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Denisha Anderson teams up with Purple Disco Machine, Duke Dumont and Nothing But Thieves for cinematic collab Something On My Mind, to create a Pulp Fiction-like narrative within an intriguing time loop structure.&nbsp;For the video, Anderson was inspired by Maya Deren's Meshes Of The Afternoon,&nbsp;and wanted to create a fantasy romance, using a time loop pattern of confusion and lust.&nbsp;With each loop, the storyline unfolds as the&nbsp;lead protagonists go on a&nbsp;whirlwind trip joyriding in a Porsche&nbsp;and robbing diners.[imgtoken data:1]It's a big and very successful leap into bigger concepts for Denisha Anderson, who navigates a hybrid narrative / performance promo with flair, cleverly interweaving the storyline with enigmatic shots of the artists - Tino Piontek aka Purple Disco Machine, and Noting But Thieves&nbsp;tied up in a basement.&nbsp;"It couldn’t have&nbsp;gone any better, despite it being the first time I had no contact with the artists prior to filming," explains Anderson."Day 1 was a remote shoot with our team filming Purple Disco Machine in Berlin. He was an absolute gent to work with whilst being tied up and placed in the back of a boot with myself and my DOP directing him via a laptop from London.&nbsp;"On Day 2 we shot Nothing but Thieves in person, and again it was such a pleasurable experience. The whole band had&nbsp;great energy and Connor (the lead singer) was up for anything and everything I threw at him.[imgtoken data:2]"For this narrative video, I got for the first time to choose professional actors which was a luxury for me.&nbsp;I needed people who were confident, comfortable and convincing for the roles I had written. I had an amazing casting director who managed to get around 130 to audition for our lead roles; it was a long day of tape watching, but to our joy we knew we had found our protagonists in Bonina and Seamus. And after our rehearsal day, I felt excited and confident that they were going to deliver and they went above and beyond."As a director you have memorable moments on set and for this one it was the end of Day 2 which was Hot Rod Diner.&nbsp;I know it sounds cheesy but I thought to myself:&nbsp;'Sh*t the bed I’m really living my dreams'.”

United Kingdom

Denisha Anderson

Caviar

Eleri Evans

Ayomide Alli

Jed Darlington-Roberts

Steven O’Eniraiyetan

Isabel Alsina

Chris Wilson

Homespun

Andi Chu

Electric Theatre Collective

Michael Lewin

Sony Music

Dance

Purple Disco Machine, Duke Dumont, Nothing But Thieves 'Something On My Mind' by Denisha Anderson

Purple Disco Machine, Duke Dumont, Nothing But Thieves - Something On My Mind

Francois Rousselet reunites with The Rolling Stones, for Angry - their first new music in 17 years - to bring the billboards of Sunset Boulevard brilliantly to life with decades of Stones' iconography.Sidney Sweeney plays the 'rock chick' who is having the time of her life, cruising the strip in a vintage Mercedes SL, past those iconic billboards.&nbsp;But the main business of the video, the real star of the show,&nbsp;are the billboards themselves - beautifully designed, crafted and wonderfully executed with outstandingly creative VFX work by the team at Black Kite Studios in London. The most iconic moments of the career of the Stones - six decades of material - come to life in a video for what turns out to be a properly good new Stones track.[imgtoken data:1]Although the eye-catching billboards have almost all disappeared today - they started as hand-painted boards in the early days of Hollywood and then became part of the burgeoning rock billboard scene in the 1960s&nbsp;- the locations have not changed.Rousselet designed the Stones' billboards himself - all 109 of them. Then Black Kite's VFX Supervisor George Brunt, on-set VFX Supervisor Jonny&nbsp;Freeman and senior&nbsp;colourist&nbsp;Richard Fearon&nbsp;were tasked with putting them back on Sunset Boulevard, so they appear from the point of view of the car in which Sidney Sweeney is travelling.[imgtoken data:2]“We took iconic archive footage of the band and used traditional comping and 2D and 3D roto methods to work the moving footage into each poster," says George Brunt, explaining&nbsp;the brief that they were given by Rousselet - who has worked with the Stones before, on the 2016 video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2016/12/02/rolling-stones-ride-%E2%80%98em-down-francois-rousselet/45023" target="_blank">Ride Em On Down</a>, starring Kristin Stewart.As well as the archive footage,&nbsp;there was also new live footage to reflect every stage of the band, with the lyrics of Angry as part of the composition of each billboard. Brunt says that a variety of tools were employed in order for the Stones' performance of Angry to come to life with the vintage footage.[imgtoken data:3]“The lyrics of the track were matched to the footage using a combination of&nbsp;lip-syncing and AI," he says. "We used 3D&nbsp;lighting to match the plates and replicate the quality and sheen of a classic billboard.&nbsp;The end result had to look slick, and working with different resolution types is challenging.&nbsp;The devil really is in the detail with this type of work but slick it looks and we love it.”Jonny Freeman was on set for Black Kite, the one day shoot took place on Sunset Boulevard with a camera on the hero car, the team in a truck behind and LA police escorts in front and behind the action to keep the famous street clear.&nbsp;The camera was placed from the point of view of Sydney Sweeney to recreate the sensation of moving among the flow of the billboards on the Strip with the rock icons appearing larger than life the whole way.[imgtoken data:4]"It was essential to get the lighting just right for the VFX team back at the studio," says Freeman. "I went on a tech scout the week before and shot lighting reference images to make sure we had additional light passes to help bed in compositions in the final film."Black Kite’s Rich Fearon, a long time collaborator of Rousselet, was in charge of the grade. The promo was shot on 35mm film, with Christopher Ripley as DOP, and this really enhanced the edgy LA look.&nbsp;“This grade was all about bringing out the brilliant LA light with a lot of contrast in the rich colour, whilst keeping the gritty texture of the film," says Fearon. “It’s always a pleasure to work with Francois and this time was almost an extension of the last Stones’ promo we worked on together, for&nbsp;Ride ‘Em on Down."I almost instinctively knew what he wanted and this was apparent when he saw the first pass and loved it!”

