Odelay Films

Alex Gargot directs a surreal&nbsp;journey through mind, body and soul, in his promo for Spanish flamenco-electronica duo&nbsp;Fuel Fandango.The Barcelona-based director, who won a Best Newcomer award at the&nbsp;UKMVAs in 2019 for his extraordinary video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/11/06/cora-novoa-state-mind-alex-gargot/61743" target="_blank">Cora Novoa's State Of Mind</a>, brings his eye for majestical visual effects to bear on this movie-scale video for Mi Huella, where&nbsp;the inhabitants of a tower block are jolted from their domestic activity when their building disconnects&nbsp;from its foundations, and launches rocket-like into Earth's upper atmosphere.With a mesmerising mix of understated VFX and portrait-style vignettes, the video is light on backstory or character development, instead placing the focus on the unfolding phenomenon which&nbsp;allows the residents to experience&nbsp;a zero gravity atmosphere, before the building settles back down to Earth. Epic stuff![imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Spain

Alex Gargot

Alberto Tortes Castello

Lenso

Daniel Avila

Arturo Salmeron

Daniel Borbujo

Eva Mackey

Juan Castillo

Angela Marin Negro

Sabrina Lazaro

Cristina Calavia

Julia Rossetti

Eighty4

OB Management

Mammut

Grayskull

Nicolas Martinez

Electronic

Flamenco

Fuel Fandango ft MJ Llergo 'Mi Huella' by Alex Gargot

Fuel Fandango feat. MJ Llergo "Mi Huella"

Hannah Berry George explores growth and anxiety in her promo for Sody's Butterfly.&nbsp;Isolated in a darkened bedroom, Sody is shown stalking the four walls around her, desperate to break the cycle of fear and overwhelm that keep her contained in&nbsp;the space. The arrival of several butterflies spurs her into action, showing how&nbsp;caring for something or someone&nbsp;can help us walk out of the darkness and back into the light - especially profound in our current climate.&nbsp;Exploring metamorphosis and the ability to break&nbsp;free from our self-imposed limitations, the poignant video ends with Sody walking off-frame, ready to face the world and conquer the uncertainty that comes with modern life.&nbsp;The use of restrained camera movement&nbsp;and&nbsp;stuttered effects in the edit helps represent the cyclical nature of fear, beautifully elevated by&nbsp;Nathalie Pitters' understated yet intimate lighting.&nbsp;&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Hannah Berry George

Oliver Falcon

Ben Falk

Giselle Garcia Castro

Nathalie Pitters

Catarina Scarpellini

Lou Macnamara

Leopold Naessens

Ash Halliburton

Adele Cany

Eamonn Hughes

Emily Wood

James Stubbs

Final Cut

Jack McGinity

CHEAT

Nikki Porter

Kat Catteneo

Sony Music

Sody 'Butterfly' by Hannah Berry George

Sody - butterfly (Official Video)

It's all a matter of perspective in Hannah Berry George's latest promo for Baby Queen.&nbsp;Shot across three different formats - on Alexa, DV cam and Snorricam - with Bella Latham (aka BQ) and friends on location in a deserted Margate - the video for Raw Thoughts meditates on expectation&nbsp;versus reality, and the twists and turns of everyday life.&nbsp;It's a dynamic, spirited visual, mirroring the highs and lows of the track, and elevated by DoP Kia Fern Little's multifaceted cinematography.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Oli Falcon

Cesci Shephard

Kia Fern Little

Avide Scalenghe Migliarini

Tami Diaz

Matt Bohun

Andre Rodrigues

Assembly Rooms

Myles Bevan

Time Based Arts

Joshua Gomez

Semera Khan

Polydor

Baby Queen 'Raw Thoughts' by Hannah Berry George

Baby Queen - Raw Thoughts (Official Video)

Lu pays homage to East Asian cinema in the explosive promo for Me &amp; U.&nbsp;Featuring a series of electrifying&nbsp;dance sequences - intertwining fight moves with modern choreography - the visual moves at breakneck speed, as we follow a character out to settle some unfinished business.&nbsp;DoP Sam Meyer nails the aesthetic, drawing inspiration from Hong Kong action films with vibrant red and gold colour palettes and frenetic camerawork.

