Director of Photography

Steve Annis

Vincent Haycock directs a thought-provoking promo for LA-based rapper Maxo.&nbsp;Shot by Steve Annis, the video is a dreamlike montage of the artist's performance, backdropped by the imposing architecture of the city around him.&nbsp;Interweaving shots of a girl dancing around the space, and bookended by spoken word interview snapshots, the video has an almost narrative structure to it, which plays out in an abstract, evocative fashion.&nbsp;Brilliant work with jaw-droppingly beautiful imagery and creative cinematography, which reunites&nbsp;Haycock with Maxo following the&nbsp;video last year for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/08/31/maxo-ft-pink-siifu-48-vincent-haycock/78065" target="_blank">48</a>.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2][imgtoken data:3]&nbsp;

United States

Vincent Haycock

Veronica Leon

Somesuch

Nic Kirsten

Tim Nash

Ashley Soloman

Whitney Jackson

Dave Siefert

Bill Allegar

Luis Suarez

Chad Nagel

Maxo 'Free' by Vincent Haycock

Maxi-'Free'-by-Vincent-Haycock

Tom Haines embraces the echoes left behind by nightlife culture, in his passionate promo for Camelphat's Easier.&nbsp;Haines reimagines the past barren year of club culture, the ghostly reminders of what&nbsp;life was like just over ten months ago, with the help of regular collaborator, DoP Steve Annis. They pull together a more optimistic perspective as we weave in and out of&nbsp;outlandish, no-holds-barred dance spectacles.&nbsp;It begins with the lead character engaging with the technology that makes the clubbing experience so special and otherworldly, and soon there is a vibrant&nbsp;display of lasers, haze and remote heads, encapsulating the hypnotic, hyperactive energy of the dancefloor - just like the good old days.

United Kingdom

Tom Haines

Izzy Graham

Agile Films

Hayley Williams

Ty Hack

Mike Linforth

Kilo Mclaren

Alex Gibbon

Fin Sully

Natalie Caroline Wilkins

Billie Mackenzie

Dan Sherwin

James Bamford

OB Management

Dan Millar

Sony

House

Electronic

Camelphat x Lowes 'Easier' by Tom Haines

Camelphat-X-Lowes-'Easier'-by-Tom-Haines

Baxter Dury has reached the point of no return in Tom Haines'&nbsp;video for I'm Not Your Dog.Following the sleazy performance and sickly aesthetic of their previous collaboration on <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/11/21/baxter-dury-slumlord-tom-haines/62018" target="_blank">Slumlord</a>, there is considerably less grit and grime this time around. Instead we see Dury in a dramatic&nbsp;portrayal of a man in deep trouble, on the boardwalk of a city resort: it could&nbsp;pass for Miami, but is in fact a&nbsp;strip of Benidorm on a January morning,&nbsp;captured by Haines and DoP Steve Annis in a single take. &nbsp;Dury has a proper amount of acting to do in this video, but he delivers with an air of confidence and the cheeky humour that permeates both his music and persona. The juxtaposition of the dreamy beach location, and a man seemingly dying from a critical wound is ironic and dark, but it's a great fit for the artist and his alternative approach to music.&nbsp;

Javier Alonso

Sonia Royo

Fred Fabrega

Nil Tomakan

Nick Armstrong

Simon Bourne

Ben Beauvallet

PIAS

Sam Vines

Andrew Fletcher

Alternative, Indie

Baxter Dury 'I'm Not Your Dog' by Tom Haines

Baxter-Dury-'I&#039;m-Not-Your-Dog'-by-Tom-Haines

The return of Rosie Lowie with a deeply enigmatic video for her song Birdsong directed by Jovan Todorovic.It&#39;s set in a mining community in the Valleys, where strange phenomena affects the structural integrity of the area, possibly prompted by Rosie&#39;s psychic force.This is impressively mounted by Jovan Todorovic with the support of DoP Steve Annis, who provides luminous photography to create a sensibility which relies heavily on atmosphere and mood.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jovan Todorovic

