Director of Photography

Robbie Ryan

New director Sam Aminzadeh has made an auspicious music video directing debut with an delightful video for London singer-songwriter Murkage Dave, shot by the legendary DoP Robbie Ryan.The video for World I Want To Live In expresses the positive message in Murkage Dave's gospel-influenced song, in a studio set-up where a group of disparate individuals come together to express themselves collectively through dance.Dave is the charismatic centre that holds this group together, performing the song which reflects upon the stress that social media can cause, to him and to everyone else. The simple but expressive dance moves of the group - a collaboration&nbsp;of professional dancers and non-professionals - symbolises a common strategy, or therapy, to deal with the stress;&nbsp;finding a route to make that improved world that Dave is talking about.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aminzadeh has been working as an assistant to some eminent directors over the past few years, including Daniel Wolfe, Kim Gehrig and Grant Singer. With this accomplished debut&nbsp;he shows he has a very promising future as a director&nbsp;himself.

United Kingdom

Matty Healy

Angie Broomfield

Saman Aminzadeh

Shion Hayasaka

Suzie Fownes

Anonymous Content

Leo Oleskar

Rory Power

Juliette Temple

Ethan Samuel Jacobs

Steve Shaw

Myles Bevan

Time Based Arts

Murkage Dave 'World I Want To Live In' by Sam Aminzadeh

Murkage-Dave--'World-I-Want-To-Live-In'-by-Saman-Aminzadeh

WIZ reunites with longtime collaborator Will Young for the first part of a short film, heralding the singer's latest project, an album&nbsp;of cover versions. And once again, director and artist explore interesting&nbsp;dramatic territory for Young's intriguing take on Bat For Lashes' Daniel.Young plays an ageing theatre actor -&nbsp;a character in sad decline, desperately clinging to his dignity.&nbsp;As he has demonstrated in various other videos down the years, directed by&nbsp;WIZ and others, the singer demonstrates a real capacity to inhabit a role and&nbsp;express&nbsp;vulnerability, and here he plays this flawed character&nbsp;with real pathos."The Daniel&nbsp;video is the first of two to be derived from&nbsp;Just Like That,&nbsp;a short film featuring Will," explains WIZ - aka Andrew Whiston. "The theme is addiction - addiction to performance. How there’s no escaping it, despite all the damage it may bring. It always pulls you back, as seemingly the only fulfilment lies in the ephemeral thrill of the stage. Also, it was shot By Robbie Ryan, which is pretty insane!"With muted cinematography and in-camera effects by Ryan - the DoP renowned for his work with Ken Loach and Andrea Arnold -&nbsp;WIZ keeps focussed on Young's&nbsp;characterisation&nbsp;throughout, prefaced by narrative context. It's on a smaller scale than the epic cinematic drama they created together for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZpWnuzVlxk" target="_blank">All Time Love</a>&nbsp;some years ago,&nbsp;but arguably this is WIZ and Will Young's most courageous collaboration yet.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

Cait Lyn Adamson

My Accomplice

Richard Grewe

Alisa Tritenko

Chris Kelly

Mia Castles

Charlie Hippisley

Stevi Jelbart

Tracy Ejuetami

Jacques Simon

Trim Editing

Richard Fearon

Black Kite

Alexa Haywood at Free Agent UK

Cooking Vinyl

Cinelab Film and Digital

Will Young 'Daniel' by WIZ

Will-Young-'Daniel-'-by-Wiz

Sophie Muller directs a haunting promo in reverse for regular collaborator Birdy.&nbsp;Following the stripped-back seaside vision for Surrender back in January, the video for Loneliness encompasses the same vulnerability and wistful performance style, with a more conceptual and experimental aesthetic.&nbsp;With cinematography by Robbie Ryan and art direction from Alison Dominitz, Muller&nbsp;mixes contemporary, dilapidated locations with vintage patterns and materials, giving the project a universal and timeless feel. The desaturated colour palettes elevate the melancholic atmosphere, and are reminiscent of their previous collaborations, and one of the director's most iconic visuals, Nelly Furtado's Try.&nbsp;The use of reverse footage adds another layer of surreality to the promo, representing the themes of loss and loneliness, and the feeling that things aren't quite what they seem.&nbsp;

Sophie Muller

Chris Murdoch

Prettybird

Juliette Larthe

Hayley Williams - 1st AD

Kitt Sullivan

Leo Olesker

Alison Dominitz

Aldene Johnson

Georgina Hamed

Dan Curwin

Atlantic Records

Birdy 'Loneliness' by Sophie Muller

Birdy--'Loneliness'-by-Sophie-Muller

Molly Burdett's latest video for Arlo Parks is a tender portrait of youth that explores the highs and lows of adolescence, loneliness, and friendship - shot by&nbsp;Oscar-nominated cinematographer Robbie Ryan, and starring Bafta-winning actor Molly Windsor.&nbsp;&nbsp;This intimate film for Hope, released just ahead of Arlo Parks' much-anticipated debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams,&nbsp;is&nbsp;a timely reminder about the power of togetherness; something everyone needs now more than ever.