Jerome Danvers

Marcel Myrtil

Sam Fullerton

Sam Meyer

Louis Vella

Max Edmed

Leon Pysora

Al Kashimoto

Elle Morris

Amy Dang

Tim Smith

Carla Thomas

Guillaume Maurin-belay

Naomi Weijand

Micheal Lewin

Sony

Majestic ft Kelsey 'Me & U' by Lu 

Millie Turner is at one with nature in Hannah Berry George's carefree video for Eye Of The Storm.&nbsp;Under a thick blanket&nbsp;of woodland, Turner frolics without a care in the world, delivering her performance in an understated yet joyful fashion.&nbsp;This project is purely performance based, with intriguing art direction, beautiful cinematography and a subtle hint of VFX. What more could you need?

Mel Giles

Prudence Beecroft

Tara Sadeghi

Natalie Pitters

Milo Brown

Simon Pranulyte

Rebekah Roy

Nicki Bugs

Claes Nordwell

Nadia Khairat

Awal

Millie Turner 'Eye Of The Storm' by Hannah Berry George

Millie Turner – Eye Of The Storm (Official Video)

Lu directs a charming, visually inventive promo for singer-songwriter Mathilda Homer's I Hate That I Love You So Little.&nbsp;Soft and ethereal, the visual has a fashion&nbsp;edge and a handful of subtle visual effects to elevate the minimalist concept.Multiple Mathildas appear in farmland&nbsp;countryside&nbsp;-&nbsp;a mixture&nbsp;of crops, wild flowers and the occasional looming&nbsp;electric pylon - lending the&nbsp;video a hazy, faintly magical&nbsp;atmosphere.[imgtoken data:1]

Melissa Giles

Ruaraid Achilleos

Chloe Griffin

Lucy Pearson

Alternative

Indie

Mathilda Homer 'I Hate That I Love You So Little' by Lu

Mathilda Homer - I Hate That I Love You So Little (Official Video)

James Lawes directs an eerie&nbsp;Lynchian promo for Ruby Black's Lady Death.&nbsp;The concept is focussed on&nbsp;three interconnected stories taking place within the same house, punctuated by haunting cutaways and abstract narrative sections.&nbsp;This enigmatic chiller&nbsp;unravels slowly and is very much open to interpretation - with plenty of clues to what might be bubbling under the surface.&nbsp;

James Lawes

Denise Moreno

Matt Glen

Murray Cohen

Natalie Caroline Wilkins

Sara Fagan

Williams

John Tully

Big Bouy

Dance

Ruby Black 'Lady Death' by James Lawes

Ruby Black - Lady Death (Official Video)

Shaybo can't control her anger in this&nbsp;fiery performance video from&nbsp;KC Locke.&nbsp;Pulling up to a derelict warehouse in the middle of the night, Shaybo is armed with a metal baseball bat,&nbsp;ready to fight. A group of guys in&nbsp;LED face masks stand-by as she enters, before dropping into a relentless rap about undeserving men and rumours that spread like cancer.&nbsp;Frenetic and explosive, this video showcases Shaybo as a multifacted performer who gets the job done, and does so in style. Anchored by several set pieces- including an intense scene&nbsp;with a flamethrower- this is a perfect match of concept and director, with KC Locke thriving in the dark and grungy environment.&nbsp;DP&nbsp;Stefan Yap contrasts the rapid pace with steady camera movements, allowing the on-screen action to breathe and dominate the screen.&nbsp;&nbsp;

KC Locke

Charles Lawrence

Lily Ashton

Stefan Yap

Jamil Shaukat

Friendly Dictator

Marisa Garner Associates

Janette Quaye

Black Butter

drill

Shaybo 'Anger' by KC Locke

Shaybo-'Anger'-by-Kc-Locke

Sophia + Robert bring their trademark hallucinatory style to Livin - their second collaboration with Jetta.&nbsp;Trapped in an industrial underground world, Jetta and a group of gothic dancers explore their confines as they&nbsp;cycle through a series of colour-saturated&nbsp;vignettes. Mixing high fashion and elements of grunge and punk, the styling is striking and perfectly suited to this environment.&nbsp;The use of saturated coloured lighting creates an unnerving yet strangely beautiful 'sped-up' aesthetic, echoing early videos by Marilyn Manson (by Floria Sigismondi) and Linkin Park,&nbsp;with excellent cinematography by Franklin Dow. Sophia + Robert have found a way to reference&nbsp;videos of this era without picking the obvious inspirations, paying homage to unusual work on the fringes of art and commercialism, whilst creating their very own type of pop video.The duo thrive on the border of beauty and surrealism, and this project is a brave and&nbsp;exciting addition to their videography.&nbsp;

