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To the delight of their legion of fans, Blur are back once again, on tour playing all the old favourites -&nbsp;and with a new album.Toby L and team have captured the band on the road to create a hugely dynamic and enjoyable promo for one&nbsp;of the songs from the just-released The Ballad Of Darren."The video for St Charles Square was shot on location at the band’s first performances in almost 10 years, occurring in less frequented towns and cities across the UK, including Colchester, Eastbourne, Wolverhampton and Newcastle," explains Toby L.&nbsp;"The shows were emotional, sweaty and very close. We wanted to merge the tension and paranoia of the song’s lyrics and themes with the infamous intensity and power of Blur’s live sets.[imgtoken data:1]"We played around with shutter speeds, leant into whip pans and crash zooms, as well as looping certain moments, offering a subtle nod to their early Popscene&nbsp;video, a song which we feel possesses a similar sense of kinetic chaos. It’s in black and white to mirror the photographic aesthetic of their current era and new album, The Ballad of Darren."Accumulatively it somehow means that 'new Blur'&nbsp;is recalling 'classic Blur', remaining both contemporaneous and timeless in equal measure. The present and past colliding harmonically, creating something new in the process."

United Kingdom

Lola Cookman

Dan Hills

Edwin Elkington

Toby L

Katie Cooper

Up The Game

Rhys Warren

Sebastian Cort

Josh Connolly

Jamie Tarr

Thomas Foster

Matthew Prickett

Philip Hambi

The Mill

Rock

Blur 'St. Charles Square' by Toby L

Blur - St. Charles Square (Official Video)

Samuel Nicholson is making&nbsp;the most of a special day, without the benefit of company, in Prasanna Sellathurai's poignant promo for Birthday Suit.The song is the title track of Nicholson's&nbsp;new album, which is about him opening himself up to a relationship whilst also coming to terms with an autism diagnosis. "The record is a dysfunctional self-portrait of my life at a time when I was falling deeply in love," he has written. "Having previously gathered that I am not easy to love, I began to write these songs as a way of warning this person about my nature, and a way of being realistic about my ability to love and support another human being at that time."[imgtoken data:1] In approaching the music video for Birthday Suit,&nbsp;Prasanna Sellathurai wanted to find strong visual references that allow the audience to clearly grasp the video as being a dysfunctional self portrait."I examined the artwork of Francis Bacon - I find his portraits to be deeply poignant and effective in creating a strong sense of shifting personality," explains the director.&nbsp;"Part of the approach in our artistic re-creations was a lot of experimental camera testing with my cinematographer, James Lahaise."The editing, done by Work Editorial's Rebecca Quinn, was also essential in finding elegant transitions and fragmenting the imagery appropriately."

Lewes Bridson

Prasanna Sellathurai

James Lahaise

Milo Sharpe

Rebecca Quinn

Thomas Kumeling

Black Kite Studios

Samuel Nicholson

Samuel Nicholson 'Birthday Suit' by Prasanna Sellathurai

Samuel-Nicholson-'Birthday-Suit'-by-Prasanna-Sellathurai

In Anna Brooks nostalgic promo for Isabel, we&nbsp;see the artist viewing frames through a vintage handheld slide viewer - with each picture magically transporting us to a dreamy vignette.&nbsp;"The concept for the video came from a love of the static photograph," Brooks explains.&nbsp;"I love how images can be sources of reflection, nostalgia and ambiguity. Growing up, we used to have a 35 mm projector at home. I used to find the whole experience so magical and tactile. When I found an original '90s version on eBay I knew it needed to feature in the video."I loved the idea of the music itself having the power to bring Isabel to life and break through the picture. As she performs in her own wonderland, her partner's remains locked in that moment only breaking the illusion through a blink or a glance."The evocative promo boasts a vintage, effervescent aesthetic,&nbsp;care of DoP Adam Singodia and colourist Vlad Barin (both previous guests of the Promonews Podcast) and was shot on 16mm.&nbsp;"Shooting on 16mm film was a no-brainer and felt like the perfect medium for the concept, keeping it all within the same analog world," says Brooks.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Annie Alvin

