Independent Senior Colourist Baselight and Resolve

Colourist

Jax Harney

Carl Addy directs a gorgeously vibrant and textural promo, combining performance with intriguing visual effects, for metal behomoths Bullet For My Valentine.&nbsp;Beneath a series of warped animated layers, the video for Rainbow Veins intermixes glitchy performances with character vignettes - beautifully shot by Thomas English and graded by Jax Harney -&nbsp;blending together in a nightmarish hallucination.&nbsp;The distorted VFX heighten&nbsp;the surreal aesthetic, whilst contrasting colour palettes lend an otherworldly style to the concept.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Carl Addy

Ramy Dance

Common People Films

Tony Roberts

Freddie Wright

Heba Elgamal

Thomas English

Rob Hawkins

Aga Kocinska

Johnjoe Besagni

Katie South

Rachel Freire

Sara Bowden

Sara Faulkner

Gabriel Thomas

Danni Spooner

Fiona Garden

Rawpower Managent

Rock

Heavy Metal

Bullet For My Valentine 'Rainbow Veins' by Carl Addy

Bullet-For-My-Valentine-'Rainbow-Veins'-by-Carl-Addy

Joshua Trigg directs a&nbsp;gangster thriller with a twist&nbsp;for British rockers The Dust Coda.&nbsp;The eponymous Jimmy, a&nbsp;scar-faced ruffian (played by Naoufal Ousellam) is on his way to an illegal dice game on an abandoned ship - where he enjoys an unusual winning streak. When the other gangsters realise he is using loaded dice, not suprisingly tensions run high.The dice game scenario is intercut with a raucous performance of Jimmy 2 Times by the band, and the cinematic video is anchored by striking cinematography, care of DoP&nbsp;James Chegwyn, whose gritty textures and frantic camera moves add a dynamic flair to the concept.&nbsp;

Joshua Trigg

Alex Newland

Geronimo Boy Film

Andrew Morahan

Emily Carlton

Beyan Taher

James Chegwyn

James Abbott

Stefania Lucchesi

Emily England

Freya Newland

Rebecca Halldwdwad

Jim Brikett

Film Tank

Naoufal Ousellam

Earache Records

The Dust Coda 'Jimmy 2 Times' by Joshua Trigg

The-Dust-Coda-'Jimmy-2-Times'-by-Joshua-Trigg

Celeste and Silent Tapes join forces again for A Little Love - the soundtrack to this year's John Lewis &amp; Waitrose Christmas campaign - to tell a&nbsp;curious Christmas tale of magic and imagination.A little girl's Christmas toys come to life - including Celeste as a music box figurine - in this piece that creates an alternative vision of a classic English Victorian Yuletide, with a nod to the influence of Lewis Carroll's Alice."This film is really personal to us, rooted in our family’s own experiences being ethnic minorities in the UK," say husband and wife directing team Silent Tapes.&nbsp;&nbsp;"It's about the magic and inspiration that happens when there is diversity in children's toys and culture. This song carries such a strong powerful message that goes well beyond love and Christmas.”

Silent Tapes

Vanessa Mc Donnell

OB Management

Sam Holmes

Ty Hack

Sam Meyer

Louis Vella

Mark Stewart

Ben Austin

Ella Lucia

We Fix It In Post

Semera Kahn , Marco Grey

Polydor

Celeste 'A Little Love' by Silent Tapes

Celeste-'A-Little-Love'-by-Silent-Tapes

Sye Allen's poignant short film The Empty Chair&nbsp;is about the big stuff - loss, grief, reflections upon the life of a loved one. The beauty lies in how he handles this subject matter - it's direct and intimate, and all the more powerful, humane and uplifting&nbsp;as a result.&nbsp;The form of the film is simple and straightforward: the words of a fulsome eulogy to a departed loved one, read by actress Kate Dickie, accompany images of absence, of his regular haunts: the football stand, the church pews, the cinema stalls and pub stool - and his favourite armchair at home.Allen also wrote and produced this labour of love - ably assisted by a small platoon of music video-making veterans, and his production company Burning Reel -&nbsp;and he succeeds in achieving a balance of emotion and believability without spilling too far into sentimentality. There is also a lovely original soundtrack by Nico Casal, accompanying Dickie's performance.Not surprisingly, the pandemic was a big influence on the making of the film - as Sye Allen explains below. But it's message,&nbsp;about the conduct of our lives and how we are remembered, is relevant every year.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Sye Allen

