Stink Films

Executive Producer

Dom Mckiernan

Viagra Boys' Sebastian Murphy has a new girlfriend, and she's 3000 years old, in Eoin Glaister's video for Bog Body - a tour de force of comedy horror.&nbsp;Glaister essentially tells the story of the song, and as he happily admits, the subject matter&nbsp;plays to his particularly strengths as a director.In classic VB fashion, the track combines surly rock 'n roll power with a idiosyncratic lyric sung by Murphy - it involves a description&nbsp;of an ancient body being found perfectly preserved under ice in a bog, leading to his immediate adoration - and possessiveness. Eventually he insists that 'You're just jealous of her darkened skin and her dainty nose'.This quirky concept&nbsp;all the motivation that Glaister needs to bring&nbsp;a unique love story to the screen,&nbsp;which starts when the reanimated zombie-like Bog Body walks&nbsp;into a London boozer, and begins her ancient dance ritual - before Seb enters the pub whilst she's doing full splits on the pub carpet.And so their passionate affair begins, with the well-preserved ancient woman acquiring the taste for a rock 'n rolll lifestyle.&nbsp;What could possibly go wrong?“I love bog bodies," says Glaister.&nbsp;"I’m obsessed. Thank GOD someone finally wrote a song about one. Dream gig really, got to spend the day in the pub with my mates watching a Bog Lady dance to one of my favourite bands. Mammoth effort from an extraordinarily talented bunch. Up the Bog!”[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2][imgtoken data:3]

Sweden

Eoin Glaister

Jens Nielsen

André Jofré

Danny Rumbelow

Spike Morris

Raul Menendez

Hélio Ribeiro

Syd Harmony

Ellie Walker

Natasha Lawes

Jean-Philippe Blunt

Alex Gregory

Hannah Jarrold

Harbor Picture Company

Hands 

Shrimptech Enterprises

Rock

Viagra Boys 'Bog Body' by Eoin Glaister

Viagra Boys — The Bog Body (Official Video)

Cosmo Wellings is compelled into performing an eccentric dance all over London&nbsp;in Jim Longden's latest quirky outing for French indie band Oracle Sisters.After the splendid on-screen peformances in his previous videos for the band - the UKMVA-nominated Alouette and Blue Left Hand - Longden draws another one from the mesmerizing Wellings here for Marseille. And its all about his dance&nbsp;- a combination of child-friendly teapot-arm shapes with vagely obscene hip thrusts - captured in a series of obscure locations, from alleyways and graveyards to zebra crossings and petting zoos.Throughout, the band are performing the track on a distant skyscraper rooftop - but Longden has a final surprise in store.“With the entire budget spent on 16mm film, we were lucky to be blessed with the lead’s newly acclaimed ‘Mighty Light Hip Thrust,’ also known as the ‘Wonder Thrust'," says Longden. "Racing against time as winter’s darkness approached, our skeleton crew of five paced through the streets of London—serenading donkeys, goats, and graveyards in this deliriously orchestrated bonanza.”[imgtoken data:1]

Jim Longden

Lily Ashton

Maya Bury

Isabella Simpson

Mike Mcmillin

Cosmo Wellings

Matt Turner

No.8

Kodak

Cinelab Film and Digital

Oracle Sisters 'Marseille' by Jim Longden

Oracle Sisters - Marseille (Official Music Video)

The latest video from Colin Solal Cardo to introduce Olly Alexander's new album Polari continues a choreography-based narrative that began with the visuals for the title track and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgzLmyVeCUE" target="_blank">Cupid's Bow</a>.In an enclosed space where he's separated from his team of dancers, including his love interest, Olly's heartfelt yearning&nbsp;for a human connection is expressed through a combination of performance and dance.It's captured with great use of constantly moving camerawork, both within&nbsp;and outside the constructed space, in a video where each department has excelled, including Jake Hunter's cinematography and Furmann Ahmed's production design.[imgtoken data:1]