Molly Burdett

Ersan Beskardes

Spindle

Miles Nathan

Rachel Bashford

Elle Lotherington

Connor Travis-hunter

Elena Muntoni

Lucy Upton-Prowse

Emilie Louizides

Greg Hackett

Tim Swaby

Tim Smith

CHEAT

No.8

Molly Windsor

Transgressive

Mouthpiece

Arlo Parks 'Hope' by Molly Burdett

Arlo Parks - Hope (Official Video)

Sophie Muller directs a zesty, effervescent promo for Kylie's return to her disco comfort zone.&nbsp;Taking place in the outer reaches of the disco galaxy, the video cycles between glittering performance shots - atop an opulent horse statue, no less - and snippets of choreography, all overlaid with shooting stars and galactic visual effects.&nbsp;The maximalist video&nbsp;pays homage to some of Sophie Muller's strongest work - most comparably&nbsp;the dream sequence in No Doubt's Simple Kind Of Life -&nbsp;but with a fresh and contemporary twist.Kylie's performance is as animated, dynamic and Kylie-esque as ever, encapsulating the fun and unabashed energy of the track whilst reminding her contemporaries why the world first fell in love with her some three decades ago.&nbsp;This is Muller and Minogue's fourth video collaboration together - but the first for a while. Of course it's a match made in Heaven...

Benji Landman

Cristina Cretu

Andy Cole

Matthew Josephs, Ed Marler

Christian Vermaak

Andrew Gallimore

Ross McDowell

Dancer: Kaner Flex

Faith Holmes

Kylie Minogue 'Say Something' by Sophie Muller

Kylie-Minogue-'Say-Something'-by-Sophie-Muller

Django Django are back, with Tic Tac Toe, and a new video by regular collaborator John Maclean - borther of the bands&#39;s drummer and producer David.In it, Vincent Neff leaves the band&#39;s caravan to have a cool, speeded-up English seaside adventure (it was shot in Hastings): a quick successful pool game, fish &amp; chips, a trippy trip on the Ghost Train.Some of the team involved in Maclean&#39;s first feature <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3205376/" target="_blank">Slow West</a> were involved in making this - including DoP Robbie Ryan who shot the video on 16mm, sped up in-camera. The result is classic Django Django, employing lo-fi VFX tricky, consistently entertaining and unpretentious.&quot;The film could be about the fading era of the beach arcades, time moving too fast, love and games, horror and happiness,&quot; says John Maclean. &quot;But it is actually about a man who needs to go buy a pint of milk to make a cup of tea.&quot;

John Maclean

Precious Mahaga

Greatcoat Films

Simon Oxley

Pedro Rilhó

Christina Cretu

Kai Blamey

Robin Jones

Jax Harney

Django Django, Hannah Louie, Grace Upshall,  Jean Maclean, Bryan Mills,  Robin Jones

Jane Third

Because Music

Indie

Alternative

Django Django 'Tic Tac Toe' by John Maclean

Django-Django-'Tic-Tac-Toe'-by-John-Maclean

Preparation for Dawn Shadforth&#39;s video for Fat White Family side project The Moonlandingz, featuring Rebecca Taylor from Slow Club, apparently&nbsp;involved lead singer Johnny Rocket (aka FWF&#39;s Lias Saoudi)&nbsp;staying up for five days before the shoot. Then he attached fried eggs to his nipples with clingfilm.His co-star Rebecca is not dressed quite as imaginatively, but looks like she&#39;s been up for a few days herself. She and Lias project a kind of uneasy chemistry that bring to mind Uma Thurman and John Travolta dancing to Chuck Berry in Pulp Fiction. If they had been&nbsp;in&nbsp;a Chinese restaurant cum karaoke bar in Dalston in the middle of a bender, that is.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was shot on film by esteemed DoP Robbie Ryan, who&#39;s recent feature work includes American Honey and I, Daniel Blake. But you just don&#39;t get to do this sort of thing working with&nbsp;Ken Loach.