Burning Reel

Joe Elliott

Winston Milton

Sam Care

Dave Agha-Rafei

Chris Roebuck

Kate Dickie

Aaron Taffel

'The Empty Chair' by Sye Allen

The Empty Chair

Geej Ower reflects upon memory and family loss, in her slow-burning video for Keaton Henson's Prayer.Focussing on the rooms of an empty home, the light changing at different times of the day, human presence is provided via home movie footage - particularly of the singer-songwriter's father, the actor Nicky Henson, who died late last year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Geej Ower

Katie Lambert

Charlie Goodger

Stink Films

Keaton Henson 'Prayer' by Geej Ower

Keaton-Henson-'Prayer'-by-Geej-Ower

Afrancis searches for connection through music in Hedvig Ahlberg's&nbsp;video for Lonely People.Set in a&nbsp;pub in London, the singer begins to perform to some uninterested punters, before her dancing alter-ego&nbsp;appears out of thin air, resonating with the music, taking up the space with movement and being driven by pure emotion.&nbsp;"We wanted to create a world that symbolises the feeling of loneliness&nbsp;that Afrancis speaks about in the song," says director&nbsp;Hedvig Ahlberg.&nbsp;"Almost through animalistic movements the two of them starts to&nbsp;gravitate towards each other – seeking that connection they yet haven’t&nbsp;found, but have been longing for."&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Luciana Riso keeps the vision authentic with plenty of natural light at the beginning, which transforms to heavy greens and reds as the video progresses, mirroring this connection and the feeling of wonderment and fantasy in the concept.&nbsp;

Hedvig Ahlberg

Ana Young

Luciana Riso

Julian Lalinde

Cameron Campbell

Marina Lewin R

Archive By Sarah Niklasson

Lucy Croft-moss, Jade Samuels

Envy

Jade Samuels

Alternative Pop

Afrancis 'Lonely People' by Hedvig Ahlberg

Afrancis-'Lonely-People'-by-Hedvig-Ahlberg

Thomas James drops the self-destructive new video for Mellah's Habit.&nbsp;Shot entirely during lockdown, the visual features many versions of the artist, who discover increasingly disturbing ways to hurt himself/themselves.&nbsp;From lemon juice in the eye to glass bottles smashed across the head, Mellah's clones just can't seem to break the habit - and all take huge pleasure in the pain.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Ruben Wooden Dechamps uses off-kilter framing and excruciating close-ups to match the perplexing and uncomfortable concept, and the use of&nbsp;sci-fi-esque lighting in the bridge adds to the offbeat vibe.&nbsp;

Thomas James

Ruben Wooden Dechamps

Rebecca Townsend

Kat Catteneo

Sony Music

Alternative

Indie

Mellah 'Habit' by Thomas James

Mellah-'Habit'-by-Thomas-James

In the final episode of Natalie Steiner's film series about the music video community during the pandemic crisis, our panel of interviewees reflect upon what they have missed about their pre-lockdown work routine, and then ponder upon what the industry will look like when things start moving again.[vidtoken data:0]After <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-episode-4-wonderings-and-worries-exclusive-promonews/64893" target="_blank">Episode 4: Wonderings &amp; Worries</a>, in which Natalie Steiner's interviewees reflected upon the immediate concerns caused by Covid-19, and the bigger issues that have arisen from the crisis, The Future Of Our Industry mixes some fond recollections of the communal experience of filmmaking, from the camaraderie to the adrenalin-buzz, to the practicalities of getting the industry moving again.<blockquote>The discussion in this final episode is a mixture of prediction, hopes and nostalgic appreciation for the music video industry pre-Covid19.</blockquote>This timely episode, edited by Meg Thorne at Cut+Run,&nbsp;features nearly all of the panel interviewed by Steiner and Eleri Evans for the Music Videos In Lockdown series. 'As the loosening of lockdown approaches and shoots begin we’ve got the opportunity to collectively question old habits, and start new ones," says Steiner.&nbsp;"The discussion in this final episode is a mixture of prediction, hopes and nostalgic appreciation for the music video industry pre-Covid19."The interviewees are: 1st AD Clara Paris;&nbsp;Virgin EMI director of video James Hackett;&nbsp;My Accomplice EP Imogen Harrison;&nbsp;wardrobe stylist Terri Higgins;&nbsp;director Aidan Zamiri;&nbsp;directors Zhang &amp; Knight;&nbsp;Knucklehead EP Ore Okonedo; Greatcoat Films' EP&nbsp;Kareem Adeshina; choreographer&nbsp;Simon Donnellon; FRIEND EP Luke Tierney; DoP Diana Olifirova; Envy colourist Jax Harney; director Oscar Hudson; Atlantic Records' director of video Dan Curwin; DoP David Wright; camera assistant Jomar O'Meally; Blink EP Laura Northover; producer Tom O'Driscoll; wardrobe stylist&nbsp;Taff Williamson; OB Management director's agent Sam Davey; hair and makeup artist Jessica Summer; marketing manager&nbsp;Olivier Massey; production runner&nbsp;Amelia Mullooly; Pulse Films' EP Rik Green; director Myles Whittingham; Object &amp; Animal EP Morgan Clement; director Ian Pons Jewell; and runners' agent Julia Patterson.This is the final episode of the five-part series Music Videos In Lockdown about the UK music video community during the crisis, exclusively presented by Promonews. Here are links to the previous episodes in the series:• Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 1: Last Jobs <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-launches-promonews-episode-1-last-jobs/64690" target="_blank">here</a> • Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 2: Spending Time <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-continues-episode-2-spending-time-exclusive-promonews/64744" target="_blank">here</a> • Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 3: Working During The Lockdown <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-episode-3-working-during-lockdown-exclusive-promonews/64811" target="_blank">here</a> • Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 4: Worries &amp; Wonderings <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-episode-4-wonderings-and-worries-exclusive-promonews/64893" target="_blank">here</a>