Colin Solal Cardo

Nycollas Abreu‬‭

Valentina Tarelli

Jake Hunter

Christopher Starkey‬‭

Steve Morgan

Connor Adam

Danny Edwards @ Matter‬SFX

Furmaan Ahmed

Isabella Furness

Meshach Henry

Matthew Josephs

Emilie Bromley

Joe Brooks

Georgia Olive

Kei Takano

Sachin Gogna

Louis Danckwerts

Polydor

Sam Pereira

Yanjun Zhou

Collectiv

Charlie Von Rotberg

Homespun

Hijack

Alex O'Brien

Okay Studio

Franky Chadwick

Olly Alexander 'When We Kiss' by Colin Solal Cardo

Olly Alexander - When We Kiss (Official Video)

Dan French recreates the early 70s pop promo for Elton John's Step Into Christmas, and then imagines the almighty&nbsp;chaos that occured behind the scenes on the shoot&nbsp;- with the 1973 Elton played by actress and model Cara Delevingne.The hugely entertaining&nbsp;video&nbsp;reproduces shots from Elton's studio performance in the original visual - featuring&nbsp; Delevingne&nbsp;as an uncanny facsmile of glam-era Elton, plus doppelgangers of his band - while adding the story of the production team frantically attempting to add some festive flavour to proceedings.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]Despite the addition of a festive feather boa, balloons and confetti, chaos reigns as they wrangle an escaped turkey, fail to book a real reindeer (and find a donkey instead) and tackle a deranged fan who storms the set, all whilst Delevingne mirrors Elton’s choicest dance moves and iconic facial expressions from the original promo.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On it's release over 50 years ago, Step Into Christmas failed to trouble the UK Top 20, but it's stepped up in seasonal stature in recent years. The song has charted&nbsp;each December since 2011, and last year it was certified Triple Platinum, 50 years after its release. And Dan French's evocative and consistently funny video&nbsp;is a marvellous way to celebrate it's long journey to becoming a Christmas pop standard.[imgtoken data:2]It also coincides with the release of a new documentary,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQGf_nJ1E9w" target="_blank">Elton John: Never Too Late</a>, where the singer looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career, which premiered on Disney+ last week.&nbsp;"I saw Cara at Glastonbury last summer, and we talked about how much we’d love to work together if the right idea came up," comments Elton.&nbsp;"She’s hilarious to spend time with, we both have quite a self deprecating sense of humour. When someone suggested the idea of her playing me in a riff on the 1973 Step In to Christmas video, I just thought it was the perfect opportunity. Thank God Cara thought the same, because it came out great."[imgtoken data:3]Cara&nbsp;Delevingne adds: "Elton has always been an idol of mine, to say his music has had a deeply profound effect on me is an understatement. To be asked by him to PLAY him in this recreation was a dream that I didn’t know I had until it happened."Honestly I wish I could pretend to be Elton every day. I hope that Elton may one day return the favour and agree to play me in my not yet developed, written, pitched or funded biopic. Fingers crossed."&nbsp;

Dan French

Jake River Parker

Oscar Ryan

Freddie Wright

EMI Records

Ben Cotgrove

Mike Linforth

Chris Broomfield

Lyndon Ogbourne

Alex Kelleher

Chris Dumont

Angel Mcqueen

Roy Haywood

Hebe Wallace

Zahra Asmail

Jack Singer

Cara Delevingne

Elton John 'Step Into Christmas' (2024) by Dan French

Elton John - Step Into Christmas (2024 Music Video)

LOOSE directs an impassioned performance promo for Pa Salieu's collab with Disclosure.&nbsp;Opening with lingering shots of Salieu getting dressed and ready, we follow him out onto the streets where he explodes into a playful, fervent performance - annoying some old fuddy-duddies whilst delighting the kids.&nbsp;Shot on film, it's a beautiful looking visual, with late winter sun and foggy skies setting the enigmatic mood.&nbsp;The cinematography elevates the concept, bursting from vignette to vignette with spinning transitions and loose, experimental flair.&nbsp;Fabulous.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

