Director

Felix Brady

Felix Brady returns to the world of music videos with a groundbreaking tour de force of action and VFX for Greentea Peng.The video for Look To Him is an exploration of originality, creativity, and shaping your own reality, as the promo takes audiences on a journey that defies what we would consider possible - even in the world of movie-making.As Aria Wells, aka Greentea Peng, performs Look To Him and acts as the omniscient narrator from afar,&nbsp;an action sequence unfolds upon the roof of a speeding car&nbsp;between two men - part-fight, part-dance - with the camera as an integral participant to the action, constantly circling the performers.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]The spectacular action sequences were achieved by an innovative application of technology by Felix Brady - who's last foray into music video was the brilliant <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/08/13/greentea-peng-hu-man-directors-cut-felix-brady/66109" target="_blank">Greentea Peng video for Hu-Man</a>&nbsp;in 2020. Since then, he has been honing his filmmaking craft&nbsp;making commercials,&nbsp;and it shows.To achieve a 360 degree shot of choreography atop of a moving car on a limited budget required a highly ambitious technical approach that had not been done before - involving precise 3D mapping, cars on rotating turntables, custom algorithms, and virtual environments supplied by the gaming&nbsp;giant EPIC Games.[imgtoken data:2]Brady's ingenious solution was to 'create'&nbsp;an orbiting camera move by spinning the vehicle on a platform inside an LED volume - on the largest LED stage in Europe, in Latvia. Virtual backgrounds, supplied by EPIC Games, originally created for the videogame The Matrix Awakens, were then synced to match the car’s rotation.In fact, Brady&nbsp;utilized a never-done-before filming technique involving precise 3D mapping and bespoke algorithms to offset in-camera tilt, jib, and pan, to track with the animated backgrounds. The result is a dizzying, dazzling display, where fantasy blockbuster action meets a&nbsp;playfulness&nbsp;inspired by the music of Greentea Peng.[imgtoken data:3]“I felt equally as passionate about the creative and the song as I did with the technical aspects," says Brady. "The video is really all about source energy and believing you can tap into it at any time and so you don't need to look to others for that.“The car is the vessel for this idea. It’s the analogy for life being relentless and ever moving, it’s this foundational thing we can’t jump off. The characters atop the car are representative of the flamboyant side and the serious side, the transience of life and all its intertwined conflicts."Felix adds, “I couldn't be happier with the outcome. Especially considering the budget we had to work with. I’m now incredibly passionate about pushing the limits of LED volumes. It’s the playground of the future.”

United Kingdom

Adam Khazhmuradov

Sasha Shadid

Tatyana Alexander

Charlie Morris

Andrew Rawson

Shea Coleman

Stink Films

Konrad Losch

Dom Mckiernan

Sylvie Briggs

Ismay Bickerton

Alex Kryszkiewicz

Eyaz Christy

Ricardo Garofalo

Jonny Vieco

Liv Ay

Trim Editing

Alex Gregory

No.8

Tom Manton (producer), Sean Costello (EP), Selected Works

Clare Melia

Spirit Studios

The Mill

Selected Works

Tom Luff

Greentea Peng 'Look To Him' by Felix Brady

Greentea Peng - Look To Him (Official Video)

Felix Brady explores our sense of self in the mesmerising video for Greentea Peng's Hu Man.&nbsp;Spanning a series of hyperstylised vignettes, the video is packed full of iconography alluding to our sense of self and the falsehoods we have bought into as a society, and laments the way we are so reliant on our own egos.&nbsp;Peng explains, "The track is a war cry. Calling upon the energy of Kali Ma- ‘The Dark Mother’, to strip us from our ego, take the skin and leave the spirit and transcend the veil of Maya - The cosmic illusion. For the battleground is inside of us - between you and your ego. In Lak'ech Ala K'in” - “I am you , you are me.”The sleek cinematography - care of&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Ben Fordesman - feels almost dreamlike in its execution, and the use of VFX to transition between scenes and&nbsp;characters is a characteristic Brady touch that's seamless and very effective.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Martha McGuirk

