Director of Photography

James Lahaise

Alistair Hendry directs a gently stirring promo for singer-songwriter Mortagh.&nbsp;The video for Solstice paints the extremes of London life, from fleeting moments of ecstatic joy to the heavy and oppressive grey skies overhead.&nbsp;Shot on 16mm, the video finds Mortagh as a dancer in a derelict home.&nbsp;As ghostly vignettes of nightlife stalk him and bleed into liminal rooms, he continues to perform to reach his solace.The gritty black and white aesthetic adds a textural tangibility to the video, contrasting the illusory visions and memories, creating a rounded and thought-provoking project.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

United Kingdom

Kerri Aungle

Jesse Peacock

Alistair Hendry

Cas Willmot

Hal Pilkington

Cleopatra Deitsch

Alistair Stuart Hendry

Santino Napolitano

Company 3

Singer songwriter

Mortagh 'Solstice' by Alistair Hendry

Mortagh-'Solstice'-by-Alistair-Hendry

Mack Quicke directs an evocative visualiser for Nigerian superstar Tiwa Savage's collaboration with Skepta, shot on film by DoP James Lahaise.The visual for On The Low focusses on the artists' chemistry and the possibility of a romantic connection in a subtly nostalgic scenario. Reminiscent of&nbsp;90's hip hop and R&amp;B music videos, the world ties in with the themes and imagery of Tiwa's upcoming album release.[imgtoken data:1]

Nigeria

Rudy Simba Betty

Mack Quicke

Stan Chapman

Big Week

Vanessa Amadi-ogbonna

Tsvetina Rassovska

George Szabo

Ernest Tu

Sam Storey

Empire

Orla Gaffney-Houson

Kodak

Digital Orchard

Afro-Pop

Tiwa Savage X Skepta 'On The Low' by Mack Quicke

Tiwa-Savage-X-Skepta-'On-The-Low'-by-Mack-Quicke

Gabrielle Torreborre directs an affecting promo for Spanish duo Coro &amp; Gully.&nbsp;The video for their delightful song Palomitas Sin Maíz was written in tribute to Coro's grandmother, who passed away in March, with both artists turning to songwriting to process the emotions together.Deeply introspective and human, the video is built from an abstract montage of performance and lingering narrative snapshots, building an atmospheric, gentle aesthetic.&nbsp;"[The video is] a joyful tribute to life and the memories that outlast it," explains Torreborre. "It was shot on 16mm, which allowed us to create a soft, reminiscent atmosphere like a tucked-away memory."This video was an opportunity to reflect, process and a reminder to be grateful for those who we still have around us and to celebrate those who have long left."

Gabrielle Torreborre

Coro Benavent

Garo Films

Lucia Lara

Kate Lovrinov

Gina Atkinson

Megha Maria Maruca

Aanandita Dhar

Maria Beker

Jane Giubbilei

Gulliver Trim

Dinah Stabb

Alternative

Coro & Gully 'Palomitas Sin Maíz' by Gabrielle Torreborre

CORO & Gully - Palomitas sin maíz (Official Music Video)

Alistair Hendry directs a thrilling promo for Mass Hysteria.&nbsp;The video for Over You follows an&nbsp;eerie looping motorbike chase around suburban london between a dancer and a driver.Captured using thermal&nbsp;imaging cameras, infrared filters and b&amp;w super 8 film stock, the video has a tangible, textural aesthetic, which is punctuated by high contrast landscapes and dizzying grain.&nbsp;An inspired visual, which moves at&nbsp;the same breathless pace of the track, ramping up to truly surreal climax.&nbsp;

Kijuan Whitton

Jake Evans

Ruby Fos

Mass Hysteria

Max Goodkind

Joe Kenny

Macready Massey

Olivia Morrison

Thomas Kumeling

DOMA

Matthew Houston

Bittersweet Records

Mass Hysteria 'Over You' by Alistair Hendry

Mass-Hysteria-'Over-You'-by-Alistair-Hendry

PinkPantheress heads out on a Mayfair shopping expedition with some best pals in Sophie Muller's video for Mosquito - the follow-up to global smash The Boys A Liar Pt.2.&nbsp;The track sees PinkPantheress embark upon a stylistic shift as she takes her customary opulent vocals layered over a drum and bass beat and fuses them with a colourful Noughties R&amp;B aesthetic.The video also puts a contemporary twist on a '00s music videos, as&nbsp;she explores some of London’s most renowned shopping locations such as New Bond Street, Tiffany, Fendi, Liberty, and Royal Arcade - accompanied by her girlfriends: Charithra Chandran (Bridgerton), India Amarteifio (Queen Charlotte), and Yara Shahidi (black-ish).