LOOSE

Shea Coleman

Rory Shaw

Michele Zanette

Cori Lionne

Jaime Ackroyd

Marina Fusella

Jack Gauld

Leelah Mcevoy

Cabin Edit

Ollie Munks

Holly McDonald

Lainy Black

Tim Smith

Rascal Post

Disclosure x Pa Salieu 'King Steps' by LOOSE

Disclosure, Pa Salieu - King Steps (Official Video)

Eoin Glaister's fourth video for&nbsp;Glass Animals is a bittersweet tale of friendship, even love - between an alien and a cow. And you don't get much more Eoin Glaister than that.In the video for Show Pony, a couple of mid 20th century-style space aliens crashland their flying saucer on Earth - in the countryside among placid, bovine local inhabitants. One of their number advances on the intruders with curiosity, and the female alien responds in kind - leading to surprising consequences.So prepare yourselves for unlikely, dysfunctional aliens, jokes about salted snacks, sudden violence, a big fire&nbsp;and a tragicomic twist - all set in a&nbsp;location among rolling hills and greenery resembling the Scottish Highlands, but was in fact, in Mexico.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;It's a beautifully crafted film, with wonderful attention to detail on production design, costume design&nbsp;and the style of cinematography by DoP Natasha Duursma which delivers a warm and nostalgic atmosphere around Glaister's story -&nbsp;a characteristically outlandish and charming silent comedy.The promo leans into the 70s theme aesthetics that is synonymous with the band and hinges on ingenious craft: tailormade alien costumes,&nbsp;prosthetics, miniatures, and, of course, the all-important wrangling of disobedient cows - provided via the production services of&nbsp;Stink Films Mexico.[imgtoken data:2]Glaister says that Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley had an idea which started the ball rolling for Show Pony, which he then developed through the classic&nbsp;space alien archetype from 20th century pop culture to the addition of the unusual object of affection.His association with Glass Animals goes back a while: the videos for Pork Soda and Agnes in 2017. Then last year he resumed working with the band, directing the cleverly&nbsp;meta video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2023/09/20/glass-animals-other-side-paradise-eoin-glaister/83264" target="_blank">The Other Side Of Paradise</a> last year&nbsp;(although that song comes from&nbsp;the same album as the previous videos). And now comes Show Pony, from the band's new album I Love You So F***ing Much.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;“Dave had a personal story he wanted to play out through aliens - I ran with this and added a cow," says Glaister. "Naive really, given how hard they are to direct. We shot this in Mexico which was an incredible experience. Locations were stunning, crew were exceptional, cast ideal and the constant quesadillas spot on. Other than a run-in with the Mexican army and being extorted by the police, the shoot was a breeze.”

United Kingdom

Stink Films Mexico

Vanessa Hernandez Vega

Adrián Pastrana

Roberto Reynoso

Laura Pacheco

Natasha Duursma

Maríana Dávila

César Perlop

Nico Bermat

Aby Michelle

Thomas Boda

Sam Allen

Taise Kerr

Phoebe Armstrong-Beaver

The Assembly Rooms

Luke Morrison

George Blomiley

Electric Theatre Collective

Colorlab

Indie

Glass Animals 'Show Pony' by Eoin Glaister

Glass Animals - Show Pony (Official Video)

Guy Gooch's latest collaboration with singer-songwriter&nbsp;Ray Laurél takes us into the forest - with real wolves.&nbsp;Following the impressive promos for My Luv, U SAID!&nbsp;and more, Gooch's video for&nbsp;Ride is another inventive labour of love. Experimenting with lo-fi formats, night-vision and unusual perspectives, driven by a kinetic edit, the director sends Laurél through the forest, accompanied&nbsp;by wolves, towards a haunting climax.The disorientating quality of the setting and frantic energy of Laurél's performance finally leads to a transcendental moment when a glowing light offers a brief encounter with a lost love. An otherworldly moment to round off a rousing experience.Further confirmation that Guy Gooch is highly accomplished at making the most of&nbsp;minimal resources.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Guy Gooch