Katie Lambert

Jonathan Sidwell

Ben Fordesman

Edward Tucker

David Ansah

Jono Yates

Jake Hunte

Natasha Lawes / Maha Aleselami

Joseph Bicknell

Astro Pirata

George Zador

Steve Ohalloran

Kikz Katika, Mette

Virgin EMI

Soul

Greentea Peng 'Hu Man' (Director's Cut) by Felix Brady

Felix Brady's&nbsp;dreamlike, kaleidoscopic visuals take centre stage in Mr Sun (Miss Da Sun) by Greentea Peng.&nbsp;Playing&nbsp;vivid, lush landscapes off against brutalist city structures, the camera continuously pushes forward&nbsp;into different environments, in this latest example of Brady's resourcefully creative approach to music video FX.Aira (aka Greentea Peng) acts as a guide of sorts, her hypnotic, trance-like performance leading us from one environment to the next, through unusual mirror portals (several of which even come with their own bouncer).&nbsp;And Harry Wheeler's cinematography takes the strongest elements from nature and technology, and weaves them into his images. A tube carriage, drowned in a Matrix-style green feels futuristic and striking, and in the next frame&nbsp;we are out in a park, washed in sunlight and amongst the autumnal colours of nature.&nbsp;The VFX, courtesy of Berlin-based Mikko Ruostila, also deserves a shout-out. The different layers and tracking of the environments is no walk in the park, however the team have perfectly executed an immersive and surreal world for Greentea Peng to thrive in. This is one of the more unique videos you will see this year, and it's evident that the team have worked passionately to get the project finished to such a high standard.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Nellie Heron-anstead

Spencer Wilson

Harry Wheeler

James Wicks

Peter Bishop

Rhiannon Barry

James Bamford

Hands 

Dan Villanueva

Mikko Ruostila

Greentea Peng 'Mr Sun (miss da sun)' by Felix Brady

Greentea-Peng-'Mr-Sun-(miss-Da-Sun)'-by-Felix-Brady

Felix Brady&rsquo;s latest visual treat sees controversial French rapper Columbine trip his way through a series of mind-bending scenarios for Borderline.Brady&rsquo;s increasingly signature camera trickery and playful VFX get&nbsp;fully exercised&nbsp;on this fierce performance video, which sees Columbine begin his journey into another dimension through a bucket.Also featuring four demonic&nbsp;Doberman Pinchers, and a super-scary Boa Constrictor...

France

Tom Bentley

Ruben Woodin Deschamps

Michael Hobdell

Ellie Spigariol

Ramzey Sabbagh

Shaun Fenn

Nadina Goodman

Billie Mackenzie

Luke Morrison

Electric Theatre Collective

Daniel Hawkins

Altynay Jakisheva

Alex Jefferson

Hip Hop

Columbine 'Borderline' by Felix Brady

Columbine--'Borderline'-by-Felix-Brady

Felix Brady&#39;s video&nbsp;for disco-punk collective 10Lec6, is a singular, mindbending story of human obsession. In a dystopian future world, a sole worker is driven to extract apparently valuable beads of metal, for some mysterious, possibly spiritual purpose.It&#39;s wildly experimental, intense, visually engrossing and entirely in keeping with the deeply unconventional, swirling sounds of 10Lec6&#39;s track Ayong Ya Yop. It was shot over the course of several days in Kazakhstan - quite a challenge for Brady, who hadn&#39;t shot outside of the UK before. And the result is outstanding.