Alison Dominitz

Simon Donnellon

Milena Agbaba

Sophie Muller

Chris Murdoch

PRETTYBIRD

Leo Olesker

Robbie Ryan

Juliette Larthe

Lottie Lindsay-Beavan

Chris Kelly

Josh Brooks

Rory Power

Dionne Smith

Danielle Kahlani

Warner Records

Lee Sharrock

Mouthpiece

PinkPantheress 'Mosquito' by Sophie Muller

PinkPantheress - Mosquito (Official Video)

Samuel Nicholson is making&nbsp;the most of a special day, without the benefit of company, in Prasanna Sellathurai's poignant promo for Birthday Suit.The song is the title track of Nicholson's&nbsp;new album, which is about him opening himself up to a relationship whilst also coming to terms with an autism diagnosis. "The record is a dysfunctional self-portrait of my life at a time when I was falling deeply in love," he has written. "Having previously gathered that I am not easy to love, I began to write these songs as a way of warning this person about my nature, and a way of being realistic about my ability to love and support another human being at that time."[imgtoken data:1] In approaching the music video for Birthday Suit,&nbsp;Prasanna Sellathurai wanted to find strong visual references that allow the audience to clearly grasp the video as being a dysfunctional self portrait."I examined the artwork of Francis Bacon - I find his portraits to be deeply poignant and effective in creating a strong sense of shifting personality," explains the director.&nbsp;"Part of the approach in our artistic re-creations was a lot of experimental camera testing with my cinematographer, James Lahaise."The editing, done by Work Editorial's Rebecca Quinn, was also essential in finding elegant transitions and fragmenting the imagery appropriately."

Lola Cookman

Lewes Bridson

Prasanna Sellathurai

Milo Sharpe

Rebecca Quinn

Work Editorial

Black Kite Studios

Samuel Nicholson

Samuel Nicholson 'Birthday Suit' by Prasanna Sellathurai

Samuel-Nicholson-'Birthday-Suit'-by-Prasanna-Sellathurai

Joe Wheatley directs an impressive promo for Billie Marten's just released new album Drop Cherries -&nbsp;an 18 minute live film featuring Billie and her band performing four songs from the album, brilliantly&nbsp;achieved in a single take.&nbsp;Shot in&nbsp;rural Nottinghamshire, the film has an intimate, gentle aesthetic, and makes brilliant use of the&nbsp;anachronistic house location. Dom Monks, who produced the album, was also recording engineer on the film, ensuring that the quality of the sound matches the work by Wheatley and his DoP Ben Marshall.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Caught up in the nostalgic, breezy atmosphere, Marten's performance feels wistful yet incredibly present, exploring the different moods and themes of the album.&nbsp;

Joe Wheatley

Ben Marshall

Chanel Parkinson

Kelly Spacey

Collette Burke

Pete Wade

Deimante Sprainaityte

Cassie Walker-Graham

Lara Himplemann

Lara Weidmann

Jason Wallis

Oliver Whitworth

Undefined

Yasmina Aoun

Electric Theatre Collective

Billie Marten 'Drop Cherries: The Film' by Joe Wheatley

Billie Marten - Billie Marten – Drop Cherries: The Film

Max McLachlan helps introduce the world to the new Birdy, in this captivating&nbsp;promo for Raincatchers.&nbsp;The video depicts Birdy as a giant, helping her younger self (played by Eleanor Hockley) navigate a world of corporate monotony and oppressive rules, blending&nbsp;semi-autobiographic lyrics with dark fantasy aesthetics.&nbsp;"Birdy is not a kid anymore," says McLachlan. "The world has known her since she was barely a teenager. She wanted a music video that would shed the dainty image of her as a naive child, but address the years of youth lost having to play grown-up in the industry."What better way to show how much she’s grown than to make her a giant?"[imgtoken data:1]Birdy drops down a miniature scale model of the office environment to the young girl,&nbsp;empowering her to see herself from a new vantage point, and gather the courage to break free and blaze her own path - whilst seeing life in a more playful way, as the child she is.&nbsp;The desaturated, near-dystopian aesthetic perfectly suits the narrative concept, and it's packed full of absorbing, emotional iconography.&nbsp;

