Director of Photography

Will Gething

Frontman Charlie Steen takes charge of&nbsp;the video for the final single from shame's new album Cutthroat, and keeps things simple and effective.Steen brings his usual punchy charisma to a performance of Spartak while roaming apparently deserted landmark locations in London in a suit and tie, like an everyman office worker at the end of a hard day. Eventually he's joined by his bandmates, in a less grand corner of London, to kick back on a summer's evening.With the help of DoP Will Gethin's excellent work, particularly in the scenes shot around Westminster, Charlie&nbsp;Steen has done a very good job with his directing debut. It's more unassuming than their previous videos but still feels in keeping with the band's edgy and antagonistic relationship with the rest of the world.&nbsp;

Charlie Steen

Shame 'Spartak' by Charlie Steen

Shame-'Spartak'-by-Charlie-Steen

In Will Liney's imaginative dance film, a teacher finds an escape from a building panic attack through the act of air drumming, with a remarkable effect upon her surroundings.As the teacher&nbsp;becomes more expressive, she discovers she can create a whirlwind in the classroom, as the papers erupt around her. The effect of increasing chaos, and her control within the storm,&nbsp;is enhanced by the impressive sound design and the percussion-heavy track by Jack Chown and Rudi Falla, both beautifully aligned to the visuals.An&nbsp;intriguing and well-crafted film, with a strong central performance by&nbsp;Lesly Avedaño Sanchez as the teacher. And it&nbsp;shows&nbsp;there are surprising ways to achieve a state of serenity.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Will Liney

Coffee & TV

Alternative

Jack Chown & Rudi Falla 'Spiral' by Will Liney

SPIRAL

Two lovers flee a dystopian surveillance state and head for the hills in&nbsp;Benjy Kirkman's promo for legendary rock outfit Garbage.The video for There's No Future In Optimism is a cinematic, retrofuturistic vision - shot in Glasgow and the Scottish Highlands -&nbsp;boasting a grungy monochromatic cinematography and grade to&nbsp;match the defiant thrust of the song's lyrics.&nbsp;Using 16mm zooms and handheld camerawork director Kirkman and DoP Will Gething thrust the viewer into the&nbsp;world of the artistic young couple's shoes as they flee the concrete city, tracked by CCTV cameras.&nbsp;Retro-futurism and a return to nature is at the forefront of this creative, with a visual aesthetic that gels with the dark glamour of the band's classic videos of the Nineties.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]“I love the title," says Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson, of the song - which comes from the band's forthcoming 8th album.&nbsp;"The band sent it to me and I was like, 'This is great. I’m keeping that.'&nbsp;But the lyrics are an action against that title. Because if we allow our fatalism or our negativity to really take over, we will crumble. It’s about a city, in my case, Los Angeles, but it could be anywhere where bad stuff is happening."After the George Floyd murder, which is one of few things in my life that I wish I’d never seen: I was changed entirely by seeing the footage of that cop kneeling on George Floyd’s neck. In Los Angeles there were huge protests and a lot of upheaval after that. Above our house in Hollywood, there were helicopters all day long, for days on end. It was really precarious, chaotic and terrifying.”&nbsp;

Benjy Kirkman

Rock

Garbage 'There's No Future In Optimism' by Benjy Kirkman

Garbage - There's No Future In Optimism (Official Music Video)

A video game becomes a twisted virtual nightmare in Conall O'Brien Y2K cyberpunk-themed promo for Pèpè Elle and Bailey Ibbs.In a distorted otherworld full of sinister adversaries, we follow a protagonist entrapped in a nightmare realm, fighting his way to freedom.&nbsp;The minacious visual is layered with abstract textures and elements which blur the line between reality and fiction, amalgamating in several chaotic yet absorbing set pieces.&nbsp;

France

Conall O'Brien

Electronic

Pépé Elle 'Twisted (Bailey Ibbs Remix)' by Conall O'Brien

Pépé-Elle-'Twisted-(bailey-Ibbs-Remix)'-by-Conall-O'brien

Marc Klasfeld proves his mastery of the pop video medium with this slick and sexy video for Mabel.It features several well-designed, colour-coded setups - expertly shot by DoP Will Bex -&nbsp;as Mabel seductively changes from pink-blonde in a mirrored room, to tough black bob with her pals in a dance sequence. Hypnotically appropriate for the lustful yearning at the heart&nbsp;of Mad Love.

Marc Klasfeld

CURATED LONDON

Wash

Semera Khan

Mabel 'Mad Love' by Marc Klasfeld

Mabel-'Mad-Love'-by-Marc-Klasfeld

Luke Davies decided against getting&nbsp;all counterintuitive when it came to Piers James&#39;s Samurai. And that&nbsp;was a smart move. Instead he&nbsp;made the most of the opportunity presented by the songtitle.But as he explains, filming a samurai&nbsp;on Margate beach has its hazards...&nbsp;

Luke Davies

Academy Films

Piers James 'Samurai' by Luke Davies

Piers-James-'Samurai'-by-Luke-Davies

Will Gething

Director of Photography

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