Rosie Litterick

Stink Films

Martha McGuirk

Katie Lambert

Thomas Bentley

Eira Wyn Jones

Klára Ruchtarčiková

Alex Gibbons

James Middleton

Jess Summer

Milena Z. Petrovic

Universal

Rosie Lowe 'Birdsong' by Jovan Todorovic

Rosie-Lowe-'Birdsong'-by-Jovan-Todorovic

Filip Nilsson&#39;s brilliant video for Justice&nbsp;is a celebration of the pride of Norfolk, Virginia - the&nbsp;Norfolk State University&#39;s Spartan Legion marching band. That&#39;s&nbsp;a team of 220 musicians and dancers who have clearly revolutionised the university marching band tradition.Starting with moody portraits&nbsp;of key figures in the band - before and after they don the uniform and gladitorial-style caps &ndash;Nilsson and cinematographer Steve Annis bestow&nbsp;them with a heroic stature. And that&#39;s even before their signature stomping performance blows us away.&nbsp;Firstly comes the street march, and then&nbsp;the piece de resistance: a performance by the whole band under lights on the NSU football field. And they really are playing Heavy Metal, from the Grammy-nominated album Woman Worldwide. Absolutely marvellous.&nbsp;

France

Filip Nilsson

Amy Vadnais

Object & Animal

Dom Thomas

Morgan Clement

Jesse Brooks

Austin Burnette

Brittany Smith

Andreas Arvidsson

Tom Poole

Company 3

Blacksmith

Tina Chen

Yebin Ahn, Robert Bruce

Norfolk State University Spartan Legion

Justin Benoliel

Because

James Cunningham

Dance

Justice 'Heavy Metal' by Filip Nilsson

Justice-'Heavy-Metal'-by-Filip-Nilsson

Ian Schwartz's video for Rudimental begins on a mist-shrouded rugby field, one player ploughing through&nbsp;tackles before being floored by one extra powerful opposing player. It's a superbly well-crafted introduction to this story about two rivals who join together to achieve their goals, to break the mould within their community.Shot on location in Auckland, and&nbsp;Schwartz focusses on these two determined characters and their budding friendship,&nbsp;and on gritty, cinematic shots of their city (by DoP Steve Annis), while keeping&nbsp;the narrative open-ended - so the viewers can draw their own conclusions.Ultimately it perfectly suits the fist-pumping passion of Tom Walker's vocal performance of Walk Alone - the latest song released ahead of Rudimental's forthcoming album Toast To Our Differences (released on January 25th) –&nbsp;and it makes a riveting watch.&nbsp;

Ian Schwartz

Hannah May

Blaine Stevenson

Prettybird

Lissandra Leite

David Chan

Karl Saunders

Dave Cooke

Amy Tunnicliffe

Edward Line

Juliette Larthe

James Moore

Fish 'n' Clips

Framestore

Hands London

Rudimental ft Tom Walker 'Walk Alone' by Ian Schwartz

Rudimental-Ft-Tom-Walker-'Walk-Alone'-by-Ian-Schwartz

Louis De Caunes tells the story of a prophet and his disciples for Ebenezer, transplanting elements of story of Christ to a modern setting.Classic religious and mythological symbols are reinterpreted in the urban world of 2018 - including a figure&nbsp;walking on water, a Last Supper,&nbsp;and references to Michelangelo&#39;s&nbsp;The Creation of Adam. But this is a more gritty and down-home approach to the visual pillars of Christianity, than in recent videos for Ariana Grande and Travis Scott.Shot in New Orleans, with Steve Annis DoPing for De Caunes, this looks ravishing as well as being more fixed in the real world.