Macy-trieu Dingle

Caroline Pope

Lily Ashley

Max Mclachlan

Jonjo Lowe

Blink

Jennifer Ivory

Abi Hurcomb

Ailsa Aikoa

Elicia Lotherington

Joel Spence

Maria Comparetto

Emma Mendel

Samuel Marr

Stitch Editing

Alex Gregory

Kelvin Chim

Eleanor Hockley

Warner Music UK

Birdy 'Raincatchers' by Max McLachlan

Birdy - Raincatchers (Official Music Video)

Pedro Takahashi directs a visually striking promo for Brighton indie-rockers DITZ.&nbsp;The video for&nbsp;Summer Of The Shark explores the commodification of tragedy and violence within the context of the media, and uses experimental angles and clever editing to elevate the performance footage.Bold and inspired, the video is anchored by punchy performances and engaging vignettes, which blur the line between what we see and the truth of the situation.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]"I wanted to address how opposing news outlets can portray the same story from different angles," Takahashi explains. "How we consume information is highly subjective and how it filters through to us depends largely on the institution recounting it."By using multiple cameras to shoot the same actions I wanted to explore these ideas in a playful and aesthetically interesting way."&nbsp;&nbsp;

Pedro Takahashi

Michael Demetriou

Connor Coolbear

DITZ 'Summer Of The Shark' by Pedro Takahashi

Ditz-'Summer-Of-The-Shark'-by-Pedro-Takahashi

Charlie Sarsfield directs a boisterous&nbsp;visual for Yungblud’s latest release, Tissues.Shot in the striking Porchester Hall, the video sees the&nbsp;megastar perform to camera as carefully crafted scenes of mayhem break out around him, frozen in time.Harnessing the singer's unremitting energy, the concept explores what it feels like to be in love, and the whirlwind of emotions that come with the feeling.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]<blockquote>I wanted to represent that moment of holding your breath before taking the plunge.</blockquote>“Yungblud is one of the most interesting artists I’ve worked with for a number of reasons,"&nbsp;says Sarsfield&nbsp;"He’s infectious, and such a lovely human being, but also an artist that strives for perfection throughout every process.&nbsp;We spoke everyday in the lead up to the visual, tweaking certain bits, and introducing new vignettes as we went."I wanted the visual to portray that scary but beautiful moment of falling in love. It’s beautiful because of how special love is, but scary because you become so vulnerable. By having everyone in the video static throughout until the release for the last chorus, I wanted to represent that moment of holding your breath before taking the plunge. "The focus of the video is on Yungblud and his captivating performance but we also had to craft a bespoke and intriguing world around him without taking away from that epic performance. You could watch this video several times and notice something different which adds an extra layer of fun.”

Charlie Sarsfield

Mathias Gilay

Untold Studios

Hanan Cher⁣

Jake Buckley

Courtney Bennett

Nkem Egbuchiri

Ari Rissotti

Daniel Deighton

Suzette Brissett

Tom Herring

Aubrey Woodiwiss

Interscope

Yungblud 'Tissues' by Charlie Sarsfield

YUNGBLUD - Tissues (Official Video)

Emma J. Gilbertson explores power and control in her breatkhtaking promo for Cody Frost.A work&nbsp;of two halves, the first section of the video for DWYSSWM, is a candy-coated dance number which feels innocent and dynamic, but this soon delves into a darker, more twisted aesthetic to represent the themes of the track, with the artist bound by ropes in the fashion of the Japanese Shibari method.&nbsp;"Inspired by the lyrics of the song, we wanted to create a video about abusive and controlling relationships," Gilbertson explains. "We decided to go for a Valentine's day-themed first half to show abusive relationships can often be hidden under sweet sentiments. In the second half of the video we wanted to reveal the true nature and insidiousness of the relationship."&nbsp;Movement is the true focus of the visual, and the vessel through which the concept comes to life, alongside bold colour schemes and frenetic camera movement.&nbsp;"Joshua choreographed the movement to be controlling Cody, with a forced smile to attempt to keep up the facade," continues Gilbertson.&nbsp;"We used Shibari as an artform to show how trapped Cody's character was, as well as vibrant lighting to power the anger of the song."