Skye Goulding

Elifcan Yazgun

Owain Morgan

Gian Calipa

Dana Keren

Jai Durban

Dan Levy

Ray Laurél 'Ride' by Guy Gooch

LOOSE follows up the superb live visual for Fred Again..'s collab with Lil Yachty with an equally impressive document of the producer's encounter with Anderson .Paak for Places To Be.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This intimate and intense jam session was shot in one take in sun-soaked Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, and there is a delightful sense of capturing magic in a bottle, as both artists do their stuff.&nbsp;With the pair enthusiastically jumping between instruments - including two drumkits - it's a brilliant job of camerawork throughout. And then the&nbsp;natural magic in the room is elevated further when its revealed that Anderson's drumkit is on a platform that rotates, and he performs a 360˚&nbsp;drum solo.[imgtoken data:1]

Simone Moscovitch

Angela Hart

Hannah George

Ollie Ireland

Krystal Miles

Balint Seres

Andrew Reid

Kim Jarrett

Ezra Robinson

Gabriel Connelly

Genesis Socorro

Kevin Paniagua

Pancho Ortiz

Michelle Suh

Sierra Fotouhi

Jen Hanching

Samuel Marr

Atlantic Records

Fred Again.. & Anderson .Paak 'Places To Be' by LOOSE

Fred again.. & Anderson .Paak - places to be (Eagle Rock, 16th April 2024) feat Chika

Rawtape directs the video for Headie One’s third collaboration with Stormzy, Cry No More.Shot on Romford High&nbsp;Street, where both artists come from, and based on a concept from Headie One himself, the promo features quintessential British urban grit as it follows ordinary people colliding in the streets of East London.

Hugo Harris

Suzie Walsh

Rawtape

Quinn Titsworth

Will Pope

Jack Exton

Danny Rumbelow 

Callum Hammett

Chris King

Harry Wingate

Yasmin Khan

Absolute

Columbia Records

Grime

Headie One ft Stormzy 'Cry No More' by Rawtape

Headie One Ft. Stormzy - Cry No More (Official Video)

Griff gives full rein to her emotions, with the help of a small army of dancers, in Colin Solal Cardo's choreography-led video for Miss Me Too.It begins with the pop singer-songwriter entering an empty warehouse hangar space alone. But once plugged into the music via her Bose in-ear headphones, she is joined by numerous dancers. Then through the course of the song Griff becomes the central focus&nbsp;within this larger entity and channels the emotion of the song through the versatile arrangements of the group.With choreography by Jay Revell and cinematography by Madison McKamey, the promo is&nbsp;beautifully well crafted, yet succeeds in feeling unbridled and&nbsp;spontaneous. A fine way to reaquaint ourselves with the talented Griff.&nbsp; &nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]

Theresa Adebiyi

Madison Mckamey

Matt Farrant

Sonia Rodriguez

Darren Quinn

Joe Sherno

Jay Revell

Michelle Dacillo

Tomomi Roppongi

Kamran Rajput

Gwen Ghelid

Collectiv Paris

Myles Bevan

Tomas Katter

Studio RM

Robert Chen

Griff 'Miss Me Too' by Colin Solal Cardo

Griff - Miss Me Too (Official Video)

Olly Alexander's Dizzy - the UK's entry to Eurovision 2024 - gets a suitably head-spinning and brilliantly theatrical&nbsp;visual from Colin Solal Cardo.Feeding on the song's intrinsic&nbsp;disco&nbsp;drama, the scenario is intense and even downbeat as Olly stares from the window of his claustrophobic cottage. But in a constant swirl of movement of the camera, the set and Alexander himself, the director breaks down the perceptions of reality to create a piece worthy of a major musical production.As Olly jumps through the fourth wall of observation to reach different sets within the sound stage, the video keeps time with the incessant momentum of the song - which is a grower.Will they dare to try to replicate this at the show itself?[imgtoken data:1]

Benjamin Jonsson

Liam Moore

Radioactive Shelter

Olly Alexander 'Dizzy' by Colin Solal Cardo