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Eleanor Grace Hann directs a moody and&nbsp;atmospheric promo for&nbsp;D Double E's collaboration with Hamzaa - a distorted mix of performance, choreography and conceptual setups, coming together to explore the themes in&nbsp;the track.Within a largly dark space, illuminated with shafts of light, the video for Lifeline tantalysingly flitters between its performers and two dancers who represent the characters mentioned in the song, the&nbsp;challenges faced by young people&nbsp;in society and the difficulty of breaking cycles without guidance.&nbsp;With unsettlingly fast&nbsp;editing which also reflects the song's subject, this is a strongly artistic meditation by director Eleanor Grace Hann on the world we live in - and how experience provides its own perspective. That becomes clear at&nbsp;the four individuals gather at the end and its evident the youngsters could be the artists' younger selves.[imgtoken data:1]

Eleanor Grace Hann

Cheyenne Enninful

Matthew Hoosh

Louis Lasa-tarbuck

Black Kite Studios

Simone Chiavini

D Double E x Ten Billion Dreams ft. Hamzaa 'Lifeline' by Eleanor Grace Hann

D-Double-E-Ft.-Hamzaa--'Lifeline'-by-Eleanor-Grace-Hann

American singer-songwriter Stephen Sanchez, joins&nbsp;forces with Charlie Rees&nbsp;to create a gripping narrative in his latest music video.The promo&nbsp;for Death Of The Troubadour transports viewers into a dramatic, Western-inspired narrative, which mirrors the song's themes of drama and suspense.&nbsp;Taking&nbsp;place in a '50s mobster bar, the video sees&nbsp;Sanchez perform the track in front of an intense crowd, right up until a dramatic bar fight. Short and sweet, the video is tinged with heartbreak and wistfulness, whilst remaining slick and theatrical.[imgtoken data:1]Charlie Rees says DoP Billy Kendall and producer Alex Handschuh made exceptional contributions to the project, and Untold Studios' EP&nbsp;Annie Ayres deserves special thanks for her role in bringing the project to life. He also gives special mention to choreographer and fight coordinator Isky Fay.&nbsp;"I've incorporated quite a lot of dance choreography into my work in the past, but this was the first time that I have ever directed a fight scene,” says Charlie&nbsp;Rees. “Isky, who has&nbsp;worked with everyone from Jason Statham to Johnny Depp,&nbsp;was amazing and really collaborative throughout."We were under a lot of pressure, but we made it happen! I love creating theatrical set pieces and want to do it more throughout my work."

United States

Lucy James

Charlie Rees

Alex Handschuh

Billy Kendall

Lee Brown

Owen Diplock

Tom Orr

Isky Fay

Stephen Sanchez 'Death Of The Troubadour' by Charlie Rees

Stephen-Sanchez--'-Death-Of-The-Troubadour.'-by-Charlie-Rees

FILFURY takes us&nbsp;on a spectacular&nbsp;intergalactic journey in his video for Imagine Dragons' stirring new anthem.&nbsp;The video’s creative concept is inspired by the hit Xbox action RPG Starfield. Imagine Dragons released Children of the Sky&nbsp;in collaboration with Starfield composer Inon Zur and Bethesda Game Studios to celebrate the launch of the game. Packed full of CGI, game-graphic inspired shots, the video follows a young boy as he dreams about his future and the possibility of leaving earth to find a new home, embarking on an epic journey through the galaxy at warp speed.[imgtoken data:1]“As soon as I listened to the track, I was transported to a new world full of emotion, hope and fantasy - instantly leading me to a visual idea I wanted to explore," says FILFURY."With the song being used for Starfield, my desire was to lean into the sci-fi space visual language, but stay very true to the tone and identity of Imagine Dragons. A perfect unison of worlds, connected by the lyrics of the song and the uplifting euphoric dream-like hope the song conveys.”Imbued with an epic, stirring energy, the video is&nbsp;packed full of stunning imagery and plenty of emotional moments, inviting viewers along on the adventure of a lifetime.&nbsp;