Mike Coley

Dom Strachan

Izzy Brooks

Anna Brooks

Ben Ransley

Adam Singodia

Emily-jane Sheppard

Ollie Pearson

Aida García Vega

Luca Chirico

Laura Aguilera

Miles Watson

Vlad Barin

CHEAT

Gideon Prins

Shaq Taylor

Isabel 'Slow Heat' by Anna Brooks

Isabel-'Slow-Heat'-by-Anna-Brooks

Peter Cadman directs a steamy choreography-based promo for Darin.&nbsp;The video for Satisfaction sees lead actor Zach Zucker load up an anachronistic VR machine with coins, and dive into a world of his most sensual fantasies.&nbsp;Inside the dreamworld, we see Darin perform across multiple raunchy vignettes, with plenty of choreography and movement to amp up the energy. The use of colour and projected graphics adds another layer to the visual, creating an otherworldly environment where imagination is king.&nbsp;

Sweden

Sonya Bleiph

Christopher Aspinall

Tristan Reynolds

Chichi Ogbu

Daniel Perry

Callum Sterling

Riya Hollings

Peter Cadman

Elliot Zelmanovits

Sqreye

Chaimaa Ormazabal

Benjamin Leggett

Olly Ginelli

Dylan Saville

Chelsea Bernard

Dale K

Agro Studios

Viktoria Kostruk

Bari Khalique

Myles Bevan

Time Based Arts

Zach Zucker

Helix Records

Darin 'Satisfaction' by Peter Cadman

Darin-'Satisfaction'-by-Peter-Cadman

Dexter contemplates the process of growing up, in Lengurz's gentle promo for Play Pretend.&nbsp;In the video, we see Dexter experience several familiar scenarios, both with and without her friends by her side, contrasting the past and present versions of her life.&nbsp;The video uses tranquil wide shots of relatable setups - being on the bus, hanging out at the park - to create a sentimental&nbsp;feeling of moving on, and the composition of each shot also hints at the world beyond the frame, and what the future holds for the young artist.&nbsp;

Karetorical

Lengurz

Anthony Idahosa

Friends Are Always Welcomed.

Louis Johnson

Alexandra Brannan

Oniqur Rahman

Otto Shed

Arthur Attenborough

Mari Esa

Rain Keene

Alexandre Nerzic

Tag Collective Arts

Rules The World Records

Dexter 'Play Pretend' by Lengurz

Dexter-'Play-Pretend'-by-Lengurz

KLVDR's 11 minute epic for Stormzy's big return with Mel Made Me Do It is remarkable in a number of ways, and not least of course due to the star quality and sheer number of the cameo&nbsp;appearances. And yes, that does include the Special One...More to the point is the ambition of the piece. Fom the chatshow hosted by Jonathan Ross and ZeZe Mills, with Stormz sharing the sofa with Louis Theroux and Dina Asher-Smith - watched by Usain Bolt, at his home in Jamaica -&nbsp;to performance elements in the studio and the meeting with Jose Mourihno, to the momentous final chapter bringing a couple of generations of Black British talent together that includes a tribute to the late Jamal Edwards.At that point, Stormzy hands over duties to provide the spoken-word piece called Greatness - written by Wretch 32 and read by Michaela Cole. It's a&nbsp;quietly powerful climax of an impressive and entertaining production - this was a five day shoot,&nbsp;plus shooting Bolt in Kingston - that amounts to a big statement of intent by&nbsp;Stormzy - and reminds us of his unmistakeable charisma.&nbsp;&nbsp;And of course, the eponymous Mel, stylist Melissa Holdbrook-Akpose, namechecked by Stormzy in the songtitle, is there too, both behind and in front of camera - with her lint roller.

KLVDR

Joseph J Goldman

Pulse Films

Nnena Nwakodo

Rik Green

Hands 

Jacqueline Eyewe

Nicola Sheppard

Melissa Holdbrook-Akpose

Leah Abbott

Jeremy Valender

Hunter Daly

Pieter Snyman

Louis Simonon

Ollie Hogan

Jamie Hodgson

Ellie Johnson and Blaine Pearson

TenThree

Jason Wallis

Olivia Jessop

Electric Theatre Collective

James Soldan

Grime

Spoken Word

Stormzy 'Mel Made Me Do It' by KLVDR

STORMZY - MEL MADE ME DO IT

Nathan Miller directs an effervescent promo for Ezra Collective, featuring Sampa The Great.&nbsp;Shot between London and Lusaka - the capital of Zambia - the video for Life Goes On explores parallels between daily life and culture in the two cities, framed by two dancers - Lauryn Bryan in London, and Jonathan Tupaki in Lusaka - who energetically tear up the streets with breathtaking dance moves.Portrait-style shots and cutaways of the hustle and bustle of the cities - including markets, restaurants, kids playing sports, traffic jams - create a buzzing, palpable energy which underscores the bouncy track.&nbsp;It's wonderfully celebratory and upbeat, a perfect counterpoint to the London jazz outfit Ezra Collective's euphoric tune. And a terrific music video debut by Miller, recently signed to Biscuit Filmworks.&nbsp;