Harriet Cawley

Molly Dickson

Francois Rousselet

Jane Tredget

Josh Sondock

Riff Raff Films

Semera Khan

Christopher Ripley

Matthew Fone

Brooke Eliot

Josh Montes

Matt Planer

Glen Coco

Patrick Ta

Dominic Leung

Marsheen

Richard Fearon

Black Kite Studios

Abi Klimaszewska

Hannah Ruddleston

Jonny Freeman

George Brunt

Sydney Sweeney

Polydor

Kirstin Cruickshank

Rock

The Rolling Stones 'Angry' by Francois Rousselet

The Rolling Stones - Angry (Official Video)

As England prepare for the big one&nbsp;- the Women's World Cup Final - some of the most enduring female stars in British music and breakthrough female talent have come together to create Call Me A Lioness, accompanied by an uplifting 'chant video' of England fans directed by Pip + Lib.Featuring Melanie C, Self Esteem, Ellie Rowsell (Wolf Alice), Al Greenwood (Sports Team), Marika Hackman, Rachel Chinouriri, Shura, Jasmine Jethwa, Rose Gray, Highlyy, and co-writer Olivia Dean, they build a musical squad of 11 artists named Hope FC, in tribute to legendary England football player, coach and manager Hope Powell and representing 'Hope For Change'Call Me A Lioness&nbsp;is raising money for women’s football charities Football Beyond Borders, Street Soccer, Girls United and Manchester Laces. Supporting grassroots girls and women’s football, all whilst celebrating the incredible team who have made it all the way to the Final of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Sunday (August 20th).[imgtoken data:1]"As soon as we heard the track, we felt this kick towards doing a chant," say Pip + Lib.&nbsp;"We wanted to create something that captures even 1% of what it feels like like to be watching the games in stadiums, pubs, flats. It’s a fan film about fans. "The chant is made up from the chorus of Call Me A Lioness, and is sung in every which kind of way. Quiet, loud, out of tune, harmonised. Cast entirely from real football fans; families, builders, queer couples, grassroot teams, lads on lime bikes, NHS nurses, uber drivers and even the local ice cream van man Ali! It was important to us to cast a true picture of the fans; everyone is behind the Lionesses this World Cup and we wanted to put a lens to that."It was an incredibly precious project, which required blind faith that people would turn up to empty pub, trust that people chanting completely out of time would sound any good, and above all making something deserving of women’s football fans. Let’s celebrate women’s football fans more!"

