Director

Simon Lane

Slane keeps things simple and strong for Shaun&nbsp;Farrugia’s first music video, which sees the singer-songwriter at an upright piano in an idyllic woodland location.While at the piano, and surrounded by nature, Farrugia performs Dear God, framed within a suitably heavenly light.

Dylan Bolister

Sam Thompson

Slane

David Gourlay

Papaya Films

Skye Goulding

Max Hodgkinson

Jack Maddison

Pilar Muro

Liza Lewis

Josh Tue

Reiss Alexander

Tash Hicks

Coffee & TV

Polydor

Shaun Farrugia 'Dear God' by Slane

Shaun-Farrugia--'Dear-God'-by-Slane

Simon Lane directs an impressive one-take all-live promo for Cian Ducrot's version of Leonard Cohen's classic Hallelujah.&nbsp;Featuring the&nbsp;Royal Northern College Of Music Student Choir, the video sees the artist playing at a piano in an empty, disused swimming pool, as the camera circles around the space.&nbsp;The gentle camera movement contrasts against the stark location, creating a complex, textural aesthetic.&nbsp;The use of a one-take concept also feels incredibly inspired, capturing the grand atmosphere of the location and the naturalistic, intimate performances that unfold through the track.

United Kingdom

Alice Gilfillan

Joanna Szyczewska

Jonny Boomer

Danny Uzzey

Georgia Hope

Nielson Bohl

Pavillion Works

Polydor Records

Cian Ducrot w/ Royal Northern College Of Music Student Choir 'Hallelujah (Live)' by Simon Lane

Cian-Ducrot-'Hallelujah-(live-W/-Royal-Northern-College-Of-Music-Student-Choir)'-by-Simon-Lane

Four hopeful actors audition for the role of a lifetime, in&nbsp;Slane's touching promo for Rhys Lewis.&nbsp;Showing the lead up to - and the eventual fallout from - an awkward casting session, we follow the journeys of four very different characters, with Lewis taking on one of the roles.&nbsp;A flurry of chaotic poses, faux-fight scenes and strange facial expressions ensues, with none of the character getting the role. In the end, they all head out to the city as a group, and live out their superhero fantasies together.&nbsp;Comedic and heartfelt, it's a great little video that ends on an optimistic note.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;"Creating the world for&nbsp;this video&nbsp;was a lot of fun," says Slane.&nbsp;"A cast of superheroes was the key part of the brief. So I came up with four superhero characters and developed their backstories, superpowers and costumes, paying homage to Kick-Ass."Taking inspiration from 80's TV shows, Rhys and I came up with [superhero team]&nbsp;The Midnight&nbsp;and worked backwards to create this fun video of four failed audition tapes. Concept to delivery happened in record time, so big shout to Pilar at Papaya and the amazing cast and crew."

Olivia Jessop

Caitlin Batchelor

Chloe Anderson

Conrad Russell

Rhys Warren

Hugo Holford

Craigh Boath

Morenike Besan

Oliver Pearson

Laura Aguilera

Milly Grange-bennett

Weini Hale

Megan Lee

Electric Theatre Collective

Rhys Lewis

Charlotte Bloomsbury As The Casting Director Assistant

Adam Rojko Vega As The Casting Director

Amelia Sammons As Ekow

Thulani Storm As Nova

Elizabeth Mcnally As Selene

Decca Records

Rhys Lewis 'Midnight' by Slane

Rhys-Lewis-'Midnigth'-by-Slane

Simon Lane directs an ethereal dance-based promo for singer-songwriter&nbsp;Sandrayati Fay.The video is simple in concept - expressing a New Dawn, delicately expressed through movement - yet the tender cinematography by Jake Gabbay, shooting on 16mm, and Lane's considered direction ensure this is an absorbing piece of work.&nbsp;Everything from the art direction to the choreography is inspired by Sandrayati's connection to home, which creates an intimate connection and another layer to the emotional compexity of the project.&nbsp;

Ryan Morris

Worldwide Production Agency

Visions Collective

Keiran Brown

Jake Gabbay

Orlando O'Mahoney Morris

Aida García Vega

Ieva Petrav

Andrean Sigurgeirsson

Darren Rae

Cinelab Film and Digital

Singer-songwriter

Sandrayati 'New Dawn' by Simon Lane

Sandrayati--'New-Dawn-'-by-Simon-Lane

Simon Lane directs a second, one-take live performance for Bastille's slot on&nbsp;The Late Late Show with James Corden.Give Me The Future gets a sci-fi inspired post apocalyptic treatment set within a beautifully faded art deco theatre.&nbsp;Frontman Dan Smith traverses the enigmatic location, revealing backup singers and then the rest of the group performing&nbsp;in the main section of the venue.&nbsp;The burnt orange lighting evokes an otherworldly&nbsp;Martian vibe, and the dystopian styling elevates this aesthetic.&nbsp;

