Make-up

Jess Summer

Fenn O’Meally directs a poetic and gentle promo for Bakar.The video for Build Me A Way portrays a story of manhood and boyhood side by side, illustrating the curiosity of youth whilst the&nbsp;deterioration of a young man appears simultaneously.Through her delicate storytelling, O’Meally creates a strangely uncomfortable vibe as she portrays the numbness of the young man as he disconnects from himself, his mind and where he comes from.Shot on 16mm, O’Meally and DOP&nbsp;Paul Özgür&nbsp;create rich,&nbsp;powerful visuals as they capture the tender story through beautiful black and white imagery.The abstract narrative stays open to interpretation, offering an enticing opportunity to rewatch and pick up on new iconography and imagery through every viewing.&nbsp;

Fenn O’Meally

Blair Smith

SMUGGLER

Elizabeth Doonan

Tom Wynborne

Paul Özgür

Kev Gardner

Marco Turcich

Ola-oluwa Ebiti

Brian Carmody

Kya Lou

OB Management

Matthew Baus

Black Butter Records

Patrick Milling Smith

Kodak

Bakar 'Build Me A Way' by Fenn O’Meally

Bakar-'Build-Me-A-Way'-by-Fenn-O’meally

Deb Never wakes up to find a plant growing out of her chest in Quba Tuakli's video for Funky - a quirky and cartoonish satire on music biz exploitation.Tuakli's video for the alt-pop producer-performer shows what it's like to dream of a world full of what you love, but waking up to something different. After the literal blossoming of her talent, Deb Never encounters a shark-like label executive who forces her into a contract. And as a result, she ends up being buried...[imgtoken data:1]“The concept of the film is pretty simple; nurture yourself in a world that wants you to conform, and chase your potential, even if it’s scary," explains Tuakli.&nbsp;"Currently, I’m enjoying the process of character creation. Working with our lead Adam to realise the label exec character I dreamed up was the highlight of the shoot. Deb was a vibe to work with, affable and professional – when an artist is mingling with the crew and cracking jokes, everyone has more spring in their step.”

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Quba Tuakli

Zoe Travica

Caviar

Eleri Evans

Sorcha Shepherd

Sam Barnham

Joel Honeywell

Juan Minotta

Mark James

Jeff Celis

Ash Halliburton

Mika Lapid

Samm Agnew

Terri Higgins

Road Casting

Andre Rodrigues

The Assembly Rooms

Alex Gregory

No.8

Hands London

Alt-Pop

Deb Never 'Funky' by Quba Tuakli

Deb Never - Funky (Official Music Video)

The second&nbsp;in a trilogy of videos for Self Esteem, directed by the artist herself - aka&nbsp;Rebecca Lucy Taylor - sees her burning up the screen entirely from behind a drumkit.As with the first for Prioritise Pleasure, this is another riveting performance to accompany another self-revelatory track, How Can I Help You. In fact, even more so. It's just her, drumming out the primal beat of the song while lipsyncing but drawing a cathartic power from the experience -and&nbsp;also simply revelling in the physical act.Ultimately it's a great device to show the artist&nbsp;as a courageous and charismatic performer, determined to be recognised on her own terms. Self Esteem is taking it to the next level, and it's really impressive.&nbsp;

Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Rosie Brear

MrMr

Ali Copland

Jake Gabbay

James Hills

Georgia Lee

Fraser Craig

Kelli White

Sam Allen

Homespun

Luke Morrison

Electric Theatre Collective

Fiction Records

Stuart Roger

Alternative

Rock

Self Esteem 'How Can I Help You' by Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Self-Esteem-'How-Can-I-Help-You-'-by-Rebecca-Lucy-Taylor

Rebecca Lucy Taylor self-directs a rip-roaring performance promo for Prioritise Pleasure - one of three she has made for the new album.&nbsp;Inside a studio setting, we see&nbsp;Self Esteem - the stage name of musician and director Rebecca Lucy Taylor - dive&nbsp;into high-energy choreography with a group of dancers, as coloured lights coruscate in the background.&nbsp;It's a powerful visual which commands a presence, and an exciting addition to the artist's videography.&nbsp;

Mikko Ruostila

Experimental Pop

Self Esteem 'Prioritise Pleasure' by Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Self-Esteem-'Prioritise-Pleasure'-by-Rebecca-Lucy-Taylor

Prosper Unger-Hamilton turns alt-J's trip to the skatepark into an acid-fuelled fever dream for U&amp;ME, the first release from the band's long-awaited fourth album.Inspired by '90s skate videos, Unger-Hamilton - brother of bandmember Gus - incorporates inspired use of visual effects into his lo-fi footage filmed at Romford skatepark, riffing&nbsp;on the classic&nbsp;paranoia of the stoned skater, both before and after a horrible faceplanting smash by singer&nbsp;Joe Newman.With gigantic bowls, towering ramps, incoming twisters and&nbsp;crumbling asphalt, Unger-Hamilton visualises some unspoken skater-fears in a mesmeric, dreamlike style&nbsp;reminiscent&nbsp;of early DANIELS and BRTHR videos.And as well as achieving that rarity of having alt-J themselves appearing in their own video, he even gets a murmur of lipsync in there too, from the facially-injured Newman.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Prosper Unger-hamilton