Sophia + Robert

Gwilym Lewis-Brooke

Rosie Owens

Franklin Dow

Becky Seager

Asahi Sano

Lucy Gibson

Sophia Koegl

Marisa Garner

3 Beat Recordings

Garage

Jetta 'Livin' by Sophia + Robert

Jetta-'Livin'-by-Sophia-+-Robert

KC Locke&nbsp;pulls out all the stops&nbsp;for Mist in this high octane video for Savage.&nbsp;&nbsp;At a gritty nondescript airfield, a flurry of drifting cars, quad bikes and motorbikes roar towards the camera, while&nbsp;Mist&nbsp;hangs&nbsp;out of the passenger side window and performs. These are the cinematic-style shots the director is&nbsp;known for, and there are dozens of such moments packed within the short visual.Working with DP Sam Meyer, Locke deployed various cinematography techniques including new tech FPV race drones, Russian arm and 4x4 buggy cams to capture the high-stakes energy of the concept. It's another landmark piece in the director's phenomenal breakthrough year.

Bruno Loureiro

Luke Goodrich

Sam Mayer

Charlie Tierney

Klash Productions

Alex Gregory

The Mill

Charlie Morris

Nathan Tettey

Warner Music

Grime

Mist 'Savage' by KC Locke

Mist-'Savage'-by-Kc-Locke

Etta Bond has sensual skin-on-skin contact&nbsp;in Die In Your Arms.Shot from above, the beautifully hazy visuals depict Bond performing the laidback banger, whilst being caressed by a variety of disembodied hands. Soaked in a sunset-gold&nbsp;light, the intimate video is soft and luscious, with a stunning performance from the artist.&nbsp;The closeups of intertwined bodies moving to the beat lends an almost surreal vibe to the concept, whilst featured artist Kaleem Taylor's performance section also edges on the darker side of fantasy. Great work from the team, who elevate a simple concept into an engaging and bittersweet fantasy.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Luciana Riso

Julian Lalinde

Auriol Williamson

Sarah Louise Keane

Rochelle Adadevoh

Oddchild

Etta Bond ft Kaleem Taylor 'Die In Your Arms'

Etta-Bond-(feat.-Kaleem-Taylor)-'Die-In-Your-Arms'-by-Jesse-May-Fisher

Sophia + Robert's epic six-part series for Askjell culminates in a whirlwind romance in Half Empty But Happy.&nbsp;Starting where we left off in <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/10/31/askjell-first-goodbye-sophia-robert/61609" target="_blank">The First Goodbye</a>, female lead Tin thrashes in the pool, captured in lo-fi underwater shots, before we see her in an apartment, being filmed by her love interest. Her wings are gone, perhaps suggesting that she isn't in such a rush to get away. She has found love, and everything in the first minute or so leads us to believe that this is an equal and complete romance.&nbsp;Through unusual, wide-angle shots, we see various displays of affection and the couple clowning around in different costumes, having the time of their life. As the story progresses, however, cracks start to appear. As Tin revisits the beach, she starts to obsess over the rocks, the location, the air. The male character walks into the pool where we last saw Tin, and starts to shiver erratically as he smokes a cigarette. He isn't accustomed to this life, and the cracks are starting to show.&nbsp;Slumped outside on a graffiti-covered wall, the couple's faces are stained with&nbsp;makeup around their eyes and face, a huge contrast to their natural and bare beauty at the beginning. Experimenting with different colours, different costumes and different personalities, the pair can't seem to make things fit.&nbsp;The ending depicts them both with their heads in the air, breathing deeply as a light burns white onto the screen. We aren't given a tight ending in a neat package, it's very much open to interpretation, which is the beauty of the Sophia + Robert's&nbsp;work. A&nbsp;stunning way&nbsp;to complete an ambitious project.&nbsp;