Clara Paris

James Hackett

Imogen Harrison

Terri Higgins

Aidan Zamiri

Zhang + Knight

Ore Okonedo

Kareem Adeshina

Simon Donnellon

Luke Tierney

Diana Olifirova

Oscar Hudson

Dan Curwin

David Wright

Jomar O'Meally

Laura Northover

Tom O'Driscoll

Taff Williamson

Sam Davey

Jessica Summer

Rik Green

Myles Whittingham

Morgan Clement

Ian Pons Jewell

Natalie Steiner

Eleri Evans

Meg Thorne

'MUSIC VIDEOS IN LOCKDOWN' Episode 5: The Future Of Our Industry - exclusive on Promonews 

Music Videos In Lockdown | EP 5: The Future of Our Industry

Things get serious in the the fourth episode of Music Videos In Lockdown. The focus is on the real impact for many as the work has dried up. And will that be a catalyst for change in how the industry operates?[vidtoken data:0]Having&nbsp;seen how the&nbsp;UK music video production community has adapted to life and work in the current situation,&nbsp;the fourth episode of Natalie Steiner's must-see series addresses some of the serious issues that now confront the industry.As camera assistant Jomar O'Meally says at the start of Episode 4, the "people at the bottom" are the ones who take the brunt of the emergency - a situation which puts music video production in common with many other sectors of business and society. Wonderings And Worries touches on these issues, and the unease and anxiety that lies just beneath the surface of an industry which, as Kareen Adeshina says, largely depends upon the commitment and work ethic of freelancers.The episode also asks interviewees about how things might change, to ensure that hardworking peple do not fall through a trapdoor in any similar eventuality in future. And director Ian Pons Jewell, UK representative of campaigning body We Direct Music Videos, talks about the initiative&nbsp;to create a new standard contract for music video production, happening at the moment.&nbsp;As Oscar Hudson says, "The film industry has a lot of bad habits...&nbsp;this crisis can offer an perspective of what is important in our working lives."&nbsp;With lockdown restrictions&nbsp;beginning to ease, should the industry be as intense and fastmoving&nbsp;as it was before?&nbsp;''As the lockdown is loosened across the UK it feels as though everyone within the industry has acknowledged the importance of working within our lives, and creative selves," says Natalie Steiner, the music video producer who has made Music Videos In Lockdown during an enforced break from working, interviewing a wide range of people within the industry on Zoom over several weeks."This episode hosts a discussion of whether 'business of usual' should be what we’re aiming to get back to, or whether lockdown has given us an opportunity to reassess how, why and what we were doing before.''For this episode&nbsp;Steiner and her co-interviewer Eleri Evans talked to camera assistant Jomar O’Meally, DoP David Wright, producer Kareem Adeshina, commissioner Dan Curwin, marketing manager Olivier Massey, production runner Amelia Mullooly, makeup artist Terri Higgins, agent Julia Patterson, director Aidan Zamiri, producer Imogen Harrison, director Zhang &amp; Knight, producer Luke Tierney, commissioner James Hackett, colourist Jax Harney, producer Morgan Clement, director Oscar Hudson, producer Rik Green, director Ian Pons Jewell, producer Laura Northover, and director Myles Whittingham.This episode of Music Videos In Lockdown was edited by Meg Thorne at Cut+Run.&nbsp;This is the fourth episode of the five-part series Music Videos In Lockdown about the UK music video community during the crisis, exclusively presented by Promonews. Here are links to the previous episodes in the series:&nbsp;•&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 1: Last Jobs&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-launches-promonews-episode-1-last-jobs/64690" target="_blank">here</a> •&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 2: Spending Time&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-continues-episode-2-spending-time-exclusive-promonews/64744" target="_blank">here</a> •&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 3: Working During The Lockdown&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-episode-3-working-during-lockdown-exclusive-promonews/64811" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;