FILFURY

Paul Bock

Jared Shelton

Josh Saiderman

Luke Colson

Tanya Ferguson

Matthew Osbourne

Company 3

Mister

Interscope Records

Rock

Imagine Dragons 'Children Of The Sky' by FILFURY

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Domino and Untold Studios pair up with Convivial and Outernet London to create cutting-edge, aura driven visuals for acclaimed artist and producer, Georgia.Creative-directed by Phil Lee and directed by Edie Amos, the collection of videos use facial and sonic recognition to generate real-time visuals, which represent human emotions through colour.[vidtoken data:0]Using the latest technology, these films capture Georgia’s emotions and voice as she performs live, translating them into beautiful, ever-changing patterns, which are then emitted across LED screens.&nbsp;The interactive visuals were created by Convivial Studio and are inspired by aura photography, which is the central visual theme of the&nbsp;album campaign.&nbsp;The technique gained popularity in the '70s with the AuraCam, and involved using an analog camera and hand sensors to capture electro-dermal and temperature readings, resulting in a polaroid image with coloured fields surrounding the person. People interpret these colours and their positioning in relation to chakras to derive meaning.[vidtoken data:1]Effortlessly ethereal and captivating, the videos are an inspired mix of contemporary techniques and a nostalgic, analogue sensibility, resulting in performances which feel&nbsp;heightened and elevated.&nbsp;[vidtoken data:2]Georgia's performance is central to the concept in a core way, given the technology used to bring the videos to life, and these techniques give us a glimpse inside the mind and emotions of the artist in a way that hasn't been achieved before, and it's a sight to behold.&nbsp;[vidtoken data:3]Untold Studios Creative Director Phil Lee explains, “These films are experimental and totally unique, and really help to elevate the vision that Georgia and I had around using Aura imagery to bring her album to life. From the album artwork to billboards, lyric videos and these films, the whole campaign feels immersive, visceral and complimentary to the music, which is exactly what we set out to achieve. A big thanks to the team at Outernet who enabled us to utilise their cutting-edge space. Seeing it all come to life has been incredibly exciting.”[vidtoken data:4]

United Kingdom

Edie Amos

David Gourlay

Bart McDonagh

Laurent Arnaud

Arthur Loveday

Annie Ayres

Tom Colli

Matt Farrant

Sonia Rodriguez

Anastasia Stylianou

Grace Sinnott

Lara Weidmann

Ona Bartoli

Nigel Tadyanehondo

Georgia 'Live At Outernet' by Edie Amos

It's Euphoric - Georgia Live At Outernet

Give It Up For Love - Georgia Live At Outernet

All Night  - Georgia Live At Outernet

So What - Georgia Live At Outernet

Georgia Live At Outernet – Behind The Scenes

Charlie Sarsfield directs an arresting and atmospheric&nbsp;promo&nbsp;for Dylan's latest release -&nbsp;filmed on location in Nashville.&nbsp;Shot between the back streets and a late night dive bar, the visual sketches the relationship between Dylan and her boyfriend, with fleeting moments of fun and happiness, before her hopes for their future crumble.[imgtoken data:1]Uses dynamic transitions and edit effects to switch from narrative vignettes to heartfelt performances&nbsp;by Dylan and by guest artist&nbsp;Dan from Bastille.&nbsp;With excellent cinematography, grade and edit by Kaz Ove, its demonstrates Sarsfield's ever-greater mastery of the pop video medium:&nbsp;encapsulating the rollercoaster ride of a passionate love affair, while acting as a perfect&nbsp;vehicle to incorporate the&nbsp;artists' collaborative efforts.&nbsp;

