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Felix Brady returns to the world of music videos with a groundbreaking tour de force of action and VFX for Greentea Peng.The video for Look To Him is an exploration of originality, creativity, and shaping your own reality, as the promo takes audiences on a journey that defies what we would consider possible - even in the world of movie-making.As Aria Wells, aka Greentea Peng, performs Look To Him and acts as the omniscient narrator from afar,&nbsp;an action sequence unfolds upon the roof of a speeding car&nbsp;between two men - part-fight, part-dance - with the camera as an integral participant to the action, constantly circling the performers.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]The spectacular action sequences were achieved by an innovative application of technology by Felix Brady - who's last foray into music video was the brilliant <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/08/13/greentea-peng-hu-man-directors-cut-felix-brady/66109" target="_blank">Greentea Peng video for Hu-Man</a>&nbsp;in 2020. Since then, he has been honing his filmmaking craft&nbsp;making commercials,&nbsp;and it shows.To achieve a 360 degree shot of choreography atop of a moving car on a limited budget required a highly ambitious technical approach that had not been done before - involving precise 3D mapping, cars on rotating turntables, custom algorithms, and virtual environments supplied by the gaming&nbsp;giant EPIC Games.[imgtoken data:2]Brady's ingenious solution was to 'create'&nbsp;an orbiting camera move by spinning the vehicle on a platform inside an LED volume - on the largest LED stage in Europe, in Latvia. Virtual backgrounds, supplied by EPIC Games, originally created for the videogame The Matrix Awakens, were then synced to match the car’s rotation.In fact, Brady&nbsp;utilized a never-done-before filming technique involving precise 3D mapping and bespoke algorithms to offset in-camera tilt, jib, and pan, to track with the animated backgrounds. The result is a dizzying, dazzling display, where fantasy blockbuster action meets a&nbsp;playfulness&nbsp;inspired by the music of Greentea Peng.[imgtoken data:3]“I felt equally as passionate about the creative and the song as I did with the technical aspects," says Brady. "The video is really all about source energy and believing you can tap into it at any time and so you don't need to look to others for that.“The car is the vessel for this idea. It’s the analogy for life being relentless and ever moving, it’s this foundational thing we can’t jump off. The characters atop the car are representative of the flamboyant side and the serious side, the transience of life and all its intertwined conflicts."Felix adds, “I couldn't be happier with the outcome. Especially considering the budget we had to work with. I’m now incredibly passionate about pushing the limits of LED volumes. It’s the playground of the future.”

United Kingdom

Adam Khazhmuradov

Sasha Shadid

Tatyana Alexander

Charlie Morris

Felix Brady

Andrew Rawson

Shea Coleman

Stink Films

Konrad Losch

Dominic Mckiernan

Sylvie Briggs

Ismay Bickerton

Alex Kryszkiewicz

Eyaz Christy

Ricardo Garofalo

Jonny Vieco

Liv Ay

Alex Gregory

No.8

Tom Manton (producer), Sean Costello (EP), Selected Works

Clare Melia

Spirit Studios

The Mill

Selected Works

Tom Luff

Greentea Peng 'Look To Him' by Felix Brady

Greentea Peng - Look To Him (Official Video)

Maxim Kelly creates an off-kilter tribute to '90s rave culture for Belief&nbsp; -&nbsp;the experimental dance music&nbsp;project of Stella Mozgawa&nbsp;and Boom Bip - featuring an impish dance elf who finds himself in an empty office. With a birthday cake.&nbsp;The video for Dreams, sees this intriguing&nbsp;character - played by Mark Crawley - break into expressive moves, as he confusedly comes to terms with his surroundings, and begins to sense&nbsp;the nearby presence of another figure: his somewhat hairier döppelgänger.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]In keeping with the era and the mood that he and DoP Arthur Loveday were trying to evoke, Kelly chose to shoot the video on MiniDV - the domestic format that was state-of-the-art back in the early 90s. But it is also composed and lit to make the format look as professional&nbsp;as possible, which gives the footage a&nbsp;distinctive&nbsp;high-end lo-fi quality.Kelly says that the video was inspired by watching rave footage from the 90s, and marvelling at "people looking their worst but feeling their best, and dancing the night away" - and also a certain kind of video from the era.&nbsp;"There’s a sub-genre of music video which became very popular for a time. It’s just one person dancing in a pertinent space. I wanted to make my version of that video. Almost like a parody."[imgtoken data:2]He adds that the&nbsp;decision to shoot on MiniDV was an aesthetic choice, and a homage to 90s rave footage. "Early on, Arthur Loveday and I decided to imagine that we were making a music video with the best technology we had available - and work to make it look as good as possible," he says."People today, when they shoot MiniDV, try to make it look bad, jerky and add glitches. But the technology is still great, and you can get some stunning results if you take the time and care to shoot it appropriately. And, it doesn’t hurt if you have Tom Mangham at Black Kite grading it too!”

