Executive Producer

Sheridan Thomas

Calum Macdiarmid directs a cinematic promo for Jake Shears, inspired by the rich Americana of the Coen Brothers and Tarantino.&nbsp;The video for Too Much Music see the former Scissor Sisters frontman trading&nbsp;glances with a pair of strangers, before sharing a series of interconnected vignettes with each of them, in an arcade, motel and out on the street.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;The drama heats up in the manner of a glossy Hollywood neo-noir - and&nbsp;then we discover there is a twist in this glossily mounted storyline.&nbsp;The vibrant colours and slick styling certainly pay homage to cinema itself, and Jake Shears' captivating persona works perfectly with the concept.&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Mike Adler

Calum Macdiarmid

Al Eales

OB Management

Great Guns

Ali King

Laura Gregory

Tim Francis

Ollie Davis

George Neave

Jake Shears 'Too Much Music' by Calum Macdiarmid

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For every person with a drinking problem in the UK, five other people on average are affected. Director Rollo Hollins addresses this insight from Al-Anon directly in his new powerful music video for Bear’s Den’s track Hiding Bottles.In scenes that will sadly be familiar to many, the film centres on a family grappling with the impact of alcohol abuse. The video uses the idea of doubles to explore how alcoholism fractures realities for its victims and loved ones.&nbsp;Scenes of apparent ‘normal’ family life and happy home-video footage are juxtaposed with tense scenes of irresponsible parenting and arguments, unnervingly brought to life by the cast’s extraordinary performances.&nbsp;The use of of in-camera techniques and casting real-life identical twins made it possible to achieve uncanny shots of doubles of each family member living out different versions of their reality side by side in the same frame.

Rollo Hollins

Joe Cook

Charlie Reddie

Homespun

Toby Tomkins

CHEAT

Coffee & TV

Helen Sims

Communion Records

Rock

Bear's Den 'Hiding Bottles' by Rollo Hollins

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Calum Macdiarmid collaborates with Vaults for their single Cry No More, resulting in an&nbsp;evocative and suspenseful&nbsp;film, which conveys the melancholic tone of the song while also adding&nbsp;a layer of tension through the&nbsp;narrative.The song is about the resolution not to give up, for which the band wanted a video to tell a story of female empowerment.&nbsp;Calum Macdiarmid&rsquo;s inspiration came from psychoanalytic dream interpretations and the ways it is used to help patients through dream therapy.Blythe, Vaults&rsquo; lead singer, is the film&#39;s lead character,&nbsp;traversing through her own thriller dreamscape, where she attempts to save her self from her nightmare.&nbsp;On her journey she meets a younger version of herself who empowers her (with the help of a snub nose 38 revolver) to change her future.&nbsp;

Matt Clyde

Sy Turnbull

Jessamy Hadfield

James Demetriou

Glassworks

Josh King

James Hackett

Virgin EMI

Matt Hare

Alternative Pop

Vaults 'Cry No More' by Calum Macdiarmid

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Calum Macdiarmid has directed this stirring, beautiful film for Melody Gardot&rsquo;s new single Preacherman &ndash; taken from her forthcoming album The Current Man &ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;inspired by the racially motivated murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy who was killed in 1955, 60 years ago this August.Emmett Till&#39;s murder became a seminal event in 20th century American history, many believing it contributed to the start of the American civil rights movement, and the video was made in association with the Emmet Till Legacy Foundation, which educates young children about racism in the United States.Calum Macdiarmid does proper justice to the&nbsp;tragic story by employing a&nbsp;sensitive&nbsp;and compassionate angle with his direction.&nbsp;

Jonathon Ker

Annie Hanlon

Cynthia Lole

Decca Records

Amile Wilson

Dugal Macdiarmid

Randi Wilens

Melody Gardot 'Preacherman' by Calum Macdiarmid

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30 years on from the original and historic recording of Do They Know It&rsquo;s Christmas? Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure returned to Sarm Studios in West London the location of the original 1984 recordings, on Saturday, November 15th,&nbsp;to record Band Aid 30, raising money for the current Ebola crisis in West Africa.The line-up of talent to perform on the fourth version of the song included new generation stars together with some music legends, and a music video legend&nbsp;was also there - Andy Morahan.Last week Andy, the director of iconic music videos including Guns N Roses November Rain and George Michael&rsquo;s Faith and many more, was asked by Geldof and Virgin EMI to come on board to shoot the video. He just had to shoot it simultaneously with the recording of the song, and then deliver it within 36 hours, so it was ready for a special premiere on The X Factor. No pressure then.Andy says, &ldquo;this was a once in a lifetime opportunity to work with so many incredible artists. The level of talent in that studio was truly awe-inspiring. What Bob (Geldof) is doing is important and changes people&rsquo;s lives. Ebola is killing thousands of people in multiple countries and has the potential to affect the whole world on a truly catastrophic scale. The incredible passion with which Bob approaches the Band Aid project is humbling and I am truly flattered to have been asked to be a part of it.&rdquo;In the space of the day Andy filmed some of the biggest pop stars of today &ndash; including One Direction, Emeli Sande, Rita Ora, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Sam Smith, Clean Bandit, Jessie Ware, Paloma Faith and Olly Murs &ndash; who teamed up with music legends such as Bono, Chris Martin, Sinead O&#39;Connor, Angelique Kidjo, Elbow, Underworld and Queen&rsquo;s Roger Taylor on drums.&ldquo;Being asked to be a part of the Band Aid experience was an incredible honor for us&rdquo; says Great Guns&rsquo; Executive Producer Sheridan Thomas. &ldquo;The whole process, from recording and mixing the track to shooting editing and finishing the film, had to be completed within 36 hours, presenting us with a number of pretty unique technical challenges. The workflow within each and across all departments had to be absolutely seamless to make it happen. There was literally no room for error. I&rsquo;m so proud of the Great Guns team and so thankful to many of our regular collaborators, like our two DOPs Tony Miller and Angus Hudson, for pulling off what initially seemed like an impossible feat without a single hitch.&rdquo;&nbsp;As well as collaborating with such talented artists, the Great Guns team had the joyous experience of working hand in hand with musical super producers Paul Epworth and Midge Ure.Says Great Guns&rsquo; music video producer Tim Francis, &ldquo;Paul and his engineers were sensational. They helped us enormously with overcoming the many complicated technical challenges. We really could not have delivered a video in the time frame without them.&rdquo;One of the most prominent of these challenges was faced by Great Guns Editors James Demetriou, Nick Saunders and Will Cole who had the gargantuan task of cutting a video that could not even start editing until the rough mix of the track was delivered at 2am, only 15 hours ahead of the delivery of the film&rsquo;s final master.The video was graded and finished at Rushes postproduction, and the tape was literally sprinted from their machine room to be premiered during the Sunday 16th November broadcast of The X Factor. The text donations during the program raised half a million pounds within an hour.The entire project is non-profit - all partners involved&nbsp;have given their time &amp; services up for free &ndash;&nbsp;and all proceeds will go to the Band Aid trust in the global fight against Ebola.&nbsp;

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