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Forest Of Black

Kieran Howe directs gripping&nbsp;video for Scottish indie-folk outfit&nbsp;Gentle Sinners, where a man falls into a place where painful memories come flooding back.Flipping from realism to a supernatural dark space, and introducing some striking visual edits, Howe marshals his resources to create a distinctive nightmare world, as experienced by his main character&nbsp;played by Evans Khumalo. He delivers an impressive performance&nbsp;of a man who is being confronted by his past, and desperately seeking the exit door to his torment.It's a powerful accompaniment to Landfill, a gritty song by this 'supergroup' comprised of Aidan Moffett (of Arab Strap) and James Graham (The Twilight Sad).&nbsp;&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1] “The music is so full of sobering honesty, as a director I felt I couldn’t shy away from my innermost feelings," reveals Kieran Howe.&nbsp;"Hopefully we captured something that conveys how it feels to be in pain, and to be struggling with your mental health."In the same way that James and Aidan have inspired me to express these feelings, I hope this video might do the same for others. It’s been a thrill to work with them on this music video."

Kieran Howe

Josefin Bagge

Tano Caruso

Sean Mcdonald

Jakub Sirkowski

Sil Derkx

Katherine Lennon

Evans Khumalo

Rock Action

Gentle Sinners 'Landfill' by Kieran Howe

Gentle-Sinners-'Landfill'-by-Kieran-Howe

Director Oscar Sansom delivers another striking visual work for Biffy Clyro,&nbsp;this time in the form of a ten-minute long concept encapsulating two tracks.&nbsp;The first segment of the video&nbsp;is a paint-drenched performance concept, featuring the group in an industrial warehouse, playing whilst kicking, throwing and splattering blue paint everywhere.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;The second part of the video takes a more abstract, surreal turn, narratively exploring a cult-like group in the forest, with glitchy vignettes of people running away, circling the group and the appearance of enigmatic black squares floating in the atmosphere.&nbsp;A regular collaborator with the band, Oscar has created a truly striking work here which features some incredible visual moments, intriguing storytelling, and explosive (and at times extremely&nbsp;messy) band performance.[imgtoken data:2]

United Kingdom

Oscar Sansom

Beth Allan

David Liddell

Nico Biarese

Rasmus Rani

Annie Mitchell

Denise Coombes

Mia Currie

Jennifer Ivory

Warner Records

Alternative

Rock

Biffy Clyro 'A Hunger In Your Haunt/Unknown Male 01' by Oscar Sansom

Biffy-Clyro-'A-Hunger-In-Your-Haunt-/-Unknown-Male-01'-by-Oscar-Sansom

Rose Hendry directs an enigmatic film for Arab Strap's Fable Of The Urban Fox.&nbsp;Starring actress Fiona O'Shaugnessy, the video opens&nbsp;with a moment of unhinged violence - the results of which are kept off-screen until the end - and charges into a frantic exploration of one woman's attempts to cover up her crimes... and forgive herself for her actions.&nbsp;Shot mostly from a single vantage point with a perpetually rotating camera, the video matches an unsettling serenity with a sense of danger and risk, creating a divergent, contradictory mood throughout.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Rose Hendry

Ian Forbes

Max Ferguson-Hook

Times Based Arts

Fiona O'Shaugnessy

Davide Scalenghe

Arab Strap 'Fable Of The Urban Fox' by Rose Hendry

Arab-Strap-'Fable-Of-The-Urban-Fox'-by-Rose-Hendry

Michael Sherrington continues his collaboration with The Snuts&nbsp;with&nbsp;this promo for latest track Glasgow.&nbsp;Presented as a love letter to the city, we see the band perform atop a rooftop location, bathed in the orange glow of a picture-perfect sunset.&nbsp;Escaping the stereotypical depictions of cold weather and rainy days, Sherrington's fondness of both the location and the artists is very much on display, and culminates in a colourful climax under the night sky.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Michael Sherrington

Jamie Quantrill

Kier O'donell

Stewart Torley

Emma Leigh Porter

Kenni Campbell

Blair Young

Liv West

Parlophone Records

Indie

The Snuts 'Glasgow' by Michael Sherrington

The-Snuts-'Glasgow'-by-Michael-Sherrington

Oscar Sansom captures a Royal Blood performance for a US talk show, with the excellent staging&nbsp;of Trouble's Coming for&nbsp;The Late Late Show with James Corden.Boasting bold production design and a pronounced orange and blue colour palette, the curved lighting rigs and staging compliment the dynamic cinematography.&nbsp;The saturated aesthetic has an almost 80s neon feel, which matches the band's effortlessly cool performance.&nbsp;"I really wanted to show how incredible Royal Blood are live," states Sansom. "This was the first live performance the guys have done since the release of the new album (Typhoons) and so we wanted to make something really exciting visually,&nbsp;but it was also really important to me that we didn't distract the focus from the band's performance."&nbsp;