Maxim Kelly

Sachin Chande

Caviar

Eleri Evans

Victor Shikhatov

Arthur Loveday

Pearce Crowley

Syd Harmony

Georgia Olive

Esme Horn

Arran Green

Mark Crawley

Vid Price

Thomas Mangham

Black Kite Studios

Hands London

Zoe Davis

Lex Records

Dance

Electronic

Belief 'Dreams' by Maxim Kelly

BELIEF - DREAMS (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Maxim Kelly has created a fabulous fever dream of a Western - shot in blinding black and white - for&nbsp;experimental rock combo black midi.The song Eat Men Eat - from the forthcoming album Hellfire - is a typically eclectic fusion-jam (Rock meets Flamenco!), with lyrics by vocalist Cameron Picton, about two men and their quest to overcome the cruel captain of a mining facility. That's the starting point for Kelly's interpretation where two prospectors become embroiled a similarly overbearing personality, and their efforts to poison him.That barely does justice to the sense of abandon and euphoria, laced with doom and destruction, that powers the story. It features a compelling&nbsp;performance by Calvin Cornwall as 'the captain', luminous cinematography by&nbsp;Pieter Snyman, a brilliantly unhinged edit by music video editing legend&nbsp;Vid Price.&nbsp;Kelly also incorporates a characteristic&nbsp;multi-media element,&nbsp;which adds to the strange surreal silent movie atmosphere.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“The story starts in the desert with two men engaged in a desperate search for missing friends," says Cameron Picton of the song.&nbsp;"Their quest leads them to a strange mining facility which, despite a death of natural resources in the area, opens its door for even stranger hosts to welcome them.”Kelly adds that meant the story was already largely in place when it came to making the video.&nbsp;"I just worked to visualise that narrative whilst staying true to the band’s vision and songwriting," he says.&nbsp;"So, I had this idea in my head of an old silent movie aesthetic with inter-titles. But every now and then it turns into a 'talkie'&nbsp;with parts of lip-syncing."It’s a structurally unusual song, so it’s wonderful when a track like this comes along and forces you to break your usual patterns and habits and push yourself as a director.“I first listened to black midi in 2018 when my friend recorded a live performance in his studio for NTS Radio. I think this might be one of their first-ever recordings, and it blew me away. So I’m thrilled to have the honour of making their latest music video."

Aisha Kemp

Phin Shaughnessy-Symons

Pieter Snyman

Oliver Bingham

Charlotte Hayde

Joe Mulvihill

James Duffy

Celia Arias

Melissa Davies

Tom Mangham

Rough Trade

Rock

black midi 'Eat Men Eat' by Maxim Kelly

black midi - Eat Men Eat

Lava La Rue heads out for a trippy night out in London&nbsp;with her friends, in Paul Herrmann's absorbing video for the blissful High Fidelity.The Berlin-based director creates a colourful, soulful mood, populated by a riveting cast of supporting characters, that is both super-cool and super-lovely. And that is very much in keeping with the style and&nbsp;vibe of Lava and her associate artists in the Nine8 Collective in the past few years.There's even a sweet cameo&nbsp;by fellow Nine8 creative Biig Piig, sultrily appearing on TV screens during the course of this memorable, mesmerizing evening.&nbsp;