Pip + Lib

Ersan Beskardes

Connie Meade

Nisha Mullea

Oscar Stewart

Freddie Wright

Stephen Ofori

Ash Hill

Tim Smith

No.8

Hope FC 'Call Me A Lioness' by Pip + Lib

Hope FC - Call Me A Lioness (Chant Video)

In his latest foray into directing, Freddie Wright orchestrates a supernatural mystery&nbsp;for alt-rock band Palace's atmospheric&nbsp;When Everything Was Lost.&nbsp;It begins with a young man alone in an apartment, surrounded by coruscating lights and shadows,&nbsp; which&nbsp;slowly reveal ethereal illusions and haunting snapshots of memories. A young woman becomes a distant presence in the house.&nbsp;The young man is eventually&nbsp;transported to a lake, before fighting for a way back to the house -&nbsp;and the girl.&nbsp;The ghost story-cum-horror aesthetic and structure fit&nbsp;perfectly with the music, whilst&nbsp;the ambitious cinematography&nbsp;nd visual effects feel cinematic and inspired throughout.&nbsp;

Ieva Petrav

Rowan Macintosh King

EM Films

Matt Hodges

William Pope

Peter Bishop

Jordi Estapé

Oliver Hill

Marcus Albersten

Milo Brown

James Huthwaite

Tom Mangham

Black Kite

Fiction Records

Palace 'When Everything Was Lost' by Freddie Wright

Palace-'When-Everything-Was-Lost'-by-Freddie-Wright

US director Omar Jones makes his UK music video directing debut with&nbsp;an inspired&nbsp;promo for Stormzy featuring&nbsp;Raye.&nbsp;Bringing together two artists at the very top of their game, the video blends nostalgic R&amp;B concepts with killer performances and set pieces.&nbsp;A focus on inventive camerawork and subtle edit effects gives the video plenty of flair, whilst snapshots of a narrative help give some context to the imagery.&nbsp;A perfect summertime collab with plenty of visual appeal.

Anti

Paleta Calmquality

Natalie Roar

Omar Jones

Ghandi El-Chamaa

Nicola Sheppard

Joe Sherno

Tomáš Kotas

Laura Clayton

Matthew Clyde

Ayo Alli

Steve Wingrove

Sebastian Joly

Ali Baines

Ernie Griffith

Sheree Jourdan

Gina Blondell

Nick Denisov

Jacob Mckee

Forager

Artist Building

Universal Music Group

Def Jam Recordings

Stormzy & Raye 'The Weekend' by Omar Jones

STORMZY & RAYE - THE WEEKEND

Mahalia and JoJo join forces to bring down a bad boy in Boma Iluma's dazzling promo for Cheat.&nbsp;The video sees the artists come to the realisation that they're both dating the same man - the two-timing rat - and it's clear from the get-go that he absolutely needs to be taught a lesson.&nbsp;Leaning into the nostalgic vibe of the track, the video oozes early Noughties vibes, with plenty of fisheye lens action, vibrant set-builds and a garish MySpace-style website, that heightens the anachronistic, Y2K aesthetic.&nbsp;It's an inspired collab which brings the best out of both artists, and Iluma's obvious affinity for the time period helps blend everything together seamlessly.&nbsp;

Boma Iluma

Emmanuella Zachariou

Pili Weeber

Jess Mustascio

Andrew Nisinson

Meilin Gray

Josh Morse

Pyramyd Studios

Kim Jarrett

Doug Webster

Corey Hess

Karina Milan

Camille Thompson

Dhairius Thomas

Karl Payton

Jamie McFarland

Ryan Davis

Reid Currie

Jonathan Alvarado

Tom Fenaille

Atlantic Records

Mahalia ft JoJo 'Cheat' by Boma Iluma

Mahalia - Cheat (Feat. JoJo) [Official Video]

First there was Telephones 4 Eyes, one of the most imaginative videos of the year so far. But it turns out that was just for starters. Here is&nbsp;the main dish, as served up by East London troubadour and top geezer Hak Baker and Irish director Hugh Mulhern. It's the&nbsp;remarkable&nbsp;tour de force that is Doolally.As Baker delivers a blow-by-blow account of a very messy night out - seemingly channelling Mike Skinner in his Streets pomp&nbsp;- Mulhern takes the turbo-charged pace and mix of live action, VFX and AI animation, and up the ante as he interprets this fruity story.&nbsp;It all starts in Hak's tower block flat, where the weirdness soon kicks in with the appearance of his nemesis - a pudgy grass-covered gremlin. When his mates arrive, to get in the party mood, the action turns&nbsp;into a computer game as they speed through London streets to reach their party destination.[imgtoken data:1]Then the mayhem begins, as Mulhern transforms the track's&nbsp;house party into a heaving mass of people in a club, constantly transforming in a way that feels all of a piece with Baker's&nbsp;hallucinogenic state. AI animation takes over - 2D and 3D - in a way that goes further than Telephones but still controlled to meet the vision.&nbsp;Mulhern uses AI&nbsp;so it augments his creativity rather than replacing it.There is a real sense of visiting the recesses of a the human mind in an altered state - when it's gone a bit Doolally. So between the human and&nbsp;artificial intelligence, there is a brilliance at work here.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:2]“Doolally is a party anthem,"&nbsp;says Hugh Mulhern. "But within the context of Hak’s album and its wider themes, I think it’s also about escaping, disassociating and connection through disconnection. I wanted to use this as an excuse to see how far we could push all the techniques and visual language I established for Hak with our previous video for Telephones 4 Eyes."We mixed 3D animation, AI generative animation, props, and puppets at an active warehouse party. I wanted to make something that felt like you were falling through different layers of reality swept up in the momentum of a night out that lasts 36 hours.”