Gizem Kuru

Isaac Eastgate

Karl Hui

Nina Mangold

Oliver Craig

David O'Neil

Nichola Farnan

Thomas Mangham

Black Kite Studios

Metaphysic Ltd

Andrew Law

Sirus F Gahan

alt-J 'U&ME' by Prosper Unger-Hamilton 

Alt-J-'U&me'-by-Prosper-Unger-hamilton-

Rebecca Lucy Taylor presents the first chapter in her trio of&nbsp;self-directed promos for Self Esteem.&nbsp;The video for I Do This All The Time is stripped-back and assured, taking cues from the introspective lyrics and themes of self-love.&nbsp;Moving from a slow, deliberate track out as Taylor performs, to moments of her reassuring herself - by way of a stand-in - the video builds in energy whilst remaining emotional and celebratory throughout.&nbsp;This is the start of what promises to be a captivating series of visuals, ahead of the release of the second Self Esteem album Prioritise Pleasure&nbsp;- an indication of the blossoming of Taylor's versatile talent.&nbsp;

Stitch Editing

Indie

Self Esteem 'I Do This All The Time' by Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Self-Esteem-'I-Do-This-All-The-Time'-by-Rebecca-Lucy-Taylor

Hector Dockrill and&nbsp;RUFFMERCY present a haunting visual for Ghetts' IC3, featuring Skepta.&nbsp;Dividing the workload on the enigmatic promo, Dockrill directed the live action footage, with RUFFMERCY creating and directing&nbsp;the&nbsp;overlaid animation. The resulting video is an exceptional piece of work,&nbsp;dark and minacious with an otherworldy, gritty aesthetic. The strobing textures and hyperactive scribble-style animation add a surreal vibe to the promo, and the frenetic camerawork builds upon this style.It's also a suitably strong addition to the current visual campaign around Ghetts' new&nbsp;releases&nbsp;in which RUFFMERCY has played a crucial role - including directing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIhWBhf1lPY" target="_blank">the&nbsp;video for Mozambique</a>,&nbsp;nominated for the Best Animation award at this year's UKMVAs.&nbsp;

Hector Dockrill

RUFFMERCY

Natalie Steiner

Pulse Films

Rik Green

Pru Ainslie

Ty Hack

Chris Dowling

Liz El Kadhi

Lewis Munro

Edward Cooper

Jason Wallis

Oliver Whitworth

Nathan James Tettey

Warner Records

Erin Sayder

My Accomplice

Jamie Clark

Hip-Hop

Grime

Ghetts ft Skepta 'IC3' by RUFFMERCY x Hector Dockrill

Ghetts-'Icu-Ft.-Skepta'-by-Live-Action-Directed-By-Hector-Dockrill,-Animation-And-Edit-Directed-By-Ruffmercy

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;

Ian Pons Jewell

Zhang + Knight

Will Hooper

Oscar Hudson

Myles Whittingham

Aidan Zamiri

Luke Tierney

Imogen Harrison

Tom O'Driscoll

Laura Northover

Morgan Clement

Jax Harney

Clara Paris

David Wright

Diana Olifirova

Jomar O'Meally

Simon Donnellon

James Hackett

Dan Curwin

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

Music Videos In Lockdown | EP 2: Spending the Day

A new film series by music video producer Natalie Steiner about her colleagues in the music video production community as they navigate the current situation in lockdown&nbsp;is premiered on Promonews.[vidtoken data:0]With the Covid-19 crisis and lockdown curtailing normal ways of working, the community of people who make music videos in London - directors, producers, camera crew, choreographers, stylists, hair and makeup artists, and more - have seen their working life suspended, or seriously altered by the unprecedented impact of the pandemic.Like many other people,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/profiles/natalie-steiner/51397" target="_blank">Natalie&nbsp;Steiner</a>, normally a hardworking producer of music videos (her credits include videos for Dave, Stormzy,&nbsp;Stereophonics,&nbsp;Raye, Ray BLK,&nbsp;Emeli Sande and&nbsp;The&nbsp;Horrors) has had much more time on her hands than usual. So she decided to document this extraordinary moment, by interviewing her workmates, contemporaries and friends from the music video community in London - on Zoom, of course.These interviews (by Steiner and Eleri Evans) have formed the basis of the four-part video series called&nbsp;Music Videos In Lockdown, with the first episode premiered on Promonews today.[imgtoken data:1]<blockquote>I wanted to showcase the range of people within our industry, and the&nbsp;commonality and unity amongst us.</blockquote>"The music video industry is a very busy one," she says.&nbsp;"We spend endless hours on set together pulling through early call times, bad weather, dodgy catering, and night shoots.&nbsp;As lockdown was enforced I was worried about a growing disconnect amongst people who were losing their ability to work and, even more, work together.&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."In&nbsp;the first episode,&nbsp;Last Jobs,&nbsp;the interviewees&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;the work they were doing just before lockdown - and how work stopped. It features&nbsp;directors Will Hooper, Aidan Zamiri, Myles Whittingham and Oscar Hudson, choreographer Simon Donnellon, DoP Diana Olifirova, camera assistant Jomar O'Meally, commissioners Dan Curwin and James Hackett,&nbsp;makeup artist Jessica Summer, producers and&nbsp;EPs&nbsp;Kareem Adeshina, Morgan Clement,&nbsp;Imogen&nbsp;Harrison, Laura Northover and&nbsp;Luke Tierney.Future episodes, to be released over the next two weeks, will discuss how life and work has changed during lockdown, and its impact on the industry - now, and potentially in the future - with contributions from the above and other interviewees, including&nbsp;Sam Davey,&nbsp;Rik&nbsp;Green,&nbsp;Terri Higgins, Tom O’Driscoll,&nbsp;Ore Okonedo,&nbsp;Taff Williamson,&nbsp;David Wright, and&nbsp;Zhang &amp; Knight.• Episode Two of Music Videos In Lockdown will be premiered on Promonews on Monday, May 11th.