Norway

Ersan Beskardes

Samia Ahmed

Rosie Owen

Frankin Dow

Peter Bishop

Verity May Lane

Iulia-a Roman

Andreea Gruioniu

Instrumental

Askjell 'Half Empty But Happy' by Sophia + Robert

Askjell-'Half-Empty-But-Happy'-by-Sophia-+-Robert

Belatedly arriving on Promonews after its win in the Best Dance Video Newcomer award at last month's UKMVAs, comes Spanish director Alex Gargot's highly imaginative gothic horror for Cora Novoa.Gargot's impressively-mounted video explores life and death in a surreal and nightmarish vision, as a&nbsp;grief-stricken mother&nbsp;battles&nbsp; overwhelming sadness after the loss of her son - and&nbsp;then the terrifying possibility of his continued presence after death.&nbsp;Rather than following a&nbsp;traditional narrative structure, the scenes are sporadic, exploring different moments in the Mother's tragic breakdown, and jumping backwards and forwards to get a sense of perspective, and to piece the puzzle together.&nbsp;The use of&nbsp;pulsating lighting to generate tension and atmosphere, is also highly effective, and&nbsp;Thais Català's composition and camerawork creates an unsettling yet contemporary world for this story to inhabit. It's creepy but great fun at the same time. Here's a director who is definitely one to watch out for.

Alvaro Priante

Thais Català

Chary Romero

Marc Morató @ Metropolitana

Cora Novoa 'State Of Mind' by Alex Gargot

Cora-Novoa-'State-Of-Mind'-by-Alex-Gargot

In the fourth video collaboration from Askjell's EP, Sophia + Robert continue their twisted avant-garde fantasy.&nbsp;In the opening, we see a girl with wings slumped on the floor by a&nbsp;pool. Her mind is elsewhere, as she stares right past the camera towards the sky. The narrative is very much a mystery-&nbsp;we are given short flashbacks of a time where the girl was in the water, thrashing around joyously, without the new additions on her back. But this isn't a narrative in the traditional sense, it very much veers&nbsp;into experimental territory, and viewers are not given many clues.&nbsp;The wings immediately conjure up religious or spiritual themes, such as a fallen angel or a dead girl who is revisiting the place she died. But just as easily, we could attribute this to her being an alien or a different kind of creature altogether. Sophia + Robert thrive with concepts that keep viewers on their toes and guessing, and this video is very much in the same vein.&nbsp;Beautifully cold and crisp, the muted colour palettes complement the stark minimalism of the piece, and a top-notch performance from actress Tin makes this a&nbsp;wonderfully offbeat and effective promo.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Juan Minotta

Lucy Cooper

Mats Rivenes

Marissa Garner Associates

Island Records

Askjell 'The First Goodbye' by Sophia + Robert

Askjell-'The-First-Goodbye'-by-Sophia-+-Robert

Together with the video the Ed Sheeran collab <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/08/28/ed-sheeran-ft-stormzy-jaykae-aitch-take-me-back-london-sir-spyro-remix-kc-locke/60472" target="_blank">Take Me Back To London</a>, KC Locke has directed a very different visual for Stormzy's latest solo offering.This is a stripped-back performance video - starting with Stormzy walking into a studio to a sample of the eponymous Wiley, before breaking into the fast and furious Wiley Flow, supported by his buddies.&nbsp;It's a well-crafted one-take piece, which uses choreography cues and lighting triggers to deliver a high energy performance - and of course, Stormzy’s high-calibre charismatic personality and energy.And if the intention was to bring&nbsp;the big man back to the raw&nbsp;street vibe of his early videos, following the spectacular Scholfield-directed blockbusters&nbsp;for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/04/29/stormzy-vossi-bop-henry-scholfield/58451" target="_blank">Vossi Bop</a> and <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/09/10/stormzy-sounds-skeng-henry-scholfield/60674" target="_blank">Sounds Of The Skeng</a>,&nbsp;then this really does the job.

Manoela Chiabai

Nicola Sheppard

Stormzy 'Wiley Flow' by KC Locke

Stormzy-'Wiley-Flow'-by-Kc-Locke

Jetta rocks around London in this fashion-centric video by Sophia+Robert.Inspired by haute couture fashion photography of the 80s, the concept features Jetta performing in several studio and location based setups,&nbsp;whilst&nbsp;rocking pieces by Thierry Mugler and Vivienne Westwood. All the while carrying a huge musical note throughout London.The architectural qualities of the wardrobe pieces are matched with art direction full of sharp lines, contours and high contrast. The black and white grade throughout the majority of the video helps cement the 80s feel, and the frenetic editing, full of fast zooms, quickfire cutting and intermittent 16mm film artefacts carries a DIY/experimental aesthetic that really helps tie the concept together.&nbsp;

Jetta 'No Fire' by Sophia+Robert

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