Isaac Eastgate

Joseph Bicknall

CHEAT

Greg Panteix

Ed Banger

Alternative

Rock

10lec6 'Ayong Ya Yop' by Felix Brady

Felix Brady&#39;s second video for Col3trane is another VFX-fired feat of visual ingenuity, to show he&#39;s a young director who&#39;s becoming a dab hand at bringing old school tech bang up to date.Like his first Col3trane video - for <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/01/18/col3trane-ebenezer-language-felix-brady" target="_blank">Language (ft Ebenezer)</a>, nominated at this year&#39;s UKMVAs - this one for Tyler sees multiple versions of the young London rapper turn up in one continuous shot. Where the first video drops Col3trane at different spots across East London, this one is far more in-your-face and somewhat claustrophobic. A swirling camera picks up different&nbsp;Coles, going after the same girl - and all takes place inside&nbsp;(and outside)&nbsp;the confined space of a caravan travelling down a country road.Once again Brady puts his faith to MOCO, just like in the Language video, and makes the most of Col3trane&#39;s undoubted charisma, charm and flair of the visually inventive (he&#39;s also nominated at the UKMVAs for the Oscar Hudson-directed video for <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/08/08/col3trane-fear-loathing-britney-oscar-hudson" target="_blank">Fear &amp; Loathing/Britney</a>.&nbsp;

Ezra Sumner

Ruben Woodin Dechamps

Richard Savage

Bill Rae Smith

Elizabeth El Kadi + Chloe Brady

Savannah Baker

Sukhy Bhnadal

Thomas Mangham

Matt King + Daniel Hawkins

Alexandra Tinney

Sarah Boardman

Caroline Clayton

Tap Mgmt

Justin Pentecost

James Cross

Col3trane 'Tyler' by Felix Brady

French rapper Kobo comes to London to bring his track Baltimore to life - and director Felix Brady puts the viewer at the heart of the action in this everyday story of gangster life.Brady&#39;s clever conceit is for all the action to take place within the masked Kobo and his buddies&#39; most significant domain - their car. The camera constantly revolves&nbsp;from it&#39;s position on the passenger seat, and courtesy of motion control reveals the moments&nbsp;of their lives that add up to&nbsp;make a bigger picture. And the moments tell us that it&#39;s getting harder for them all the time.&nbsp;

Francois Larpin

Scarlett Barclay

Ezra Summer

William Pope

Nil Tomakan

Sarah Boardman @ Hands

Amaury Feron

Polydor

Kobo 'Baltimore' by Felix Brady

Felix Brady has achieved an ingenious snapshot of London life for Col3trane.&nbsp;Zooming in and out on house parties, hangouts on rooftops, kids setting off fireworks in parks - Brady captures the vibrancy of the city in a continuous shot from a high vantage point. And then&nbsp;he gets&nbsp;Col3trane in a variety of locations within the single shot. That&rsquo;s clever - he explains how it&rsquo;s done below.&ldquo;The song is playful,&rdquo; Cole says. &ldquo;And the video is a party; all positive, all fun. I&rsquo;m proud we made something that looks and feels like London.&rdquo; &nbsp;

Natalie Steiner

Joseph Alexander Guy

Jack Edwards

Benjamin Skyrme

Phoebe Darling Senner

Nil Tomaken

Jessica Summer

Tim Smith

Cinnamon

Vadim Konov

Col3trane, Ebenezer 'Language' by Felix Brady

Col3trane-'Language'-by-Felix-Brady

Felix Brady gets a little&nbsp;Rear Window&nbsp;in this voyeruistic clip for London producer Courage.People watching in London can be a joy - so many strange moments completely removed from any context. Brady exploits the fun that can be had with this here - allowing characters manoeuvre and little stories to unfold from an almost god-like field of view. There&#39;s always comedy in the ridiculousness of the private lives of the public.