Rory Mullen

Naomi Barling

Hugh Mulhern

Alexander Handschuh

Nadine Persaud

Joe Caple

Eoin McLoughlin

James Wicks

Joe Medlock

Ed Fay

Joseph Taylor

Assembly Rooms

Andrew Francis

Gabha Studios

Dafydd Upsdell

Daniel Morris

Awal Recordings

Digital Orchard

Alternative

Hak Baker 'Doolally' by Hugh Mulhern

Hak-Baker-'Doolally'-by-Hugh-Mulhern

The Sacred Egg - London-based directing duo Alex Mavor and Ed Kaye - direct&nbsp;a mesmerising, and thought-provoking promo for Depeche Mode.&nbsp;In&nbsp;this incisive, metaphorical short story,&nbsp;couple try to work their way through a&nbsp;communication breakdown in a world where talking in the normal fashion is evidently impossible - and can only be achieved underwater.It's a concept that bounces beautifully&nbsp;off the theme of the track Wagging Tongue,&nbsp;brought to life in a dramatic, and highly cinematic fashion, with&nbsp;gorgeous black and white&nbsp;cinematography by legendary DoP Simon Chaudoir, and consummmate performances from the lead actors, assisted by the use of visual effects in the underwater scenes that add a&nbsp;supernatural, otherworldly angle.&nbsp;Echoing the style of the band's longtime collaborator and creative director Anton Corbijn, the monochromatic colour palette adds to the raw aesthetic, and helps tie the concept&nbsp;to Depeche Mode's considerable videography to date.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2][imgtoken data:3]

Mikey Hollywood

Ivan Kolev – Zlatniya

Vasilen Milkov

The Sacred Egg

Olwyn Fagan

Saul Levitz

Peter Kostov

Simon Chaudoir

Julian Richards

Hristo Genkov

Georgi Petkov

Vanya Ivanova

Momchil Tasev

Petya Simeonova

Gergana Batanova

Ben Corfield

Philip Hambi

The Mill

Andy Steele

Peter Hodsman

Tatiana Mitova

Jacob Beswick

Simeon Germanov

Columbia Records

Electronic

Depeche Mode 'Wagging Tongue' by The Sacred Egg

Depeche Mode - Wagging Tongue (Official Video)

A robot vacuum cleaner goes walkabout in search of connection, in Aube Perrie's second video for Harry Styles.&nbsp;The video for Satellite is Perrie's follow-up to <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/10/31/harry-styles-music-sushi-restaurant-aube-perrie/79016" target="_blank">Music For A Sushi Restaurant</a>, where Harry played a captured Merman.&nbsp;This time, he hands over the spotlight, even as he is performing to thousands of&nbsp;fans on his current arena tour.&nbsp;Backstage, when a news report of the Mars Curiosity Rover appears on TV,&nbsp;the robot vacuum stops its routine business to take notice, and then takes on a life of its own.Soon we are with the little robot as it makes its determined way, out of the arena (we briefly see Harry out on stage) and into the big city, across dangerous highways, and into the surrounding country - just to get closer to that equally solitary robot on the TV. And he ends up, stargazing with none other than Mr Styles...&nbsp;This is a riveting fantasy of a quite a different type to the Sushi Restaurant video&nbsp;- warm-hearted, poignant, and probably influenced by&nbsp;several Pixar movies, including all the Toy Storys and, of course, the incredible Wall-E. But the fact is, it also looks like it was done mostly in-camera.&nbsp;Perrie gives it a beautiful visual aesthetic - and an irreverent twist -&nbsp;that sets this, and him apart from the crowd.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;[imgtoken data:2]

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