Ellie Walker

Paul Herrmann

Scarlett Anderson

FRIEND

Nicola Sheppard

Shaun Waldie

Nathalie Pitters

Danny Herman

Tommy McMahon

Anil Duru

Nastya Cherkasyuk

Molly Hackney

Tsuyoshi Tamai

Dasha Taivas

Emma Regan

Josh Mannox

Belal Hibri

Denis Reva

Lucid Post

Soul

Lava La Rue ft Biig Piig 'High Fidelity' by Paul Herrmann

Lava-La-Rue-'High-Fidelity'-by-Paul-Herrmann

Leo Leigh's debut video,&nbsp;for Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood's new project The Smile, is a singularly intense experience. Leigh more or less dispenses with the causes of a trauma to confront the viewer with the harrowing results. You can only watch and wonder why - while listening to the altogether more gentle Free In The Knowledge.There are a couple of remarkable performances in the video, demonstrating distress and anguish in such visceral ways that it's hard not to think that some genuinely bad stuff happened just prior to when the camera started to roll.Halfway through, there are glimpses of exposition, snatches of other characters, and a ritualistic ceremony, suggestng the power dynamic of&nbsp;this haggard forest tribe. But it's those first two minutes that leave the most powerful impression.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lucie Red

Leo Leigh

Maddy Perkins

Krunel Saadrani

Olan Collardy

Maëva Demurger

Clara Paris

Holly Rebecca

Natasha Lawes

Dave Davis

Simone Grattarola

Time Based Arts

André Reid

Scott Wright

Kodak

Rupert Hornstein

Alternative

The Smile 'Free In The Knowledge' by Leo Leigh 

The-Smile-'Free-In-The-Knowledge'-by-Leo-Leigh-

Grammy-nominated director Paul Dugdale, best known for his brilliant work in live concert filmmaking, steps into music videos to herald the return of Liam Gallagher, performing with his live band on the roof of the iconic Midland Hotel in Manchester.Dugdale's video emphasises the optimism&nbsp;of Better Days by adding&nbsp;visual effects, layered into the skyline behind the band,&nbsp;elevating that&nbsp;sense of optimism within the lyrics and creating a feeling of psychedelic euphoria.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;It also&nbsp;taps into Gallagher's love of all things Beatles-related, from the track itself referencing the Fab Four's&nbsp;groundbreaking Tomorrow Never Knows, while the video is almost certainly&nbsp;tipping&nbsp;a hat to The Beatles' final live performance,&nbsp;on the roof of their Savile Row&nbsp;building - filmed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg in 1969, recently restored by Peter Jackson for his remarkable documentary&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_Get_Back" target="_blank">Get Back</a>.&nbsp;The uplifting&nbsp;track is the latest release from&nbsp;Gallagher’s upcoming third solo album,&nbsp;C’mon You Know, to be released next month.&nbsp;All UK proceeds from Better Days will be donated to War Child for the rest of this year.

Paul Dugdale

Freddie Barrass

Untold Studios

Daniella Manca

Rosie Ford

James Rhodes

Tim Smith

Kirstin Cruickshank

Liam Gallagher 'Better Days' by Paul Dugdale

Liam Gallagher - Better Days (Official Video)

Hugh Mulhern directs a surreal performance promo for&nbsp;Fontaines D.C.In the video for Skinty Fia - which takes its namesake from the group's upcoming third LP - we see vocalist&nbsp;Grian Chatten in the middle of a hedonistic celebration, trapped among a cast of eccentric characters, bizarre rituals and an overflowing sense of excess.&nbsp;The video opens with an oscillating multicoloured light darting through empty fields and into an enigmatic building, before the concept distorts into a haunting series of warped vignettes. The dreamlike aesthetic is grounded by Chatten's calm and collected attitude, which contrasts the disorder and chaos around him.&nbsp;In the same vein as the other video releases from this album, the concept transcends the performance and morphs into something otherworldly and uncanny, and perfectly fits the unusual atmosphere in the song.&nbsp;

Hugh Mulhern

Alexander Handschuh

Laura Clayton

Kate Brady

Riff Raff Films

Eoin McLoughlin

Karl Hui

Nina Mangold

Ewan Macfarlan

Johnny Donne

Andy Hillman

Lucy James

Alice Dodds

Daniel Castro Garcia

Nathan Matthews

Peter Oppersdorff

Fontaines D.C. 'Skinty Fia' by Hugh Mulhern 

Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia (Official Video)