Amy James

Emma Greengrass

Marcus Domleo

Rory Moles

Henry Keep

James Tonkin

Hangman

Royal Blood 'Trouble's Coming' (for The Late Late Show) by Oscar Sansom

Royal-Blood-'Trouble's-Coming---The-Late-Late-Show'-by-Oscar-Sansom

Oscar Sansom directs a melancholic live promo for Liam Gallagher's All You're Dreaming Of.&nbsp;Shot for&nbsp;The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, the film sees the legendary ex-Oasis frontman perform at sunset on a barge, as it sails&nbsp;up the river Thames into central London.The stunning cinematography and&nbsp;dramatic location come together to form a truly unforgettable moment.Gallagher's vocal chops are as good as they've ever been, and the performance is nothing short of magical, exuding an understated energy and a slice of carefree nostalgia.&nbsp;"Working on this film with Liam has been one of those true once in a lifetime experiences," says&nbsp;Sansom. "The logistics of coordinating and undertaking the project has been extremely complicated but when it actually came to the moment of the performance starting, it felt kind of effortless."Liam is without doubt one of the greatest frontmen of our generation and we wanted to create something unforgettable for this show. I remember that moment going through the Thames Barrier at the start of the show and just thinking; this is going to be something really special..."

Sam Eldridge

Brett Turnbull

Tom McFarling

Ben Parish

Andrew Trewartha

Debbie Gwyther

Josh Spear

Curtis Dunne

Liam Gallagher 'All You’re Dreaming Of' (for The Tonight Show) by Oscar Sansom

Liam-Gallagher-'All-You’re-Dreaming-Of---The-Tonight-Show'-by-Oscar-Sansom

Oscar Sansom has collaborated with&nbsp;Brighton rockers Royal Blood on two performances for American talk shows and here's the first: a frenetic and striking version of their single Typhoons for ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live."Working with a band like Royal Blood is just a joy as a director," says Sansom, who has also created live music films for&nbsp;Biffy Clyro and Liam Gallagher."Mike and Ben are such incredible musicians and performers that they just blow me away every time we work together. It makes my job a lot easier and I am really just focussed on trying to find the best way to translate the energy of their live shows through the lens."&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jack Gemmell

Samuel Harding

Johnny Gaskill

Royal Blood 'Typhoons' (for Jimmy Kimmel Live) by Oscar Sansom

Royal-Blood-'Typhoons---Jimmy-Kimmel-Live'-by-Oscar-Sansom

Michael Sherrington directs&nbsp;a live performance visual&nbsp;in solidarity with the music community, for The Snuts' new track Always.&nbsp;At the band's request, the video budget was spent on creating a live video for their official release - they&nbsp;felt it was important to not only support their crew, but highlight how vital live music and the respective venues are to our culture.&nbsp;Having collaborated on multiple live projects with this artist,&nbsp;Sherrington wanted to create a piece that&nbsp;elevates the emotion of the track through visual language and lighting. The resulting film more than hits the mark, with a punchy cinematic aesthetic and an intimate honesty and raw energy that viewers have come to expect from the group.&nbsp;“I've&nbsp;worked with the band on previous live projects - including a recent live stream captured in a tall ship on the river Clyde," says Sherrington.&nbsp;"It felt appropriate with the emotion and elegance of the track to move away from the rougher handheld approach, and allow for more fluidity in the study of the band's incredible live performance, and the space where music lives.”

Jack Cowhig

Keir O'donnell

Stylist: Francesca Costa

Kat Morgan

Olivia West

Sean Corbett

Indie Rock

The Snuts 'Always' by Michael Sherrington

The-Snuts-'Always'-by-Michael-Sherrington

Oscar Sansom has created an explosively creative, characteristically energetic video for Biffy Clyro’s Tiny Indoor Fireworks, a mix of live action performance shot during lockdown, and striking animation styles.Sansom's third promo for the band is somewhat different to previous collaborations for fairly obvious reasons, with him directing remotely and the band having to recruit their 'better halves' in helping to shoot the live action footage, using custom-made rigs designed for the project. And despite the domestic settings, the video skilfully brings the band together, captures the band's trademark energy as performers.Meanwhile, the dreamlike animated scenes - produced by The 2D Workshop - reference internal creative struggles, but with an optimistic sense of release that appears forward looking... ‘dreaming of better days’.[imgtoken data:1]