Jake Bishop

Up The Game

Vini Curits

Josh Connolly

Toby L

Gary Kent

Kai Newton

Vlad Barin

Republic

CHEAT

Bastille 'Give Me The Future' (Live for The Late Late Show) by Simon Lane

Bastille--'Give-Me-The-Future-(live)'-by-Simon-Lane

Alewya leads a pulsating underground rave in Simon Lane's atmospheric performance vid for the singer-songwriter's Spirit_X.With Alewya tapping into the spiritual aspect of dance music, Lane creates an exciting spectacle from the judicious use of lighting, art direction, supporting cast and editing, in the rarely explored tunnels under London. Most importantly, the focus is on the stunning presence&nbsp;of Alewya herself.“This song was written from a presence and understanding of my flow state and how many things can come to me when I’m dancing this dance as crazy as it might be," states Alewya. "This is my absolute power and one to be reckoned with. It’s human, ancestral and it’s very wild.”

Poppy Ashton

Forever

Sasha Nixon

Luke Goodrich

James Hills

Lee Trigg

Shamara Roper

Luz Giraldo

Thea Dagnaud

Natalia Maus

Because

Beau Pritchard James

Aimee Meek

Dance

Alewya 'Spirit_X' by Simon Lane 

Alewya--'Spirit_x'-by-Simon-Lane-

Simon Lane directs an exceptional live performance video for singer-songwriter Douglas Dare,&nbsp;shot within the beautiful St John of Jerusalem Church in Hackney, London.Dare emerges from the church pews in an ivory-white ballgown to glide towards the musicians of the&nbsp;London Contemporary Orchestra, whilst singing the nursery rhyme-influenced Heavenly Bodies, in a consummately choreographed single take.&nbsp;This was filmed on Super 16mmm, and Lane and his DoP Jake Gabbay have achieved a stunning visual quality for the piece. It sets the bar high for achievement in cinematography in the year ahead.

Clouded Vision

Erased Tapes

Douglas Dare 'Heavenly Bodies' by Simon Lane

Douglas-Dare--'Heavenly-Bodies-'-by-Simon-Lane

Flynn learns what it means to move on&nbsp;in Simon Lane's video for B-Side.&nbsp;Set in a derelict building, Flynn stalks the corridors as he performs, sharing the space with hallucinations of his past as he tries to forgive and forget his own demons.&nbsp;Matching the fluidity of the concept, the camera&nbsp;creeps from room to room, creating a sense of progression whilst elevating the sense of unease.&nbsp;

Ireland

Nicole Line

Emily England

Alice Boxall-knowles

Jive Records

Singer songwriter

Flynn 'B-Side' by Simon Lane

Flynn-'B-side'-by-Simon-Lane

Black Saint have enlisted&nbsp;Icelandic vocal sensation&nbsp;BrÍet for Day Drinking, and in the video by Simon Lane,&nbsp;we see&nbsp;BrÍet and friends enjoying day-to-day life amid&nbsp;the rugged landscapes of Iceland.They take a road trip, on a day where the sun never truly sets. The scenery looks magical, and the simple narrative invites us to focus on the natural beauty on-screen. There is an air of calm to the whole visual, not only in the setting, but also in the slow, deliberate camera movements, and hypnotising performance from&nbsp;BrÍet.&nbsp;The organic feel of the majority of the video is juxtaposed nicely with a more stylised, fashion-inspired performance setup. And Simon Lane's video&nbsp;finds greatness in small moments - whether it be a sweeping drone shot of the gorgeous scenery, or&nbsp;holding a take for a couple of seconds between lyrics, allowing us to see&nbsp;fleeting snapshots of BrÍet's vulnerable side.A lovely video that is elevated by its unique location and considered artistry.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Dean Moore

Mike Heath

Burning Reel

Marisa Garner

Warner

Black Saint ft BrÍet 'Day Drinking' by Simon Lane

Black-Saint-Featuring-BrÍet-'Day-Drinking-'-by-Simon-Lane

Elena Tonra of Daughter performs her song&nbsp;All I Wanted&nbsp;with string quartet and vocal quartet at the Asylum Chapel in this live video, directed by Simon Lane, and captured in a single take.The track is taken from <a href="http://smarturl.it/DaughterMfBtS" target="_blank">Music from Before the Storm</a>, released in time for last weekend&#39;s Record Store Day (April 21st).

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