It's video number three in Aidan Zamiri's collaboration with FKA twigs for new Caprisongs&nbsp;mixtape - and this time they're joined by featured artist Rema.&nbsp;The promo for Jealousy feels like a mix between 80s/90s video or fashion ad - think <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTGrV58wec" target="_blank">C&amp;C Music Factory's Gonna Make You Sweat</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;and contemporary editorial, and sees twigs joined by a group of dancers in a simple white cyc studio setup. Rema's scenes were&nbsp;shot by a splinter crew in Lagos, and blend seamlessly into the overall concept.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;use of action in the&nbsp;foreground and background adds a new dimension to the minimalist setups, whilst the anachronistic array of outfits creates an&nbsp;ethereal, high-fashion vibe. The careful use of silhouette and patterned light helps to elevate this aesthetic, creating a mesmerising tapestry of images.&nbsp;

Aidan Zamiri

Object & Animal

Morgan Clement

Alex Chamberlain

Laura Thomas-Smith

Jeremy Valendar

Tom Schneider

Luke Morrison

Electric Theatre Collective

Jeb Hardwick

Matthew Josephs

Louis Souvestre

Bea Sweet

Simone Cummings

Ella Lucia

Rosie-Grace Smith

Lauren Reynolds

Kash Powell

FKA twigs ft Rema 'Jealousy' by Aidan Zamiri

FKA twigs - jealousy (feat. Rema)

Muse are back with their first release in four years - and immediately at full throttle -&nbsp;with Jared Hogan's sci-fi epic for Won't Stand Down.&nbsp;The video sees an ancient woman masked with vocalist Matt Bellamy's face, drawing power from a faceless army and transcending into an augmented being.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;From the futuristic art direction through to the&nbsp;seamless VFX and dynamic cinematography, the video is a tour de force&nbsp;of creativity which builds to a rip-roaring, intense climax. And the&nbsp;haunting silicone mask the lead character wears jumps right into the uncanny valley, and makes for an uncomfortable viewing experience in the best way.&nbsp;Like every Muse video, there is an important message bubbling under the surface, this time focused on standing up against bullies and oppressors. Filmed in Ukraine - producers MrMr teamed up with Shelter in Kiev for the production of the video - the concept perfectly encapsulates these themes.

Jared Hogan

Savvas Stavrou

MrMr

Vadim Yuzba

Joe Cook

Valeriy Butkov

Danil Dubrovsky

Margarita Shekel

Paul O'Reilly

Jacob Mckee

Lark

Maria Webb

Forager

Joey Doyle

Christian Stropko

shelter.film

Albert Zurashvili

Dasha Deriagina

Roman Chukmanenko

Max Matveev

Eugene Bubley

Natalia Zozulia

Muse 'Won't Stand Down' by Jared Hogan

Muse-'Won't-Stand-Down-'-by-Jared-Hogan

Hold on to your hats - Amber Grace Johnson has directed a spectacular promo for FKA twigs's collaboration with The Weekend.Pulsating with a riotous energy from the get-go, we see twigs dissolve from a 3D avatar and launch&nbsp;into&nbsp;impassioned choreography with a group of dancers, in a visceral interpretation&nbsp;of the songtitle, Tears In The Club.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;As the lights scintillate, the vignettes morph to&nbsp;sizzling&nbsp;setups on a dentist chair, and pole dancing in an underwater chamber, as Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd watches with an emotional smile. But by the end, it's twigs who has chasing down a miniature Abel, like a cat toying with a mouse.[imgtoken data:2]&nbsp;&nbsp;Shot in a breathless&nbsp;hyperreal style, this is twigs in full-on pop video mode, but retaining that sense of raw emotion that is a central hallmark&nbsp;of her body of work.&nbsp;At the same time, it could also be the sexiest&nbsp;twigs video ever - which is saying something.This is twigs's&nbsp;first music video collaboration with&nbsp;Amber Grace Johnson,&nbsp;and evidently they are a heaven-made match. It certainly confirms that this is a director making some of the most exciting and coolest&nbsp;work in pop videos right now.&nbsp;

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