Producer

Paul Weston

Will Hooper continues his creative partnership with Sad Night Dynamite&nbsp;by directing the riotous video for the first single of their latest campaign - with SND's Josh and Archie as worker drone-enemies who meet in the street... and then it all kicks off.The Sick Of Your Sound video a frantic montage of POV rage, as we see the boys perform as they try and choke each other out, attracting an audience of curious onlookers. It's nasty, and we should not watch... yet we must.&nbsp;Because it's funny and an appropriately aggressive way to visualize this bad banger of a track.Reddened faces, watering eyes, nose’s bleeding, veins bulging... balancing a surreal, uncanny vibe with violent, bloody brilliance, it's an ugly yet satisfying watch. And a sign of great things to come.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]

United Kingdom

Suzie Walsh

Will Hooper

Jack Bingham

Blink

Sam Seager

Natasha Duursma

Alasdair Baines

Caleb Johnson

Chrissy Hutton

Mathilda Mace

Eden Read

Assembly Rooms

Richard Fearon

Black Kite Studios

Machine Shop

Elektra Records

Alternative

Sad Night Dynamite 'Sick Of Your Sound' by Will Hooper

Sad Night Dynamite - Sick of Your Sound (Official Video)

Jak Payne directs a jolting and haunting promo for Polish-born, UK-based electronic artist VTSS.&nbsp;Taking inspiration from directors&nbsp;Julia Ducournau and David Cronenberg, the unsettling visuals centre around a studio performance, where the artist creeps and scuttles around an abstract space, and becomes entangled in mesmerising shibari.&nbsp;Utilising AR and video effects to distort the artist's face in the closeup setups,&nbsp;&nbsp;the film reflects on the applications of new technologies and their increasing influence on self-perception.

Louis Simonon

Marko Vrbos

Jak Payne

Frankie Willcock

Rosie Brear

Ryan Delahunty

Peter Bishop

Laura Northover

Joe Mulvihill

Adam Fox

Sam Harvey

Yoi Wan Kong

VTSS 'Body Mind Hell' by Jak Payne

VTSS - 'Body Mind Hell' (Official Video)

Barnstorming indie band Wet Leg are reimagined as bath-loving aliens beamed down from outer space, in Fred Rowson's loveably&nbsp;eccentric promo for Too Late Now.&nbsp;Wrapped in bath towels, the band venture out into Croydon to experience the Earthly delight of a good hot soak for the very first time, reflecting the lyrics, “I just need a bubble bath to set me on a higher path”.During their pursuit they encounter the addictions of bubble bath and the relaxing qualities of cucumbers - which involves a certain amount of suggestiveness, in the already characteristic Wet Leg style&nbsp;-&nbsp;eventually finding true nirvana in the form of a very pink hot tub, drawing a conclusion to the space-invaders’ pilgrimage.Filmed across two days in South-East London and on a rather muddy Kentish farm, DoP Rik Burnell worked closely with Rowson to achieve the ‘fly on the wall’ aesthetic, shot on a very very long lens with minimal lighting.[imgtoken data:1]<blockquote>I was slightly stunned to shoot the first Wet Leg video that they didn’t direct themselves.</blockquote>"Wet Leg may be the coolest band of the year, but, surprisingly, they are also 2021’s year’s most innocent gang of outsiders," comments Rowson. "Tasked with documenting their first experience of exploring an urban centre outside of Ryde [on the Isle of Wight] I was shocked by their naivety, and nearly lost them on numerous occasions, not least when Rhian nearly went under a bus. Twice."Thankfully, no indie kids were harmed in the making of this movie, and the quintet instinctively found their way to the safety of a rural setting. Thank God. "Seriously though. I was slightly stunned when Hester and Rhian asked me to shoot the first Wet Leg video that they didn’t direct themselves. Pressure, considering that their previous two were, for me, the best of the year. But, from conception to shoot to edit, this was a mad, magical collaboration that’s up there with my favourite music video experiences."Thank you to Domino and John Moule for trusting us to get on with it, and thank you as always to the team of Terminators at Blink - Rosie, Seb, Laura: you gave up your lives and made this happen in less than a week. Thank you. Best in town."