Charlie Sarsfield

Abi Pearl

Alex Gordon

Dylan Rucker

Katie Filler

Kaz Ove

Vlad Barin

CHEAT

Dylan ft Bastille 'Liar, Liar' by Charlie Sarsfield

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DOM&amp;NIC have been directing music videos for The Chemical Brothers since the mid-Nineties and have now reached a landmark, with Live Again: it's their tenth video for the ageless pioneers of electronic dance music. And following a running theme of previous works, the directing duo are once again pushing the boundaries of state-of-the art technology, this time in the frontier of virtual production and real time VFX.The video for Live Again is superb visual entertainment of the kind that DOM&amp;NIC have been creating for Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers ever since they started with Setting Sun over 25 years ago. It's a&nbsp;trippy Groundhog-Day-esque&nbsp;adventure story through multiple environments in a continuous dance performance by the captivating and seemingly elastic dancer, Josipa Kukor.&nbsp;In her crowded trailer Kukor wakes from a nap at the table and emerges into the setting that surrounds it - a desert - stretching and moving and returning to nap at the table of the trailer - and wakes again, emerging to a different environment, a forest. And so this goes on. Once the structure has been established, it becomes a realm of endless possibilities, in terms of both Kukor's performance and the backgrounds.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp; &nbsp;It was achieved by shooting on a virtual stage, hosted&nbsp;and powered by ARRI Stage London, the creative and technical expertise of Untold Studios, together with virtual production specialists from ARRI Solutions, Creative Technology and Lux Machina. It was a new experience of filming for various members of DOM&amp;NIC's highly experienced crew, including longtime collaborator, production designer Chris Oddy, and DoP Stephen Keith-Roach.But as the directors say here,&nbsp;the journey of making it pushed the technology beyond its known limits, breaking new ground, and adding weight to the proposition of embracing virtual production as a creative choice first and foremost.<blockquote>We created virtual CGI worlds and used long unbroken camera takes,&nbsp;without edits, moving between those different worlds seamlessly with our hero character.</blockquote>"Working with The Chemical Brothers is a dream for any music video director and we’re really lucky to be still making films together after quite a few (ahem) years," say DOM&amp;NIC.&nbsp;"The Chems just keep smashing it with great tracks that demand videos that live up to the music and hopefully add something extra to the whole experience."Live Again is our tenth collaboration and the track’s title inspired the idea of an another dance piece with a twist. The woozy, wonky analog sounds and the dream like lyric&nbsp; suggested a hallucinogenic visual journey following a character caught in a loop of death and rebirth. The hero woman in the film wakes or is reborn in a different environments ranging from deserts to nighttime neon city streets and cave raves to Martian worlds.[imgtoken data:2]"The idea inspired us to use the new Arri XR virtual production stage and its cutting edge technology in a way that had never previously been done. This is an idea that could not really have been achieved with traditional filmmaking techniques. We created virtual CGI worlds and used long unbroken camera takes,&nbsp;without edits, moving between those different worlds seamlessly with our hero character. "Tom and Ed encouraged us to really capture the feel of the track in the cinematic texture and look of the film. We were given the challenge to give it the visual equivalent of putting a clean sound through a broken guitar pedal to transform and degrade it into something unique. We love the way the film has an analog and messed up film look to it, it really adds to the visual trippy experience. "We were showered with the generosity of such a strong and huge team of immensely talented companies and individuals that helped us to make this film happen because they love working with The Chemical Brothers. Many of them&nbsp; also worked with us on past Chemical Brother’s videos it’s become a creative family!&nbsp; Without their time, talents and generosity a film like this could never make it out of heads and onto a screen."[imgtoken data:3]Untold Studios Real-time Supervisor Simon Legrand confirms that the project&nbsp;pushed the boundaries of what’s possible in virtual production, breaking ground as they went. &nbsp;"This project was a perfect storm, with our team at Untold working with Outsider and the ARRI Stage London team to pull out all of the stops to bring DOM&amp;NIC's bold and innovative concept to life," says Legrand.&nbsp;"After designing seven bespoke virtual worlds in pre-production, we were then able to tweak elements on set, on the fly, giving the directors the freedom to play and experiment.&nbsp; This is the first time that virtual environments have been switched live on set in this way and we're really proud to have been trusted to help make it a reality."Live Again&nbsp;features vocals from Halo Maud (Heavenly Recordings) and follows on the heels of the recently released single No Reason and is taken from the tenth Chemical Brothers album that’s due later this year.“Working with the production on this project represented many creative and technical challenges,"&nbsp;says&nbsp;David Levy, Business Development Director at&nbsp;ARRI Solutions.&nbsp;"It was a unique opportunity for all of us involved to really see how hard we could push the boundaries. Technically, this required a huge collaborative effort between camera, lighting, VFX and virtual production supervision to ensure seamless integration. This promo brought the best of the best together across all these disciplines to bring the creative team’s vision to life and deliver an incredibly special end result.”&nbsp;