Louis De Caunes

Julie Mathieu

Standard Films

Tom Bertrand

Matt Sewell

Matt Guidry

Jonathan Morrill

Juliette Alleaume

Nicolas Larrouquere

Poster - Nightshift

David Lezaun

Kevin Stoffel

James Hackett

Universal Music Uk

Hip Hop

Ebenezer '53 Sundays' by Louis De Caunes

Ebenezer-'53-Sundays'-by-Louis-De-Caunes

The recent re-release of Max Richter&#39;s acclaimed album The Blue Notebooks&nbsp;has led to the creation of this music video for it&#39;s most celebrated track&nbsp;On The Nature Of Daylight, directed by George Belfield and featuring a characteristically intense performance from A Handmaid&#39;s Tale, Top Of The Lake and Mad Men actress Elisabeth Moss.The video for a song that will be familar from its inclusion on movie soundtracks from&nbsp;Shutter Island&nbsp;to&nbsp;Arrival&nbsp;is a study in human resolve in the face of catastrophe. Moss hears some terrible news in her car, she gets out and starts walking. We follow her journey through deserted streets, city and country, and bear witness to her psychological trauma, courtesy of the skill of&nbsp;Belfield&#39;s direction and Steve Annis&#39;s cinematography. It&#39;s harrowing, but Richter&#39;s beautiful music, makes it bearable.In a statement Moss has said: &quot;When I was asked to do this project it was a dream come true. My work has been inspired by his music for so many years and not a day goes by on set where I don&rsquo;t have Max&rsquo;s music playing in my ears before a take. His music and my acting have gone hand in hand for a long time. So for me the opportunity to act to one of his most prolific pieces was such an incredible honour.&quot;Working with George and this entire team was so artistically fulfilling and an experience I will never forget.&quot; &nbsp;

George Belfield

Saskia Whinney

Danielle Sahota

Thomas Grove Carter

Max Richter 'On The Nature Of Daylight' by George Belfield

Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight

This fabulous video for French-African outfit&nbsp;Tshegua from Pantera - that&#39;s the Buenos Aires-based directing collective, not the &#39;80s metal band -&nbsp;features&nbsp;Sarah Sekongo as a young woman establishing a normal life for herself in the Ivory Coast despite her outwardly invisible but profound disability.This is a beautifully made piece of work, that fully immerses you in her world, and through that, the music of Tshegua - the music that Sekongo cannot herself hear.&nbsp;With photography by the redoubtable Steve Annis, this is a story that seeps into the viewer&#39;s psyche and brings joy. Marvellous.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Pantera

Melodie Saba

Handsome

Milo Brown

Lopez Zunon

Bwgtbld

Anonymous Content

Eric Stern

Tshegue 'Muanapoto' by Pantera

Tshegue-'Muanapoto'-by-Pantera

For the second collaboration between Salomon Ligthelm and Young Fathers (following <a href="https://vimeo.com/217809089" target="_blank">Mr Martyr</a>)&nbsp;the director was inspired by the track to create a world where dictators behave like spoilt little children, throwing tantrums because things aren&rsquo;t going their way.Sorry, that is the real world. In this case, Ligthelm actually turns our terrifying leaders into children - a great device at the heart of a stirringly satirical and&nbsp;highly entertaining interpretation of the track Toy.&ldquo;The tone of the track is so visceral and abrasive, which I think marries the political subject matter perfectly,&rdquo; says Ligthelm. &ldquo;Looking at the political climate of our time, I&rsquo;d say truth is certainly stranger than fiction.&rdquo;With a wonderful cast of youngsters playing the nasty rulers, great locations, lovely photography (DoP Steve Annis give it a classic look) and a fine edit by Dan Sherwen, this is a very strong addition to the excellent campaign of videos accompanying the new Young Fathers&#39; album, Cocoa Sugar.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Salomon Ligthelm