Fred Rowson

Sebastian Jowers

Alasdair Copland

Rik Burnell

Eve Carreno

Julia Chacińska

Emma Jayne Lipop

Sarah Scott

Joseph Taylor

The Assembly Rooms

Blackboard Studios

Joseph Gochez

Jack Stone

John Moule

Domino Recording Company

Gaby Mawson

Indie

Rock

Wet Leg 'Too Late Now' by Fred Rowson

Wet-Leg-'Too-Late-Now'-by-Fred-Rowson

James Theseus Buck and Luke Brooks - aka Rottingdean Bazaar - bring their innovative&nbsp;mixed media magic to Audiobooks' new promo for Lalala It’s The Good Life.Working with longtime collaborator&nbsp;Annie Collinge, they styled and photographed the band in a studio to create stills for detailed fabric prints.&nbsp;They then poke hands through, fold, wobble, and vacuum the prints against&nbsp;a variety of muted backdrops, allowing them to pop off the screen.By packing each frame with clever movements to create the impression of moving lips, guitar playing and dancing - and that's just the start of it -&nbsp;the video has instant replay value. In true Rotttingdean style, they capture the chaos and fun of the track while creating something that is distinctively them.&nbsp;Following on from their adventurous abstract fashion film Scale, their music video&nbsp;for the band Dry Cleaning, and&nbsp;pieces for Burberry, Bottega Veneta, Microsoft and Paul Smith, Rottingdean Bazaar continue to push boundaries and expand their impressive portfolio into new and exciting places.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Rottingdean Bazaar

Annie Collinge

Joe Walton

Whitehouse Post

Andi Chu

Heavenly Recordings

Audiobooks 'Lalala It's The Good Life' by Rottingdean Bazaar & Annie Collinge

Audiobooks-'Lalala-It's-The-Good-Life'-by-Rottingdean-Bazaar-And-Annie-Collinge

Fred Rowson reunites with Olly Alexander and Years &amp; Years in a thoroughly joyful new video for single Starstruck - choreographed by Sherrie Silver.It's the band's first release since Alexander’s breakthrough acting role&nbsp;in Russell T Davies’s TV drama&nbsp;It’s A Sin, and marks the return of Rowson to music video after a busy year making commercials and hunkering down to write his first feature film. And the result of their reunion is a delight - an outpouring of impish energy from the band's frontman, who utilises his on-screen charisma to inhabit not one but two versions of himself.Shot in the Hotel Café Royal in Piccadilly Circus in London - a gorgeously luxurious location made available as a result of the pandemic - the pyjama and dressing gown-clad Alexander looks uncertainly into one of its many ornate mirrors, and then finds himself facing a seriously adoring fan - his own döppelgänger. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]The entire video is the interplay between the two Ollys, masterfully shot&nbsp;and made cartoonishly entertaining by the choreography by Sherrie Silver, the Rwandan-born choreographer and dancer who shot to fame when she worked with Donald Glover on the video for Chilish Gambino's&nbsp;This Is America, and other projects.DoP&nbsp;Jaime Feliu-Torres makes full use of the lavish location, with silky-smooth Steadicam work throughout - especially in challenging scenarios, including multiple chase scenes - and the art direction and styling feel perfectly fitting, with an opulent yet contemporary spin.&nbsp;In short, this is a wonderfully charming comeback for Alexander, who has the zesty energy of a newcomer, balanced with the experience of an industry pro - and also for Fred Rowson, quite possibly&nbsp;the&nbsp;UK's best dressed music video director...FRED ROWSON:"Knowing that It's A Sin was soon to be released, but not knowing the massive impact it would have, Olly was clearly keen to create something totally different to what came before. Like the music, it represents all the things that we missed in 2020 - colour, joy, energy, comedy.[imgtoken data:2]<blockquote>It represents all the things that we missed in 2020 - colour, joy, energy, comedy.</blockquote>"This is light years away from the world that we created for Palo Santo on the last album, and all the better for it. We assembled an incredible team to bring Olly's vision to life, and I had my own starstruck moment when choreographer Sherrie Silver came on board. I've been desperate to work with her for years, and she did not disappoint; her wild, inspired ideas elevated the concept at every turn. She, Olly and I became like a three-headed monster, all adding jokes, dance moves and suggestions for shots."This kind of atmosphere attracts the best crew, and we were blessed with an amazing team, who pulled this off on a crazily tight schedule. Huge love to everyone at Blink, and on the production, who gave us the means to create something wild. I can't wait to see where Years &amp; Years go next."[imgtoken data:3]<blockquote>Sherrie, Olly and I became like a three-headed monster...</blockquote>LAURA NORTHOVER (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER):"Fred is a joy to work with. He’s a meticulous planner and fosters a uniquely collaborative environment when making a music video."I’m super pleased he’s back in the music video game because I missed him when he was annoyingly focussed on a feature and all of those commercials."

