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KLVDR directs a palpably luxurious video with a brutal twist, for Skepta's return with Nirvana.Set in a stately home, Skepta plays a butler, second-in-command to the head butler (played by Terence Vincent),&nbsp;who provides a special service to the beautiful lady of the house (played by Marlene Marie) - in the boudoir.[imgtoken data:1]Things get darker when J Balvin makes his appearance, tied to an upturned chair in a dank basement. It's the first suggestion that things may not turn out so well for Skepta either.With a combination of the grand setting, supporting characters and the casting of a glamourous femme fatale, KLVDR has graduated to a fully cinematic experience, with elements of Bond. Ultimately, the ending is blood-soaked and downbeat - like the better Bond movies. But perhaps surprisingly, Skepta's fate is not to emerge as a winner, but to be replaced.

United Kingdom

KLVDR

Bruno Loureiro

Pulse Films

Nnena Nwakodo

Rachel Bashford

Ellicia Lotherington

Stefan Yap

Anil Duru

Lee Parfitt

Liz El-kadhi

Natalia Glowczynska

Kate O’shea

Blaine Pearson

Ten Three

Karol Cybulski

CHEAT

Denova Media

Molly-anne

Cinelab Film and Digital

Hip Hop

Grime

Skepta ft J Balvin 'Nirvana' by KLVDR

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Florian Joahn delivers a smooth hypnotic vid for Ragz Originale’s chilled ring Out featuring 24hoursav. Using an inventive 'out of the eye'-style zoom-out&nbsp;from one shot to the next - courtesy of motion control - Ragz naturally charms his way through the video&nbsp;with his effortless swag and effective style, while exchanging smooth vocals with 24hoursav. Florian makes great use of the concept as we see Ragz and his squad in different settings, maintaining&nbsp;a consistency throughout that&nbsp;fits&nbsp;the song perfectly. You’ll be copying Ragz’s dance moves in no time. &nbsp;

Florian Joahn

COMPULSORY

Kiran Mandla

Louis Mackay

Karla Quininez Leon

This And That Media

Connor Coolbear

Electric Theatre Collective

Sharkkana

CHAMU

Ragz Originale ft 24hoursav 'Ring Out' by Florian Joahn

Ragz Originale - ring out .f/ 24hoursav (Video)

Directing trio Crowns &amp; Owls transport Octavian to a surreal wonderland in the hypnotic visual for Poison, negotiating a world between love, lust... and something much darker.&nbsp;Utilising four cameras - including the FLIR thermal camera - the visual is a tapestry of experimental setups, each shot in a stylised, hyper-exaggerated way. Turning traditional rap videos on their head, performance is still very much the focus of the video, yet Kaname Onoyama's mind-bending cinematography adds a standout unique flair and polish.&nbsp;CROWNS &amp; OWLS:“It was rad to build a world around this tune, and to have had the trust from Octavian to try something we’re not really seeing in UK rap videos. There’s some really nice themes going on in the song, but we focused on playing with the central idea of lust and imagining that as a poisonous substance."Using a custom rig we were able to use a dual camera system; one capturing reality whilst the other was simultaneously capturing a thermal version of the same shot. This allowed us to seamlessly slip between two worlds as we’re following the artists through a fever dream."The video was shot just before the UK Covid-19 lockdown, with post happening remotely during quarantine. We’re so thankful to all of the amazing individuals who helped this video come together during such strange times.”[imgtoken data:1]<blockquote>This is the result of using four cameras - two Alexa Minis, a Flir thermal camera and an Insta 360.</blockquote>KANAME ONOYAMA (DoP):“This music video, which we shot in one day, is the result of using four cameras (two Alexa Minis, a Flir thermal camera and an Insta 360) and many different setups and lenses. Crowns &amp; Owls are a trio of directors/photographers, skilled both artistically and technically, and with a precise vision of what they wanted for this music video."It was very interesting to look with them for the right setups to make this vision a reality; and, in spite of the very little time we had to prep everything, I am hopeful that we managed to create something as crazy, disturbing and beautiful as they had in mind.”

Crowns & Owls

Greg Smith

Javier Alejandro

Noir

Daphne Do

Daniel Smith

Kaname Onoyama

Silvio Bersani

Jomar O'Meally

Will Lyte

Danny Hayward

Ciaran Linden Beale

Shamara Roper

Mata Marielle

Bissane Kim

Paume

Jonny Tully

Big Buoy

Hannah Whitehall

Alex Sossah

Black Butter

Zoe Rose Davies

Molly Fleet

Alternative

Octavian ft Take A Daytrip, Obongjayar & Santi 'Poison' by Crowns & Owls

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