The 2D Workshop

Owen Rixon

Ross Hogg

Warner Music

Biffy Clyro 'Tiny Indoor Fireworks' by Oscar Sansom

Biffy-Clyro-'Tiny-Indoor-Fireworks'-by-Oscar-Sansom

Be Charlotte shows off her dance skills in Ainsley Bowman's&nbsp;choreography-centric video for Lights Off.&nbsp;Utilising various practical lights and an army of dancers, the video is contemporary and glossy, with killer styling and a dramatic colour palette.&nbsp;

Ainsley Bowman

Hannah Currie

Luca Michelli

Marie Lidén

Amanda Blackwood

Jack Baxter

Sara Hill

Tamsyn Russell

Louie John Lewis

Sony Germany

Be Charlotte 'Lights Off' by Ainsley Bowman

Be-Charlotte-'Lights-Off'-by-Ainsley-Bowman

HYYTS have unusual emotional reactions in Ainsley Bowman's video for The Low Sound.&nbsp;Most of us wouldn't take pleasure in being drowned, kicked in the face or set on fire. This&nbsp;isn't the case on this occasion, where the Glaswegian duo totally subvert expectations, enjoying the painful side of life, whilst finding happiness a total drag.&nbsp;Bowman and DoP&nbsp;Steve Cardno creates an authentic world through docu-style cinematography, anchoring the concept in reality so as to not make it seem farfetched in any way. The pair's performance is also top-notch, and you have to applaud them for getting through it with a smile on their faces... or perhaps they are just too used to smiling in painful situations.&nbsp;

Steve Cardno

Bartek Kloc

Stuart Anderson

Dom Mckiernan

Warner Music UK

HYYTS 'The Low Sound' by Ainsley Bowman

Hyyts-'The-Low-Sound'-by-Ainsley-Bowman

Following the brilliant video for&nbsp;Born Cold - nominated for best video at the Heavy Music Awards 2020&nbsp;-&nbsp;director Oscar Sansom returns to direct Cyanide, the second instalment in&nbsp;a trilogy of videos for Creeper.&nbsp;This promo for Cyanide&nbsp;delivers a captivating performance for the TV cameras from the band, with frontman Will Gould's rock 'n roll star persona on full display,&nbsp;while the video also hints at other&nbsp;aspects of the album's narrative.DP&nbsp;David Liddell contrasts the almost clinical lighting of the band performance with a more subdued setup backstage, creating a&nbsp;striking juxtaposition, whilst utilising plenty of camera movement to reflect the hyperactive energy of Gould's performance.

Alice Walker

Ainslie Currie

Charlotte Clutterbuck

Danny Corr

Roadrunner Records

Creeper 'Cyanide' by Oscar Sansom

Creeper-'Cyanide'-by-Oscar-Sansom

Be Charlotte performs across a series&nbsp;of distinctive portrait-style set-ups&nbsp;in Ainsley Bowman's charming video for Rumours Don't Work.&nbsp;Colourful and hypnotic, Be Charlotte - real name: Charlotte Brimner - thrives as she plays a series of roles that fit her vibrant surroundings, throwing herself head-first into a handful of eccentric characters. The various props and decoration are extensions of the artist's&nbsp;carefree and excitable energy, as well as being crucial to the clever compositions,&nbsp;and match the upbeat track perfectly.&nbsp;Ainsley Bowman's team have excelled in making this into a visually striking video, particularly&nbsp;the art direction by&nbsp;Marie Lidén, and glamourous styling by&nbsp;Amanda Blackwood, while DoP&nbsp;Steve Cardino utilises an abundance of soft lighting throughout, creating a glossy and charming aesthetic.

Steven Cook

Jenna Clayton

Louise John Lowis

Sony Music Germany

Be Charlotte 'Rumours Don't Work' by Ainsley Bowman

Be-Charlotte-'Rumours-Don&#039;t-Work'-by-Ainsley-Bowman

Oscar Sansom releases the first video from his collaboration with Creeper for&nbsp;theatrical nightmare Born Cold.Blending elements of theatre and performance with cinematic vignettes, the visual is an introduction to a new era for the group, and&nbsp;to a darker set of characters and themes. Thematically borrowing elements from dystopian fiction, glam rock and iconic videos in the genre, it's a visual feast that promises to expand and deliver even wilder imagery in the chapters that follow.&nbsp;

Steve Arthur

Amp; Ainslie Currie

Kenny Gibb

Creep Post

Alternative Rock

Creeper 'Born Cold' by Oscar Sansom

Creeper-'Born-Cold'-by-Oscar-Sansom

Ainsley Bowman's video for Glasgow band The Ninth Wave,&nbsp;shot in an old shipbuilding warehouse in the artist’s hometown, is a&nbsp; dark and surreal visual that places the artists centre stage as they slowly entangle themselves with rope.