Rachel Bashford

Andrew Potter

Jaime Feliu-torres

Anil Duru

Julian White

Jennifer Gardiner

Nicholas Royal

Shiori Takahashi

Porsche Poon

Samuel Marr

Tamara Mennell

Polydor

Sherrie Silver

Richard Lewis

Marti Guiver

Hiroshi Matsushita

Years & Years 'Starstruck' by Fred Rowson

Years-And-Years-'Starstruck'-by-Fred-Rowson

Young lovers harness the power of a cosmic event in Will Hooper’s video for Dua Lipa’s single Levitating, remixed by the Blessed Madonna and featuring none other than Madonna and Missy Elliott.Following&nbsp;a successful run of videos for Declan McKenna, Hooper now lends his surreal perspective to a hybrid of conceptual performance and sci-fi inspired narrative.&nbsp;DoP&nbsp;Rina Yang executes a contemporary and inspired vision, treading a fine&nbsp;line between fashion editorial and home video, every frame a worthy photograph in itself.&nbsp;Although Madge is absent, Lipa and Elliot bring a torrent of energy to the table,&nbsp;which creates a sense of unabashed fun and celebration. Brilliant and beautiful work.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Corin Taylor

Julian Richards

Gabriel O'Donohoe

Rina Yang

Kate Mollins

Elliot Beech

Zach Apo-tsang

Lorenzo Posocco

Sam Allen

Homespun

Dan Saunders

Katie Dolan

Spike Morris

Dua Lipa ft Madonna & Missy Elliot 'Levitating (Remix)' by Will Hooper

Dua-Lipa-'Levitating-Remix-Ft-Madonna-And-Missy-Elliot'-by-Will-Hooper

Declan Mckenna performs in a fluffy cloud like world that descends into glitchy chaos in Will Hooper's video for Beautiful Faces.&nbsp;Opening with a studio setup of Declan and his band, the utopian visuals are crammed full of colour and anachronistic styling. Within moments, the video is glitching with odd frames spliced between shots, the dreamy aesthetic slowly corrupting and morphing into something unusual.&nbsp;Utilising AR technology, the visuals become more and more CGI-driven,&nbsp;the artist's likeness bending, transforming and flying through the sky. Reminiscent of a fatal computer error in&nbsp;The Sims,&nbsp;the characters melt into the walls, duplicate and bend their limbs into unhuman form.This balance of live action and visual effects is an interesting&nbsp;departure for Will Hooper - who's last&nbsp;released video is a <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/10/16/slaves-one-more-day-wont-hurt-will-hooper/61400" target="_blank">furiously intense&nbsp;video for Slaves</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;topped off with a confident and assured performance from McKenna.&nbsp;

Ty Hack

Stefan Yap

William Pope

Laura Little

Michael Darlington

Jackie Tyson

Speade

Michael Lewin

Marcus Albertsen

Jomar O’Meally

Josh Brooks

Alfie Dwyer

Cinelab Film and Digital

Declan McKenna 'Beautiful Faces' by Will Hooper

Declan-Mckenna--'Beautiful-Faces-'-by-Will-Hooper

Avelino explores the idea of influence&nbsp;in Nadira Amrani's video for Higher Power.&nbsp;Across a multitude of abstract vignettes, Amrani juxtaposes traditional ideas of power in society - the clothes, cars, money - with the many pitfalls. That includes when followers turn on you as a leader, and when your influence becomes unmanageable.&nbsp;Very much open to interpretation, the visuals play off religious and societal iconography with a fresh selection of high concept performance setups.&nbsp;

Nadira Amrani

Nailah Clair Blissett

Ellie Phipps

Tom Allan

Olan Collardy

Rhys Warren

Jade Mortimer

Charlotte Roberts

Billie Mckenzie

Stephen Dunn

Jennifer Tividad

Sony Music

Matt Alsop

Avelino 'Higher Power' by Nadira Amrani

Avelino - Higher Power (Official Video)

A woman escapes a forbidding testing facility in Jak Payne's video for Prospa's banging Control The Party.&nbsp;Shot in the soon to be demolished Fawley Power Station, the concept centres on a group of unwilling test subjects, reminiscent of the MK Ultra experiments of the 1960s. As the lead character, played by model Alice Dellal, enters the facility, she notices several others in various states of distress.&nbsp;With styling that nods towards Jean-Paul Gaultier's stunning bondage pieces&nbsp;in The Fifth Element, and a heavy use of dramatic red and green lighting, this is a dystopia that no-one wants to be a part of. Our protagonist escapes the facility with a little help from a friend, but as she sits on the beach enjoying her new found freedom, you can't help but wonder if she is going to get dragged right back in.&nbsp;

Ghandi El-Chamaa

Harry Hardwick

Chris Malin

Ruben Woodin Dechamps

Rich Savage

Lydia Stott

Bill Rae Smith

Maria Bracher

Joanne Coleman

Gaia Borretti

The Mill

Charlie Morris

Alice Dellal

Marco Grey

Dance

Prospa 'Control The Party' by Jak Payne 

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Will Hooper follows up his first video for APRE, with something altogether darker and more surreal for Come Down - a darkly comic suburban nightmare, with the duo suffering at the hands of weaponised old folk.Or, is it all a dream...? Hooper brings back some cast from Gap Year 2008, and uses home video as well as the pro format to reinforce that disorientating sense of unknowable menace.