Dawn Shadforth

Elly Camisa

Somesuch

Hannah Turnbull-Walter

Denna Cartamkhoob

Ben Hanratty

Ted Dogliani

Leo Dogliani

Shaun Fenn

Connie Rosenthal

Martin Mcclean

Tracy Cahoon

Magdalena Plugowska

Tatyana Alexandra

Jack McGinty

Verity May Lane

Rock, Indie Rock

The Moonlandingz ft Rebecca Taylor 'The Strangle Of Anna' by Dawn Shadforth

The Strangle Of Anna - The Moonlandingz ft Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Duth producers&nbsp;Tiesto and&nbsp;Oliver Heldens joined singer&nbsp;Natalie LaRose to record this banger&nbsp;The Right Song, now paired with this silly,&nbsp;fun-filled video by directing trio Shynola.It follows a&nbsp;lone office cleaner&nbsp;who uses some quite unconventional cleaning methods&nbsp;and&nbsp;harnesses the power of dance to have a good time whilst on the job. Its a&nbsp;colourful&nbsp;treatment incorporating some surreal elements, especially after the girl opens the utility cupboard to find her true love, a bright yellow&nbsp;hoover.But the romance is rather short lived.&nbsp;Following&nbsp;a courtly&nbsp;paired dance, the pair go on a romantic date&nbsp;and the hoover knocks his glass of&nbsp;wine all over our protagonist&#39;s&nbsp;dress&nbsp;and hoovers the petals off the rose centerpiece. And after a minute of dissapointment, the girl bounces back, taking snow white&#39;s Whistle While You Work mantra&nbsp;to a whole new level.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Netherlands

Shynola

Jacob Swan Hyam

Katie Dolan

Steven Ferguson

James Sharpe

Stephanie Werrell Smyth

Kate Tabor

Ezra Piers-Mantell

Emma Farnell Watson

Carys Staton

Mark Down

Mike Holliday

James Bamford

The Mill

Vanderquest

John Moule

Universal

Martin Roker at Black Dog Films

Dance

Tiesto & Oliver Heldens ft. Natalie LaRose 'The Right Song' by Shynola

Tiësto, Oliver Heldens - The Right Song (official video) ft. Natalie La Rose

There&#39;s love and there&#39;s some blood on the dancefloor in&nbsp;Dawn Shadforth&#39;s marvellous&nbsp;video for Hurts&#39; Lights - a nightclub odyssey&nbsp;where chemistry explodes utterly believeably&nbsp;between two strangers&nbsp;&ndash; the man, played by Theo Hutchcraft (definitely out of his usual ice-cool persona mode), and the feisty&nbsp;girl. And that&#39;s just for starters.&nbsp;It&#39;s a&nbsp;wonderful mix of gritty&nbsp;British drama and&nbsp;fantasy&nbsp;&ndash; Hutchcraft is a revelation, great bullfighter styling by Alex Noble, and edit by Dom Leung -&nbsp;and its thrillingly&nbsp;photographed by&nbsp;Robbie Ryan.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Rachel Rumbold

Caroline Purkayastha

Sonny London

Paul Roberts

Callum Powell

Ian Kay

Marvin Campbell

Alex Noble

Mark Connell

Scott Parish

Tracey Cahoon

Celia Burton

Dominic Leung

Simone Grattarola

Patch Rowland

Final Cut

Nick John

Coffee & TV

OB Management

Hurts 'Lights' by Dawn Shadforth

Hurts - Lights (Official Video)

Superstar singer Sam Smith and his pals enjoy a night out in the big city in Sophie Muller&#39;s gorgeous black and white promo for Smith&#39;s new single Like I Can. Beautifully shot, the group -&nbsp;suited and booted -&nbsp;go for a stroll around Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge,&nbsp;ending up doing tequila shots in a city bar...

Black Dog Films

Svana Gisla

Diamond Dave

Houmam Abdallah

Electric Theatre Collective

Ghost Robot

Amber Schaefer

Capitol Records

Soul

Sam Smith 'Like I Can' by Sophie Muller

Dawn Shadforth delivers some spectacular visuals in the promo for&nbsp;Siberian newcomer&nbsp;Polyna to perfectly compliment&nbsp;the haunting soundtrack that is her new single Angel.&nbsp;A selection of back projections, in-camera effects and Aaron Sillis maverick choreography complete the mix.

Sonny

Anna Trevelyan

Nick Allix

The Playroom

Truss

Aaron Sillis

Electronica

Polyna 'Angel' by Dawn Shadforth

Polyna-'Angel'-by-Dawn-Shadforth

Labrinth teams up with Sophie Muller for this very simple set-up to aid new single Jealous, taken from his forthcoming album Take Me To The Truth - to be released next year.Labrinth gives a fantastic and compelling performance&nbsp;- enough to hold the viewer&#39;s attention throughout Sophie&#39;s minimalist setting: the Purcell Rooms at the Southbank Centre in London.&nbsp;

Dan Millar

Sony Music

Ballad

Labrinth 'Jealous' by Sophie Muller

A great track by Desert Sound Colony, is a given a simple and powerful visual treatment by director Alex Hulsey - and this&nbsp;dance performance on a beach, choreographed by Holly Blakey, was&nbsp;shot on Super 16mm by Robbie Ryan.As sunset arrives, it becomes breathtaking...&nbsp;&nbsp;

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