ian Pons Jewell; and runners' agent Julia Patterson.This is the final episode of the five-part series Music Videos In Lockdown about the UK music video community during the crisis, exclusively presented by Promonews. Here are links to the previous episodes in the series:• Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 1: Last Jobs <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-launches-promonews-episode-1-last-jobs/64690" target="_blank">here</a> • Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 2: Spending Time <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-continues-episode-2-spending-time-exclusive-promonews/64744" target="_blank">here</a> • Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 3: Working During The Lockdown <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-episode-3-working-during-lockdown-exclusive-promonews/64811" target="_blank">here</a> • Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 4: Worries &amp; Wonderings <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-episode-4-wonderings-and-worries-exclusive-promonews/64893" target="_blank">here</a>

Imogen Harrison

Terri Higgins

Aidan Zamiri

Zhang + Knight

Ore Okonedo

Simon Donnellon

Luke Tierney

Diana Olifirova

Jax Harney

Oscar Hudson

David Wright

Jomar O'Meally

Tom O'Driscoll

Sam Davey

Jessica Summer

Rik Green

Myles Whittingham

Morgan Clement

Ian Pons Jewell

Natalie Steiner

Meg Thorne

'MUSIC VIDEOS IN LOCKDOWN' Episode 5: The Future Of Our Industry - exclusive on Promonews 

Music Videos In Lockdown | EP 5: The Future of Our Industry

In the third episode of Natalie Steiner's series about the UK music video production community during lockdown, she discovers how work has continued, the ubiquitity of Zoom, the resourcefulness of music video creatives - and the resulting phenomenon of lockdown videos...[vidtoken data:0]Natalie Steiner has documented the extraordinary moment created by the pandemic, by interviewing her workmates, contemporaries and friends from the music video community in London. She has spoken to&nbsp;everyone from&nbsp;directors, producers, camera crew, choreographers, commissioners, directors reps, stylists, hair and makeup artists, and more - via Zoom, of course.In Episode 3: Working During The Lockdown, she asked interviewees about how they have managed to keep working through isolation, and&nbsp;discovered that the industry quickly mobilized to find ways to continue to make music videos, via remote directing, artists self-shooting, crowd-sourcing, and placing a greater emphasis on animation.<blockquote>The way we’ve carried on throughout this crisis has highlighted what a bunch of genuinely creative people we are.</blockquote>The interviewees in Episode 3 are directors Zhang &amp; Knight,&nbsp;Oscar Hudson,&nbsp;Myles Whittingham,&nbsp;Ian Pons Jewell, Aidan Zamiri and Will Hooper; directors' agent Sam Davey at OB Management; producers Tom O’Driscoll, Kareem Adeshina, Morgan Clement, Rik Green and Laura Northover; choreographer Simon Donnellon; commissioners James Hackett and Dan Curwin; assistant director Clara Paris; colourist Jax Harney; cinematographer Diana Olifirova and camera assistant Jomar O'Meally.&nbsp;With interviews conducted by Natalie Steiner and Eleri Evans, Episode 3 was edited by Cut+Run editor Meg Thorne.&nbsp;Natalie Steiner says: "During these interviews I was actually surprised by the interviewees and their get up and go attitude.&nbsp;The way that we’ve collectively picked up and carried on throughout this crisis has really highlighted what a bunch of genuinely creative people we are, who are able to overcome challenges and just figure it out."This is the third episode of the five-part series&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown&nbsp;about the UK music video community during the crisis, exclusively presented by Promonews. Here are links to the previous episodes in the series:&nbsp;•&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 1: Last Jobs&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-launches-promonews-episode-1-last-jobs/64690" target="_blank">here</a> •&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 2: Spending Time&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-continues-episode-2-spending-time-exclusive-promonews/64744" target="_blank">here</a>

Will Hooper

Cut+Run

'MUSIC VIDEOS IN LOCKDOWN' Episode 3: Working During The Lockdown - exclusive on Promonews 

Music Videos In Lockdown | EP 3: Working During the Lockdown

In the second of music video producer Natalie Steiner's film series about the UK music video production community during lockdown, she asks people from all corners of the industry about what they are doing, now that many of them have far more time on their hands...[vidtoken data:0]Steiner has documented the extraordinary moment created by the pandemic, by interviewing her workmates, contemporaries and friends from the music video community in London. She and Eleri Evans have conducted interviews with everyone from&nbsp;directors, producers, camera crew, choreographers, commissioners, directors reps, stylists, hair and makeup artists, and more - via Zoom, of course.&nbsp;In the second of the series, she finds out about how they are spending their time now they are not working on film shoots - and elicits a range of&nbsp;illuminating, inspirational and entertaining responses from her interviewees.Episode 2: Spending Time - exclusively presented by Promonews - features directors Ian Pons Jewell, Zhang + Knight, Will Hooper, Oscar Hudson, Myles Whittingham and Aidan Zamiri; producers and executive producers Luke Tierney, Imogen Harrison, Tom O'Driscoll, Laura Northover, Morgan Clement and&nbsp;Rik Green;&nbsp;stylist and makeup artists Terri Higgins,&nbsp;Jessica Summer; colourist Jax Harney; 1st AD Clara Paris; camera crew David Wright, Diana Olifirova and Jomar O'Meally; choreographer Simon Donnellon; and&nbsp;commissioners James Hackett and Dan Curwin.As she told Promonews on <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-launches-promonews-episode-1-last-jobs/64690" target="_blank">the launch of the series with Episode One: Last Jobs on May 6th</a>,&nbsp;Steiner wanted to tap into the communal spirit of the music video community at this difficult time.&nbsp;"My hope was to pull together a film which showcases the full range of people within our industry, and shows commonality and unity amongst us. I wanted to learn something about the industry, the people in it, and what we can do it make it better. Hopefully this series does that and it makes you feel a little closer to normality."This is the second&nbsp;episode of the five-part series&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown&nbsp;about the UK music video community during the crisis, exclusively presented by Promonews. Here is the link&nbsp;to the previous episode&nbsp;in the series:&nbsp;•&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 1: Last Jobs&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-launches-promonews-episode-1-last-jobs/64690" target="_blank">here</a>Future episodes on Music Videos In Lockdown will focus on how work has continued during the crisis, and the impact of the seismic change in the work routines on the industry, both now and when things return to relative normality.&nbsp;

Jess Summer

'MUSIC VIDEOS IN LOCKDOWN' series continues with Episode 2: Spending Time - exclusive on Promonews 

Music Videos In Lockdown | EP 2: Spending the Day

Octavian stars in this jamboree of fun and destruction for Diplo's New Shapes, directed by Angelo Dominic Sesto.

Clara Paris

1st AD

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