'MUSIC VIDEOS IN LOCKDOWN' Episode 4: Wonderings And Worries - exclusive on Promonews 

Music Videos In Lockdown | EP 4: Wonderings And Worries

In the third episode of Natalie Steiner's series about the UK music video production community during lockdown, she discovers how work has continued, the ubiquitity of Zoom, the resourcefulness of music video creatives - and the resulting phenomenon of lockdown videos...[vidtoken data:0]Natalie Steiner has documented the extraordinary moment created by the pandemic, by interviewing her workmates, contemporaries and friends from the music video community in London. She has spoken to&nbsp;everyone from&nbsp;directors, producers, camera crew, choreographers, commissioners, directors reps, stylists, hair and makeup artists, and more - via Zoom, of course.In Episode 3: Working During The Lockdown, she asked interviewees about how they have managed to keep working through isolation, and&nbsp;discovered that the industry quickly mobilized to find ways to continue to make music videos, via remote directing, artists self-shooting, crowd-sourcing, and placing a greater emphasis on animation.<blockquote>The way we’ve carried on throughout this crisis has highlighted what a bunch of genuinely creative people we are.</blockquote>The interviewees in Episode 3 are directors Zhang &amp; Knight,&nbsp;Oscar Hudson,&nbsp;Myles Whittingham,&nbsp;Ian Pons Jewell, Aidan Zamiri and Will Hooper; directors' agent Sam Davey at OB Management; producers Tom O’Driscoll, Kareem Adeshina, Morgan Clement, Rik Green and Laura Northover; choreographer Simon Donnellon; commissioners James Hackett and Dan Curwin; assistant director Clara Paris; colourist Jax Harney; cinematographer Diana Olifirova and camera assistant Jomar O'Meally.&nbsp;With interviews conducted by Natalie Steiner and Eleri Evans, Episode 3 was edited by Cut+Run editor Meg Thorne.&nbsp;Natalie Steiner says: "During these interviews I was actually surprised by the interviewees and their get up and go attitude.&nbsp;The way that we’ve collectively picked up and carried on throughout this crisis has really highlighted what a bunch of genuinely creative people we are, who are able to overcome challenges and just figure it out."This is the third episode of the five-part series&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown&nbsp;about the UK music video community during the crisis, exclusively presented by Promonews. Here are links to the previous episodes in the series:&nbsp;•&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 1: Last Jobs&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-launches-promonews-episode-1-last-jobs/64690" target="_blank">here</a> •&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 2: Spending Time&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-continues-episode-2-spending-time-exclusive-promonews/64744" target="_blank">here</a>

Will Hooper

Cut+Run

'MUSIC VIDEOS IN LOCKDOWN' Episode 3: Working During The Lockdown - exclusive on Promonews 

