Producer

Kwok Yau

Take That reunite with director Gregg Masuak in this homage to some horror movie&nbsp;favourites.It looks as though Take That have gone and found themselves slap bang in the middle of every single horror film at the same time. What a spot of bad luck. Really though, take a second to pick all the best horror baddies out of the line-up here! This great tongue-in-cheek bit of over-acting from everyone involved is hilariously contrasted by the upbeat song, too. Oh, and just when you think all hope is lost, the band save the day the only way they can; with the power of dance.A fun, knowing collaboration from a band and director that have both learned a lot since the days of&nbsp;Pray.&nbsp;

Gregg Masuak

Biscuit Filmworks

Lisa Turnbull

Marcus Domleo

Semera Khan

Polydor

Lock It In

Take That 'New Day' by Gregg Masuak

Take That - New Day (Official Video)

<a href="http://www.promonews.tv/?attachment_id=58064" rel="attachment wp-att-58064"><img src="http://www.promonews.tv/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/One-Direction-Kiss-You-by-Vaughan-Arnell.jpg" alt="One Direction &#039;Kiss You&#039; by Vaughan Arnell" width="640" class="alignright size-full wp-image-58064" /></a>Vaughan Arnell's previous two videos for One Direction, for Live While We're Young and Little Things, have become modern-day record breakers in sheer speed in which they've notched up views on YouTube – and Live While We're Young won the People's Choice award at the UK MVAs last November - so why dabble with a winning formula?

Only Vaughan has broken with 1D tradition with the video for Kiss You by bringing them in from the sunny locations and into the studio. But this just means that more fun can be had with the boys in various mostly retro-styled set-ups – surfing, skiing, being in Jailhouse Rock, 1950s sailors, that sort of thing. 

In fact, maybe this one is aimed at the mums (and their mums) as well as the humungous core support – so don't be surprised if more YouTube records now quickly fall...

One Direction 
Kiss You (Sony Music)
Director: Vaughan Arnell
Prod co: <a href="http://www.rokkit.tv/" target="_blank">Rokkit</a>
Producer: Astrid Edwards
Directors Agent: Marisa Garner @ <a href="http://marisagarnerassociates.com/" target="_blank">Marisa Garner Associates</a>
DoP: Clive Tickner
Line Producer: Kwok Yau
Art Director: Billy Edwards
Stylist: Caroline Watson
Choreographer: Helen Dixon
Editor: Leo King @ Stitch 
Post Production: Framestore
Commissioner: Mike O'Keefe
Watch: <a href="http://rokkit.tv/music-videos/21/vaughan-arnell/video/411" target="_blank">here</a>

Vaughan Arnell

Rokkit

Billy Edwards

Caroline W

Helen Dixon

Stitch Editing

Framestore

Mike O'Keefe

Leo King

One Direction 'Kiss You' by Vaughan Arnell

In stark contrast to his previous video for <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/2012/09/21/one-direction-live-while-were-young-by-vaughan-arnell/" target="_blank">One Direction</a>, Vaughan Arnell unveils this simple, performance piece for the band's next single Little Things. 
As the lads unearth a more serious, acoustic side, Vaughan marries the minimalist tone with a stripped-down ambience and ultra clean photography from DP Clive Tickner.

Shea Bradley

Tom Kelly

Clive Tickner

Mike Green, John Hurley

Mike Linforth

Mick Hand

Jem Morton

Tom Birmingham

One Direction 'Little Things' by Vaughan Arnell

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am demonstrates his love of Blighty by shooting his own promo for his debut solo single Is This Love - featuring strikingly-coiffured singer Eva Simons - in historic London.
In a fine display of will(i.am) power, the Is This Love promo - produced by Kwok Yau out of Serious Pictures - involved a motion control shoot next to Tower Bridge. And lots of good ol' British rain. Strike a light guv.

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=9I9Ar6upx34

will.i.am

Brandon Cox

Marshall Street Editors

Rushes

will.i.am ft Eva Simons 'This Is Love' by will.i.am

will.i.am-ft-Eva-Simons-'This-Is-Love'-by-will.i.am

A young man sits alone in his flat, he appears trapped, contained, waiting for something until there is a knock at the door...
Like his acclaimed TV promo for <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/2011/05/23/luther-trailer-by-caswell-coggins/" target="_blank">Luther</a> last year, Caswell Coggins' new film Knock At The Door is rich in explosive movement. 
This is a short dance film featuring dancer and co-choreographer Anthony Missen, from Manchester-based dance company, Company Chameleon - with music by Mean Red - created as part of the C4 Random Acts series. But it's just as much about the atmospheric direction and stunning camerawork (by Deane Thrussell) as the choreography. 
The film is one of a series of three dance based films, the second and third shoot in March and will feature dancers from the dance company,The Ballet Boyz.