DOM&NIC

John Madsen

Outsider

Simon Elborne

Tom Benkins

Stephen Keith-Roach

Rick Woollard

Supple Nam

James Sharpe

Chris Oddy

Tara Stift

Josipa Kukor

Ed Cheeseman

Final Cut

Ian Berry

George Reid

Simon Downie

Matt Kavanagh

OB Management

Ailsa Robertson

EMI Records/Universal Music

Dance

Electronic

The Chemical Brothers 'Live Again' by DOM&NIC

The Chemical Brothers - Live Again ft. Halo Maud

Bill Bleakley presents the final&nbsp;chapter in his trilogy&nbsp;of videos for Australian blues-rock band The Teskey Brothers, continuing&nbsp;the stories of characters he has introduced in the two previous videos.As with <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2023/03/03/teskey-brothers-oceans-emotion-wam-bleakley/80587" target="_blank">Oceans Of Emotion</a> and <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2023/04/04/teskey-brothers-take-my-heart-wam-bleakley/80992" target="_blank">Take My Heart</a>,&nbsp;the video for London Bridge cuts between separate storylines, returning to real people who have appeared before -&nbsp;the young rodeo rider, the young Asian couple - and introducing a new narrative strand, about the burgeoning love affair between two girls.&nbsp;And again, the band's performance in a bar location fits seamlessly into this world, of smalltown and rural life in the state of Victoria, Australia.&nbsp;Bleakley's main focus is to quietly expand upon their hopes and ambitions, and the real challenges - and bigotry - that&nbsp;they face. He has rounded off the trilogy, but left things open-ended. It's a thought-provoking, entirely engrossing body of work.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

Australia

W.A.M. Bleakley

James Litchfield

Swag Film

Jeremy Furze

Adric Watson

Lucy Knox

Brett Harrison

Lewis Rodan

Anthony Taranto

Paul Rowe

Matt Fezz

Leon Woods

Glassnote Records

The Teskey Brothers 'London Bridge' by W.A.M. Bleakley

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BAFTA, EMMY and GRAMMY-nominated Untold Studios has announced the signing of Gabriella Kingsley to its growing directors' roster.&nbsp; &nbsp;Gabriella Kingsley&nbsp;has quickly built a reputation for creating engaging, performance-driven work across the worlds of music and commercials. She has worked with some of the biggest names in music from Ed Sheeran to Akon, ArrDee&nbsp;and Aitch. Her recent project for classic <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2023/02/27/nina-simone-i-put-spell-you-gabriella-kingsley/80520" target="_blank">Nina Simone track I Put A Spell On You</a> saw her create a spellbinding visual aiming to celebrate and empower Black women.Gabriella has also just finished up a campaign for Pantene celebrating Black beauty and has an ongoing collaboration with high-end streetwear brand, Benjart.&nbsp;A self-taught director who has risen up from the grassroots, she is passionate about mentoring the next generation, particularly those from underrepresented groups. She regularly hosts events to that effect and has sat on various panels. Gabriella has also mentored for major platforms and brands such as BBC’s RapGame&nbsp;and SBTV’s Jamal Edwards x Adobe mentoring program Perspective is everything.“Gabriella is an important voice and inspiring role model for a new generation of filmmakers,"&nbsp;says Untold Studios co-founder Rochelle Palmer. "First and foremost she’s an outstanding director - breathtaking energy, performance-driven storytelling&nbsp;and her work often celebrates marginalised voices."Having worked with and got to know Gabriella over the last year we’re very excited that she is officially joining our roster. Gabriella is an inspiring person, we share the same values and are excited about the great work we will do together.”• Watch Gabriella Kingsley's work at Untold Studios <a href="https://untoldstudios.tv/portfolio/gabriella-kingsley/" target="_blank">here</a>