Music Videos In Lockdown | EP 3: Working During the Lockdown

In the second of music video producer Natalie Steiner's film series about the UK music video production community during lockdown, she asks people from all corners of the industry about what they are doing, now that many of them have far more time on their hands...[vidtoken data:0]Steiner has documented the extraordinary moment created by the pandemic, by interviewing her workmates, contemporaries and friends from the music video community in London. She and Eleri Evans have conducted interviews with everyone from&nbsp;directors, producers, camera crew, choreographers, commissioners, directors reps, stylists, hair and makeup artists, and more - via Zoom, of course.&nbsp;In the second of the series, she finds out about how they are spending their time now they are not working on film shoots - and elicits a range of&nbsp;illuminating, inspirational and entertaining responses from her interviewees.Episode 2: Spending Time - exclusively presented by Promonews - features directors Ian Pons Jewell, Zhang + Knight, Will Hooper, Oscar Hudson, Myles Whittingham and Aidan Zamiri; producers and executive producers Luke Tierney, Imogen Harrison, Tom O'Driscoll, Laura Northover, Morgan Clement and&nbsp;Rik Green;&nbsp;stylist and makeup artists Terri Higgins,&nbsp;Jessica Summer; colourist Jax Harney; 1st AD Clara Paris; camera crew David Wright, Diana Olifirova and Jomar O'Meally; choreographer Simon Donnellon; and&nbsp;commissioners James Hackett and Dan Curwin.As she told Promonews on <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-launches-promonews-episode-1-last-jobs/64690" target="_blank">the launch of the series with Episode One: Last Jobs on May 6th</a>,&nbsp;Steiner wanted to tap into the communal spirit of the music video community at this difficult time.&nbsp;"My hope was to pull together a film which showcases the full range of people within our industry, and shows commonality and unity amongst us. I wanted to learn something about the industry, the people in it, and what we can do it make it better. Hopefully this series does that and it makes you feel a little closer to normality."This is the second&nbsp;episode of the five-part series&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown&nbsp;about the UK music video community during the crisis, exclusively presented by Promonews. Here is the link&nbsp;to the previous episode&nbsp;in the series:&nbsp;•&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 1: Last Jobs&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-launches-promonews-episode-1-last-jobs/64690" target="_blank">here</a>Future episodes on Music Videos In Lockdown will focus on how work has continued during the crisis, and the impact of the seismic change in the work routines on the industry, both now and when things return to relative normality.&nbsp;

Jess Summer

'MUSIC VIDEOS IN LOCKDOWN' series continues with Episode 2: Spending Time - exclusive on Promonews 

Music Videos In Lockdown | EP 2: Spending the Day

Mali-Koa reflects on how easy it is to feel limited by your environment or the people that surround you, in Jess Journo's visual&nbsp;for Dancer.&nbsp;Stripped-back, stark surroundings are the backdrop to the performance, which switches from solo lip-sync shots to six-person, unified dance movements. Koa had never danced in a video before this one, so it is a great tie-in to the themes and limitations expressed in the lyrics.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Beatriz Sastre utilises slow, steady camera movement and a limited colour palette to allow the choreography to breathe, and shine against the cold, blue-tinged surroundings.&nbsp;Cutting through boundaries to become the best version of herself, the message at the core of the visual is that when life throws obstacles your way,&nbsp;all you can and must do is dance with it and keep moving forward.

Jess Journo

Hannah Bilverstone

Ben Keswick

Beatriz Sastre

Catharina Scarpellini

Stefano Garbin

Laurent Arnaud

Natalie Caroline Wilkins

Robyn Rowan

Jamie Hodgson

Work Editorial

Chloe Saunders

Matt Allsop

Chantelle Mcmullen

Honest Records Uk

Josey Jacobs

Lydia Harding

Singer songwriter

Mali-Koa 'Dancer' by Jess Journo

Mali-Koa-'Dancer'-by-Jess-Journo

Fleur East conceptualises the creation of her new album in Scott Peters' ambitious visual for Fearless.&nbsp;Intertwining a poignant narrative and high-energy music video vignettes, the video explores East's past and present life as she is guided by a greater power.&nbsp;From natural, docu-style filming to frenetic coloured lighting and set pieces, Peters&nbsp;tackles a range of different aesthetics and challenges in this project, taking on the DoP role as well as directing. He seamlessly&nbsp;ties things together&nbsp;by focusing on East's authentic artistry and story.&nbsp;

Scott Peters

Franky Chadwick

Number 49

Marcel Robin

James Wicks

Marc Spicer

Elissa Morton

James Earnshaw

Keshia East

Taylor Fawcett

Elliott Bellwood, Scott Peters, Marc Spicer

Raymond Okudzeto

Jake Whitehouse

Fleur East 'Fearless' by Scott Peters

Fleur-East-'Fearless'-by-Scott-Peters

Alexandra Green's video for&nbsp;French musician and producer Oklou is simple, cool, and exquisitely effective.Oklou, dressed in red, sits among black rocks in a blacked-out space, an otherworldly studio set. She performs her Mura Masa-produced song Entertnmnt to camera, as it rotates around her. That's it, more or less.&nbsp;But the contact between her eye and the camera, as it executes a parabola - moving away and then getting closer again as it circles around her&nbsp;- is transfixing.James Rhodes' camerawork is executed so that Oklou is always the centre of attention, while the set -&nbsp;an arrangement of rockery by art director Afra Zamara - is quite&nbsp;intriguing in itself.Overall this is a great example of director and choreographer Ally Green relying on the movement of the camera rather than the subject to grab the viewer's attention.&nbsp;