Caswell Coggins

Anthony Missen &amp; Kevin Turner Company Chamelion

Dave Graham

Crossfire

Kerry Green

Deane Thrussell

Genki McClure

Karina Deichler

Simone Grattarola

Skippy

'Knock At The Door' by Caswell Coggins

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=u0fk6syQ7iY Syndrome nail the squelching urban synthpop of Labrinth's Earthquake with this cool, hi-tek speaker-shakin' promo featuring an appearance from Mr Tempah...

Syndrome

JT/Monica Blackburn

Phil Tidy

Magni Augsutsson

Damian Collins

Las Bandas Be Brave

Claire Stubbs

Jen Herrera

Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah 'Earthquake' by Syndrome

Labrinth-feat.-Tinie-Tempah-'Earthquake'-by-Syndrome

X Factor 2010 runner-up Cher Lloyd, who divides opinion like no other artist, releases her second single With Ur Love (featuring Mike Posner) with this Mike Sharpe-directed promo...

Mike Sharpe

The Found Collective (FND)

Daniel Trapp

NTSH London

Thomas Ur

Lou Corcoran

Mike Prior

Cher Lloyd feat. Mike Posner 'With Ur Love' by Mike Sharpe

Pixie Lott teams up with a returning Gregg Masuak for her sixth single from the Turn It Up album. 
"I've only been back in the ring for a short while and I was pretty damned chuffed to win the commission for Pixie Lott's Broken Arrow," Gregg explains. "This shoot was mental but fun: one single day for a bunch of different performances that included several costume and makeup changes, a narrative with Pixie and two different guys, a series of dance routines, and a cluster of different scenarios - it was a large call but I don't enter anything without knowing I can deliver.


Watch: <a href="http://tiny.cc/pixielottstreetlight" target="_blank">here</a>

Streetlight Films

JP Seresin

Jason Fisher

Debs Ramsey

Dan Curwin

Pixie Lott’s Broken Arrow by Gregg Masuak

Alex Herron contrasts Mr Tempah giving it loads amidst the New York skyline with Eric Turner rocking out at a grand piano in a stark white room, in this lively promo for the anthemic and catchy Written In The Stars.

Alex Herron

BTE/Pulse

Jamie Clark

Aaron Philips

Johnny Rayner

James Hackett

Ben Pugh

Tinie Tempah’s Written In The Stars feat. Eric Turner by Alex Herron

Tinie-Tempah’s-Written-In-The-Stars-feat.-Eric-Turner-by-Alex-Herron

Trudy Bellinger

Crossroads Films

Magni Agustsson

Fleur Egan

Zoe Irwin

Charlotte Reid

Alan Parks

Katherine Jenkins’ Bring Me To Life by Trudy Bellinger

Howard Greenhalgh is back. And if that wasn't enough of a surprise, he's back with Placebo. Bloody hell, didn't Howard make the very first Placebo vids many moons ago
Probably. But For What It's Worth is also probably the best thing they've ever done together. Essentially everything gets labelled, which is both revealing and baffling. Indeed, thought-provoking - and it looks great.
What is clear that Brian Molko looks almost unfeasibly unchanged. Healthy even....

Howard Greenhalgh

Iain P

Andy Horner

Andy Blake

Vid Price

Prime Focus

John Moule

Placebo’s For What It’s Worth by Howard Greenhalgh

A believable characterisation of modern young femalehood (and an enigmatic ending) gives Caswell's video for Nick Harrison's second single an edge - with a atmospheric look courtesy of Richard Mott's photography.
Caswell's also been working on an interesting new line in dance promos. It's the next new thing...

<a href="http://www.promonews.tv/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nickharrison.jpg" rel="lightbox" title="Nick Harrison's Something Special by Caswell Coggins">
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Richard Mott