Femi Anderson

Anna De Guia‐eriksson

Joseph Jones

Molly Manning Walker

Ali King

Hélio Ribeiro

Natasha Piper

Celia Arias

Grace Sinnott

The Quarry

Peter Oppersdorff

Richard Grewe

Indie-pop

APRE 'Come Down' by Will Hooper

Apre-'Come-Down'-by-Will-Hooper

Please ensure your seatbelts are fastened as you fly cubicle class in Will Hooper&rsquo;s new video for APRE.Hooper takes us all on that student staple, the mandatory long trip from away from home between A-Levels and uni, without actually leaving the airport toilet.And as with his MVA-winning video for IDLES, the wittily inventive production design&nbsp;is the key to the success of&nbsp;the video for Gap Year 2008 by the London duo just signed to Polydor, who seem&nbsp;more like stay-at-home types...

Sara Fawsitt

Joe Jones

Jaimie Jarvis

Sara Bowden

Charlie Von Rotberg

Sara Hassan

Paul O’Callaghan

Julius Beltrame

Anthony Mchugh

Laurie Walters

Jack Needell

Alice Clark

APRE 'Gap Year 2008' by Will Hooper 

Apre-'Gap-Year-'-by-Will-Hooper-

The third video for Years &amp; Years&#39; second album Palo Santo sees Fred Rowson create a sort of postscript to the short film he directed that brought the album&#39;s dystopian universe to life, and provided the context for his videos for <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/03/12/years-years-sanctify-fred-rowson" target="_blank">Sanctify</a> and <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/05/16/years-years-if-youre-over-me-fred-rowson" target="_blank">If You&#39;re Over Me</a>.Once again, Y&amp;Y&#39;s frontman Olly Alexander is the smouldering human dancer existing in a world run by androids. But with All For You, Rowson focusses on performance, movement and&nbsp;atmosphere rather than narrative development. And ultimately it involves&nbsp;a tempestuous Olly pitting himself against a sexy android girl in a dance battle of the ages. It&#39;s all symbolic of the psychological battle raging within Olly Alexander.

Abi Jones

Jack Meredith

Mauro Chiarello

Rami Bartholdy

Nathan Matthews

Zoe Klink

Nick Royal

Romin Sartipi

Jenny Glynn

David Stephens @ Assembley Rooms

Clare Norrish

Emily Tedrake

Years & Years 'All For You' by Fred Rowson 

Years-&-Years-'All-For-You-'-by-Fred-Rowson-

Over the first two videos of the new album campaign Fred Rowson has explored the alternate universe that powers Years &amp; Years&#39; new album Palo Santo - released today (July 6th). And now, following <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/03/12/years-years-sanctify-fred-rowson" target="_blank">Sanctify</a> and <a href="http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/05/16/years-years-if-youre-over-me-fred-rowson" target="_blank">If You&#39;re Over Me</a> comes the accompanying short film - also named Palo Santo - that brings it all together.In fact, this beautifully made short sci-fi drama, shot in Thailand, really is what the campaign is all about. It adds&nbsp;a new dimension to the story more broadly touched upon in the videos, of human enslavement by android masters, to provide round-the-clock entertainment.&nbsp;At the heart of it is Olly Alexander&#39;s role as entertainer-in-chief in this android world Palo Santo, and the prize property&nbsp;of an android apparachnik and ringmaster - a subtle and sympathetic&nbsp;characterisation by the Thai actor Vithaya Pansringarm.[imgtoken data:1]The previous videos are abbreviated in the film to give more room to&nbsp;the narrative, while&nbsp;there are some surprising cameos - the ominiscient voice that directs life in Palo Santo is provided by none other than Dame Judy Dench; there&#39;s also an appearance by Ben Whishaw.&nbsp;It looks stunning, courtesy of photography by DoP Jaime Feliu Torres, and superbly edited by Sacha Szwarc at Speade.&nbsp;Written by Alexander and Rowson - who have a long association of working together - the pace of Palo Santo never drops, as it flips seamlessly&nbsp;between character interplay&nbsp;and performance set-pieces, taking in moments of humour and pathos. It becomes&nbsp;a genuinely emotional ride. Ultimately it&nbsp;shows what an accomplished director that&nbsp;Fred Rowson has become.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Years & Years 'Palo Santo' by Fred Rowson

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