Kareem Adeshina

'MUSIC VIDEOS IN LOCKDOWN' series launches on Promonews with Episode 1: Last Jobs

Music Videos In Lockdown | EP 1: Last Jobs

A self-destructive&nbsp;twentysomething regains his sense of self-worth&nbsp;in a boxing club in Danny Chan's stirring video for singer-songwriter Declan J Donovan.&nbsp;This is a tale of redemption which has both a classic structure and a very contemporary feel, addressing issues of masculinity in a rapidly changing world. This has&nbsp;a gritty, almost documentary film look, and the performances have an energy and passion that comes from experience. As Danny Chan reveals below, his cast of unknowns have all learned important lessons in character-building in the boxing ring.&nbsp;&nbsp;Intercut&nbsp;with a performance by Donovan in the same Islington boxing gym, DoP David Wright's cinematography, including&nbsp;frenetic closeups of fighting and training, also places the viewer&nbsp;in the protagonist's shoes - a journey of&nbsp;frustration, guilt, ultimately discovery and redemption.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Danny Chan

Skunk

India Lee

Ali Baines

Jomar O’Meally

Terri Higgins⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Matthew Prickett

Cut+Run

Ruth Wardell

Marisa Garner Associates

John Hassay

United Talent Agency

Declan J Donovan 'Fighting With Myself' by Danny Chan

Declan-J-Donovan-'Fighting-With-Myself'-by-Danny-Chan

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;

Alexandra Green

Scarlett Barclay

Bullion Productions

Tim Marshall

Wies Millenaar

Cem Aytacli

James Rhodes

AJ Golesworthy

Ky Brasey

Jim Knight

Afra Zamara

Tati Cotliar

Envy

Rebecca Townsend

Robin Pasricha

Cinelab Film and Digital

Oklou 'Entertnmnt' by Alexandra Green

Oklou - entertnmnt (prod. by Mura Masa)

Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne presents a thrillingly sexual vision for Jehnny Beth's Flower.&nbsp;Shot in black and white, the video explores an intoxicating&nbsp;relationship between the artist and a&nbsp;woman,&nbsp;played by Rex Adams. Across a series of vignettes, we see the women celebrate sexuality, independence and an undying lust for each other, pushing and pulling between fantasy and reality.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Matthieu Plainfosse utilises heavy contrast lighting&nbsp;to evidence the dark and potentially dangerous obsession, complete with dutch angles and spinning camera movements to build upon this theme. The clever composition of foreground and background elements suggest&nbsp;an inital trepidation on Beth's part, whilst Adams confidently performs in the background. This is blown apart by the midpoint of the visual, when Beth strips off her clothes and actively chases her down, giving in to the fantasy.&nbsp;Thrilling and enigmatic, the video is a perfect match to the moody and haunting track, and a testament to Beth's layered and complex artistry.&nbsp;

Anthony Byrne

Andrew Rawson

Matthieu Plainfosse

Tom Finch

Charlotte Croft

Leopold Naessens

Lee Seton

Chloe Brady

Vincent Pons

Holly Dawkins

Paul Knight

Paul Staples

Encore

Jehnny Beth

Rebeka Adams

post punk

Alternative Rock

Jehnny Beth 'Flower' by Anthony Byrne

Jehnny-Beth-'Flower'-by-Anthony-Byrne

A beautiful wedding descends into utter chaos in Lily Rose Thomas' video for Sports Team.&nbsp;We all know a guy like it. He thinks he knows everything, hangs around far too long at social events and can make a room turn cold with just his presence. In the video for The Races, Alexander Arnold plays the worst version of this stereotype you could imagine.&nbsp;Immature and calculated, this characters starts fights over petty things, drinks far too much and wrecks the wedding cake, and that's just the start of it.&nbsp;Charmingly vintage and reminiscent of the home videos your parents have in the loft from their wedding, DoP Adam Barnett's intrusive and handheld cinematography&nbsp;creates a realistic and authentic feel.&nbsp;

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