Nicki Reilly

Leon Brehony

Cara Roxburgh

Debbie Black

The Ninth Wave

Distiller Records

The Ninth Wave 'Human Behaviour' by Ainsley Bowman

This superb film for Scottish Ballet, with music by Callum Easter, uses movement and film editing to explore the fluidity of gender roles.And by framing Myles Thatcher's choreography among the monolithic concrete pillars underpinning Glasgow's motorway flyovers, director Eve McConnachie thrillingly presents contemporary dance within an everyday urban landscape.

Eve Mcconnachie

Tony Currie

Paul Forest

Fergus Cruickshank

I'll Be Your Mirror

Lost Map Records

Martin Newstead

Callum Easter 'Make A Move (Frontiers)' by Eve McConnachie

Calum-Easter-'Make-A-Move-(frontiers)'-by-Eve-Mcconnachie

Oscar Sansom unleashes a world of colour with this quirky modern take on the man with the Midas touch for One Bit and Louisa Johnson&#39;s Between You And Me.

Beth Allen

Imogen Toner

Glen Johnston, Oscar Sansom

Vlad Troncea, Jade Chan

Las Bandas Be Brave

Dan Millar

Sony Music

One Bit & Louisa Johnson 'Between You & Me' by Oscar Sansom

One-Bit-&-Louisa-Johnson-'Between-You-&-Me'-by-Oscar-Sansom

Oscar Sansom and Ciaran Lyons, directing colleagues at The Forest Of Black, have collaborated for the first time as a directing team on this lovely video for Belle &amp; Sebastian's Poor Boy.They take us to a classic Glasgow tenement, where a young lad takes a voyeuristic interest in the strange behaviour of his neighbours (including several members of B&amp;S).Like a very eccentric Glaswegian Rear Window, and nicely bolsters the burgeoning reputations of both Sansom and Lyons in one fell swoop.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Ciaran Lyons

Danny Filmer

Flore De Hoog

Matador Records

Belle & Sebastian 'Poor Boy' by Oscar Sansom & Ciaran Lyons

Belle & Sebastian - "Poor Boy"

Forest of Black director Oscar Sansom takes the wheel for the worldwide release of Black Car, by Swedish superstar Miriam Bryant. Using in-camera FX to represent the song's turbulent emotions, they make intimacy look suitably alluring and explosive. More at <a href="https://tmrwmagazine.com/miriam-bryants-black-car-glamorous-cutting-scandic-pop/" target="_blank">tmrwmag</a>.

Rory Stewart

Niall Smyth

Evonne Macritchie

Reece Phimister

Ana Cruzalegui

Mark Meadows

Smoke

Mirrors

Ciaron Lyons

Love Interest: Mark Meadows

Nathan James Tettey

Miriam Bryant 'Black Car' by Oscar Sansom

Miriam-Bryant-'Black-Car'-by-Oscar-Sansom

Michael Sherrington celebrates humanity in a simple and pure set-up for Belle &amp; Sebastian.Sherrington&#39;s video for I&#39;ll Be Your Pilot (from the Scottish band&#39;s new album How To Solve Our Human Problems, Pt 2) situates his cast in a photographic studio and invites his subjects to enjoy some&nbsp;peaceful contemplation. And Davd Lidell&#39;s luminous cinematography contributes greatly to the viewer&#39;s experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Sefa Ucbas

Erika Iesse

Belle & Sebastian 'I'll Be Your Pilot' by Michael Sherrington

Belle-&-Sebastian-'I'll-Be-Your-Pilot'-by-Michael-Sherrington

Ciaran Lyons&#39; directs Glasgow alt-pop&nbsp;duo Bdy Prts as performers in a bizarre ballet, employing visual wit, VFX&nbsp;and his trademark pixellation technique to create another impressive work.As he explains below, Lyons was inspired by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triadisches_Ballett" target="_blank">Oscar Schlemmer&#39;s Triadisches Ballett</a>&nbsp;- originally developed and performed in the 1920s, and filmed in 1970 &ndash;&nbsp;which saw dancers bound into extraordinary, and highly restrictive balloon-like&nbsp;costumes. If your music video knowledge goes back to the 80s, you may also discern a likeness to New Order&#39;s landmark video for True Faith at the start. That&#39;s no bad thing either.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Forest Of Black

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