Gabriella Kingsley

Gabriella Kingsley joins Untold Studios for global representation

Evie Golding directs a breezy dance video for singer-songwriter Ruti Olajugbagbe.&nbsp;The&nbsp;video for Luh Luh Love follows Ruti and four dancers through an empty building, tracking around the group as they perform in a joyous series of choreographed vignettes.&nbsp;Boasting slick moves, sharp styling and an overarching feeling of elation, the video encapsulates the way it feels to be in love, and exudes an infectious energy throughout.&nbsp;

Evie Golding

Tia Varnnard

Emily Davies

Phil Lee

Sachin Parmar

Fola Abatan

Sara Faulkner

Homespun Editing

Karol Cybulski

Ruti 'Luh Luh Love' by Evie Golding

Ruti-'Luh-Luh-Love-'-by-Evie-Golding

Jesy Nelson and Charlie Sarsfield take a bold step into serious territory, and pull off a remarkable feat in a dramatic story of love, betrayal and domestic abuse in 1960s London for Bad Thing.&nbsp;Made in collaboration with Women's Aid UK and based on real events, Jesy plays a girl in London's East End, who falls for a sharply-dressed young man - played by Sid&nbsp;Ellisdon. Love blossoms, and marriage follows. Then Jesy finds herself becoming the perfect 60s housewife - while her young husband is still out on the town...If the milieu in which the video is set, recollecting cinematic recreations of the world of The Krays,&nbsp;offers a suggestion of what eventually happens to Jesy, the climax is genuinely powerful - and painfully realistic. People have put real thought into this video and it shows. It deserves to get attention and really positive response.A huge round of applause to Jesy Nelson - who is great in this - and to Charlie Sarsfield. It's up there with the very best things he's done.[imgtoken data:1]

Dre Spisto

Natalie Wilkins

Shabana Mansouri

Marisa Garner

Krunal Saadrani

Courtney Bennett

Mike Heath

Tilly Gerrard

Jack Green

Beau Pritchard-jones

Pete Muncey

Dan Deighton

Nicolas Di Matteo

Elizabeth El Khadi

Nuriye Sonmez

Anna Wild

Tom Herring

Alex Gregory

No.8

Sid Ellisdon

Jesy Nelson 'Bad Thing' by Charlie Sarsfield

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Bill Bleakley directs a charming promo for Melbourne-based blues-rock outfit The Teskey Brothers.&nbsp;Shot in Australia&nbsp;on 4-Perf 35mm film, the video for Oceans Of Emotion is made up of vignettes of real couples, each with their own narrative arc.&nbsp;From an ex-world champion bull rider shown overcoming a serious injury through to a love story between a delivery driver and restaurant worker, the video blends documentary narrative&nbsp;with slick cinematography, tied together with a dynamic performance at its centre.&nbsp;