Darren Baldwin

Emily Tedrake

Nick Harrison’s Something Special by Caswell Coggins

Caswell Coggins has directed five videos for The Feeling and his latest, for Join With Us, is probably the best of the lot. It's certainly the most interesting in terms of how it was made - and potentially most significant.
The band are a set of quintessentially English gentlemen, wearing natty Edwardian suits, acting up in an English park through rain and shine - until they discover a hidden funfair from a more modern era in a secret garden - and then break out their instruments for a climactic rock-out.
The band look relaxed - it's probably the best, most appropriate vehicle they've ever had - and with a song with a killer chorus that has already been exposed via a car commercial it's going to be a big success. Certainly you wouldn't guess, without prior knowledge, that it was subject to a very particular, and on the face of it highly unlikely set of restrictions. But the fact is the video is the result of a special challenge to shoot, edit and deliver the video within 24 hours.
On the morning of July 16th, London's Capital Radio breakfast show hosts Johnny Vaughan and Denise van Outen sent The Feeling on their way to the location in West London; exactly a day later the video was complete, and was delivered to Capital and Sky TV, where it was broadcast for the first time.
Last Sunday (Aug 3rd) the story of that 24 hours making the video was told on Channel 4's T4. But it's doubtful that the show dwelled on the most significant element of this project. Despite the involvement of Capital Radio and its owners GCap and several broadcasters, the most interesting (and lucrative) contribution came from Intel Computers, who sponsored it.
That sponsorship meant Caswell Coggins and his team at Crossroads Films had the budget to achieve something remotely watchable under those restrictions. They may have been lucky with the weather, but the most important fact was the budget was in the region of £80K. They brought in the funfair to the location at Osterley Park in West London. There was enough money for the essential pre-production, which made the "24 hour challenge" achievable.
But it also brought a challenge in itself. "We had to devise a system that would involve Intel's technology as an integral part of the technology used in the transfer and edit process," reveals Caswell. "The only way to achieve the video would be to shoot on a HD format in order to be able to transfer scenes as we shot - an editor was on set to be able to piece the video together as we went. Nevertheless I wanted to have a very cinematic look for the video so Richard Mott, my DoP, recommended the Red camera, with Cook 35mm prime lenses to achieve that look."
The production indeed devised a system, with the help of camera supplier Sonic Films, to transfer footage from the Red camera using Intel technology (the usual transfer system for Red footage is Mac-based). Editor Owen Oppenheimer was therefore able to cut the video as they went - with the help of an animatic made in pre-production.
Caswell was similarly obliged to shoot the board. "Barry Wasserman [1st AD on the shoot] asked if we could afford to lose any shots. I told him that would just leave holes in the video," he recalls. "But we decided to shoot the whole thing on a Steadicam which turned out to be a very good move."
He adds that the whole English gentleman concept had come from the band's love of the Beatles films - and the Monkees - with their inherent sense of fun. "On the day, they were brilliant," says Caswell. And the band even allowed him to do a sound edit on the track, so the guitar break near the end is lengthened.
When the shoot wrapped at 10pm, Owen and Caswell completed the edit until the early hours. Then they headed back into central London, to Rushes, where colourist Simone Grattarola executed a mastergrade on the edited video.
Simone has worked on each of Caswell Coggins' videos for The Feeling and he has revealed that, apart from having to start work at 4am, it was probably the easiest of the lot - due to the level of preparation and Richard Mott's gorgeous cinematography.
The video was actually completed at around 6.30am - a full hour before it was due to be delivered at Capital. Mission impossible was accomplished - and Caswell is aware he may be setting some kind of unholy precedent in the process. But he stresses the obvious point that the sheer quality of the clip - that wonderful film quality that Richard Mott's photography achieved for example - was because it was a video that was properly resourced.
"What a pleasure to have a sizeable crew," says Caswell. "What a difference it makes." So any future 'challenges' sponsored by major corporations are hugely welcome.
Ideas on a postcard...

Ben Ansell

Owen Oppenheimer

Carmen Montanez

The Feeling’s Join With Us by Caswell Coggins

The Feeling reunite with Caswell Coggins: Turn It Up is Caswell's fourth video for the band.
It's a performance video on a big canvas with a cast of thousands. But probably not such a big budget. Just ask Kwok.

Stein Stie

Quin Williams

Carmen Montanez Callan

The Feeling’s Turn It Up by Caswell Coggins

Two contrasting videos from the Fab Two: that's Liverpool's own Goodtimes. First, there's this for Red Light Company which, for the 'Times' James Slater and Kate Sellars, is an unusually performance-orientated piece for the band's hummable With Lights Out. 
And no, that's not the lovely Madonna... 

And there's this for New Zealand's decidedly trippy Ruby Suns, which is so much more weird...
"It's quite odd," agrees James. "Once again all the characters live on my street. They all were up for idea of dressing up for a day." Indeed, who wouldn't want to wear a zebra head
Quite bonkers. But not only that, it works in 3D - quite possibly by accident. So check it out with the old-style glasses, that you might still have from the last BUG (or in my case, from the DVD of Spy Kids 3: Game Over guest starring Sly Stallone). 
It really does work...

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