Mr Dondada

Lucy Kellow

Joe Ramsden

Alex Kirkwood

Joe Barbe

Rinse

Courage 'Latinman' by Felix Brady

Courage  - Latinman (Official Video)

Zayn throws a properly wild house party in the very stylish video&nbsp;for Still Got Time, directed by Calmatic.&nbsp;Further distancing himself from the squeaky-clean boy band days of yore, Zayn gives over a Gatsby-like vibe of disinterestness as the world's coolest kids descent on his place and fill it with smoke.The hazy, degraded footage feels almost like trying to replay the night before only to find your brain scrambled by the night of debauchery. You end up with some&nbsp;bizarre, unconnected fragments that make no sense out of context but certainly look like fun.Extra surrealism points for the unexpected bit of VFX/wirework as one party-goer floats&nbsp;her way down some stairs half way through. &nbsp;

Calmatic

Stefano Moses

Luti Media

Luti Fagbenle

Suzi Simms

Yasmin Godo

Stefan Yap

Milo Brown

Rik Burnell

Jason Rembert

Chantelle Philips

Kazi Amir/ Dalila Bone

John Holloway

Portobello Post

Nadya Persaud

RCA Records

Justin Jones

Zayn ft Party Next Door 'Still Got Time' by Calmatic

Zayn-'Still-Got-Time-'-by-Calmatic

Matt Walker and Skepta team up to create a hugely imaginative pulp visual for No Security.With a classic film look&nbsp;and some classic film references to boot, Skepta works his way through various boxed-in, rough-and-ready sets with an added&nbsp;analogue veneer. It&#39;s a heavily-stylised, beautifully-crafted piece that steps well outside the Skepta&#39;s aesthetic comfort zone and benefits from it tremendously.

Matt Walker

Skepta

Rob Jelley

Kode

Nathan Killham

Jamie Whymark

Kerry Green

Matthew Emvin Taylor

Rob Webster

Julian Sharma

Callum Ross

Chloe Brady

Emma Regan

Ethan Iveson

Joe Salkey

Ollie Ramsey

Dan Moran

Coffee & TV

Tom Fivesnakes

Carrie Sutton

Tamara Lenz

Skepta 'No Security' by Matt Walker & Skepta

Skepta - No Security

Felix Brady&#39;s video for Aosoon&#39;s Under&nbsp;features a powerful dance performance, some of it audaciously captured at well-known London locations.&nbsp;The two dancers&nbsp;visualise the energy shared by two people in love &ndash; sometimes at odds with each other, other times in perfect harmony, through highs and lows, but always connected.

Haus Of Magdalen

Matt Stacey

Jamila Wingett

Atlas

Aosoon 'Under' by Felix Brady

Aosoon-'Under'-by-Felix-Brady

Sinead Harnett performs&nbsp;If You Let Me&nbsp;in these melancholic visuals by Elliot Simpson, in which the singer walks around her apartment, haunted by the presence of her past relationship.Aside from seeing her ex everywhere she goes, her lovesickness has left her&nbsp;drifting aimlessly, led only&nbsp;by a&nbsp;mysterious breeze&nbsp;through her apartment. It&#39;s a&nbsp;stylish use of interior space by the director who did likewise a few month&#39;s back with stay-at-home&nbsp;South London crew <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2016/02/19/manor-dont-going-places-elliot-simpson" target="_blank">The Manor</a>. &nbsp;

Elliot Simpson

Jack Reynolds

Jomar O’Meally

Peter Riches

Jason Wallis

Virgin Records

Sinead Harnett  'If You Let Me' by Elliot Simpson

Sinead-Harnett--'If-You-Let-Me'-by-Elliot-Simpson

Taking its inspiration from the main lyric and songtitle,&nbsp;Stuart Birchall&#39;s&nbsp;new clip&nbsp;for&nbsp;Welsh metal rockers&nbsp;Bullet For My Valentine is a powerful drama that&nbsp;deals with domestic violence.The story sees an abusive partner and step-father destroying his family with&nbsp;his angry and violent outbursts, leading his mother and daughter to take matters into their own hands.&nbsp;

Stuart Birchall

Niall Coffey

Bullet For My Valentine 'You Want A Battle? (Here's A War)' by Stuart Birchall

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