The Teskey Brothers 'Oceans Of Emotion' by W.A.M. Bleakley

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Gabriella Kingsley pays homage to Nina Simone in the artistic visual for I Put A Spell On You, to mark what would be the legendary musician's 90th birthday.A cast of three dancers bring the concept to life, which&nbsp;aims&nbsp;to celebrate and empower black women, elevating Nina Simone’s legacy of championing black talent and beauty. The dancers also&nbsp;allude&nbsp;to Simone's compelling&nbsp;presence while performing&nbsp;in front of vibrant LED screen, which create five distinct visual worlds that showcase different aspects of Nina's legacy.Poised, atmospheric and captivating, the video is a testament to Simone and her legacy,&nbsp;reimagined for modern audiences. From the&nbsp;cinematography&nbsp;by Jomar O'Meally and colour work by Jonny Tully to styling by Misi Africa,&nbsp;and adds a contemporary edge.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]“Working on (this) iconic track was a dream come true for me," says Kingsley. "Concept-wise I knew straight away I wanted to capture strong, beautiful, black women and that’s what sparked the idea of recreating her iconic looks, because who represented that better than Nina herself.“Asmara was cast&nbsp;for her powerful contemporary dance, which is just mesmerising to watch and she really knows how to tell a story through her movement. Sophia is known for her popular Afro dance moves which is a trend right now in the dance world and I felt it was important to appeal to the younger audience. And last, but not least, Priscilla, who has not danced for years, but her body structure and posture is just phenomenal. She is tall and slim and can create these beautiful shapes and poses."The crew and cast were meticulously chosen and they really executed my vision perfectly. Overall the process working with her estate, Verve and Untold Studios was a truly nourishing and liberating experience and I hope the world enjoys it as much as I did honouring the queen and legend that is Nina Simone.”

Elanor Grace Hann

Priscilla Aanyabu

Sophia Akinyemi

Asmara Cammock

Misi Africa

Freddie Barrass

Liz Hart

London Lighting

Jomar O’Meally

Kofi Jr

Yeama Saphare

Monique Monroe

Jonny Tully

Verve Records

Nina Simone 'I Put A Spell On You' by Gabriella Kingsley

Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You (Official Video)

Charlie Sarsfield directs a charming promo for Jax Jones and Calum Scott - who take a trip on a cramped night bus, for Whistle.&nbsp;Using clever motion control camera moves to capture the rowdy atmosphere on the bus - the same one that Jones used to ride in his local neighbourhood -&nbsp;the lives of the passengers unfold.&nbsp;And the outcome is a video that feels intimate and endearing, emanating feel-good vibes throughout.&nbsp;The inclusion of dynamic drone shots of the city contrasts the packed bus environment, adding a sense of space and time to the concept.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]

Charlie  Sarsfield

Aidan Brooks

Shaun Waldie

Courtney J. Bennett

Sean Patel Gould

Polydor Records

Jax Jones & Calum Scott 'Whistle' by Charlie Sarsfield 

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The Stepford Wives&nbsp;meets Alice in Wonderland as Charlie&nbsp;Sarsfield&nbsp;transports us to a surreal world where&nbsp;Rita Ora endures a fictional wedding from hell.The&nbsp;vibrant visual for You Only Love Me features scenes of a bride’s day turned tumultuously upside-down, in which Sarsfield was inspired by Tim Burton and Wes Anderson for the LA-shot video - and features a cameo by none other than Sharon Stone.Charlie Sarsfield says:&nbsp;"The concept for ‘You Only Love Me’ is centered around a nightmare wedding but we wanted it to feel somewhere in between a dream and a nightmare, where everything is continually going wrong but building up incrementally throughout the visual.[imgtoken data:1]"We cast a group of ‘bad-maids’ around Rita, focussed on making the day amazing for themselves, rather than Rita. Colour plays a really important role in this. The ‘bad-maids’ are dressed in bright, clashing colours, whereas Rita is in a neutral palette throughout, highlighting the idea that she is out of place in a surreal world."I drew inspiration from directors such as Tim Burton and Wes Anderson in terms of colour, shooting style, production design and accessories. Pairing slow camera zooms and vibrant colours with bold outfits and wigs, reminiscent of movies such as ‘Edward Scissorhands’. "Rita was truly amazing, she is an artist that knows her strengths and she gave a great performance. The video is a bold release, stepping away from the traditional pop video and making something that we both wanted to make. We had a lot of fun in the process too!”