Sorcha Bacon

Alex Jefferson

Bryony James

Josephine Theime

Lucie Red

Emma Lipop

Dorita Nissen

Dan Sherwen

Final Cut

Daniel DeVue

Glassworks

Victoria Waterhouse Taylor

Mark Harris / Sacha Danjou/ Zach Zombek

Sarah Boardman @ Hands

Theresa Adebiyi

Ninja Tune

Convoly

Josh Brooks

Sasha Robertson

Alternative

Young Fathers 'Toy' by Salomon Ligthelm

Young-Fathers-'Toy'-by-Salomon-Ligthelm

The second of Natalie Rae&#39;s new videos for Leon Bridges has the soul singer visiting a series of ordinary folk in their home, like a silent witness to their daily trials and tribulations. But he also seems to be searching for something.The song Bet Ain&#39;t Worth The Hand&nbsp;is based on Bridges&rsquo; experiences of growing up and having trouble standing on solid ground. Regarding the video, Rae has said: &ldquo;People may think that he&rsquo;s searching for something physical, but what he&rsquo;s actually looking for is the last time he felt a human connection to someone.&rdquo;The film&rsquo;s grading by MPC&rsquo;s Ricky Gausis accentuates this emotional sentiment. &ldquo;In the beginning shot, Leon elevates into his own mind and encounters all of these different heart-breaking scenarios,&quot; Gausis explains. &quot;We wanted something more stylized for this first shot and more natural for the remaining shots, to disconnect the two worlds and to emphasize the transition.&quot;&nbsp;

Natalie Rae

Zachary Luke Kislevitz

Sanctuary Content

Preston Lee

Miles Jay

Sam Ostrove

Cabin Editing Company

Ricky Gausis

Saul Levitz

Leon Bridges 'Bet Ain't Worth The Hand' by Natalie Rae

Leon-Bridges-'Bet-Ain't-Worth-The-Hand'-by-Natalie-Rae

The first of two videos for Leon Bridges directed by Natalie Rae, creative directed by Miles Jay and shot by Steve Annis, Bad Bad News&#39; stars model-of-the-moment Paloma Elsesser, who is catcalled by a stranger on her way home, and is determined to strike back.Elsesser decides to follow and confront the stranger, busting out some dance moves along the way, her story unfolding on the streets of New York. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city, Leon Bridges performs&nbsp;Bad Bad News with his band in a rehearsal space.Rae&#39;s concept for the video wass based on Bridges&rsquo; lyrics for Bad Bad News. &ldquo;I wanted to complement and bring to life his ideas,&quot; she says. &quot;In this case we showed how Paloma&rsquo;s story, being catcalled and rising up against the harassment would work well for the song&rsquo;s message. Women are really turning bad news into something good. Leon loved the idea of propelling the momentum of this movement.&rdquo;Steve Annis&#39;s photography was graded by Ricky Gausis at MPC in LA.&nbsp;&ldquo;The shots captured reality in a beautiful, raw way which allowed Paloma and Leon to dance freely and really be in the moment,&quot; says Rae. &quot;Ricky&rsquo;s grading heightened the shots - the red of Paloma&rsquo;s trench coat was enhanced to make it even more vivid and beautiful; the underpass was made even darker and grittier.&rdquo;Gausis says he was keen to enhance the simplicity of the shots. &ldquo;I wanted to make it so that the images looked like they&rsquo;d been loved, but nothing too crazy or heavy. I also wanted to enhance the grainy and dirty element of the locations, for example, accentuating the starkness of the underpass.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Leon Bridges 'Bad Bad News' by Natalie Rae

Leon-Bridges-'Bad-Bad-News'-by-Natalie-Rae

Georgia Hudson makes her biggest splash yet on the international stage with the epic and powerful new video for P!nk.Combining an emotional narrative, explosive raw performance, colour, fashion, and dance, What About Us&nbsp;is a video that feels as big as the song, while also leaving room for moments of intimacy and emotional depth.It&#39;s also timely, and Hudson&#39;s powerful and cinematic video is another statement of intent from P!nk, who will be honoured with the Video Vanguard Award at the 2017 MTV VMAs later this month. &nbsp;

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