Nathan Miller

Biscuit Filmworks

James Murray

Adam Oyejobi

Andrew Law

Samantha Chitty

Polly du Plessis

Oliver Whitworth

Connor Coolbear

Akay Delano

Ashleigh Haines

Lawrence Thompson

Teresa Ndovi

Davison Mbewe

Samuel Sibanda

Alinedy Michelle Mwansa

Lauryn Bryan

Jazz

Ezra Collective ft Sampa The Great 'Life Goes On' by Nathan Miller

Ezra Collective - Life Goes On (Feat. Sampa the Great) (Official Video)

"Inspired by the photography of Melvin Sokolsky, we placed Tom Grennan in a sphere and hung him over the River Mersey," says James Slater of his video for Grennan's All These Nights.Which works an absolute treat.

Chelsea O’Connor

Charlie Dalton

James Slater

Jack Hartley

Rosie Ford

Alexa Haywood at Free Agent UK

Zomdic Films

Kat Cattaneo

Chris Sarginson

Paul Mortlock

Ali Copland

Chris Macdonagh

Sam James

Dan Mccaffrey

Andi Chu

Sony Music

Tom Grennan 'All These Nights' by James Slater

Tom-Grennan-'All-These-Nights'-by-James-Slater

Suede have launched their latest album Autofiction with a short film to feature two of its singles - She Still Leads Me On&nbsp;and 15 Again - written and directed by Katie Lambert.The film is the story of a couple, Hannah and Chris. Hannah is ready to settle down and start a family; Chris far more inclined to retain their independence. Can they reconcile these conflicting impulses?Lambert's short film directing debut is impressive, with engaging performances by&nbsp;by Hannah Higton and Noah Granville, with outstanding cinematography by Adam Barnett.&nbsp;&nbsp;"It's about that moment in a relationship when it’s crunch time," says Lambert. "The moment when you’re at a certain age and forever feels incredibly close. When you’re not sure if you’re with the one, or if you could find another one, or if that’s a crap societal construction anyway."

Elena Muntoni

Lane Casting

Ellie McNaughtan

Holly Adamthwaite Wood

Katie Lambert

Lucy Bradley

MrMr

Faye Hunter

Ian Stowe

Adam Barnett

Wayne Bentley

Dave Littlejohns

James Wicks

Patrycja Cygan

Emily Engelman

Felipe Szulc

Nomad Editing Company

Hannah Higton

Noah Granville

Indie

Suede 'Autofiction' by Katie Lambert 

Suede--'Autofiction-'-by-Katie-Lambert-

James Slater directs a high-energy promo for Irish rock band Inhaler.&nbsp;In the video for These Are The Days, we see the boys hanging out in several laidback vignettes; on a tour bus, in a bedroom and backstage.&nbsp;The environments are completely artificial - evidenced by the breaking of the fourth wall, and wider shots of the studio and set elements - and this blurs the line between reality and fiction, reflecting the dreamlike atmosphere in the track.&nbsp;The use of rear projection and in-camera effects also lends a nostalgic, vintage feel to the visual, along with the black and white aesthetic.&nbsp;

Nicola Bell

Jade Denne

Semera Khan

Phil Hurst

Ben Eve

Rob Beck

Dan Mccaffery

Martin Perrin

Georgina Wadsworth

Lucy Matthews

Polydor

Inhaler 'These Are The Days' by James Slater

Inhaler-'These-Are-The-Days'-by-James-Slater

Filmawi has directed a beautiful conceptual piece for Jvck James's soulful&nbsp;Hennessy Tears.Starting with a flock of birds flying through a clear blue sky, the camera pans to Jvck James, walking on desert-like ground, and performing the song about being overwhelmed by love with real feeling. The camera moves ahead of him, and as Jvck addresses the lens&nbsp;for the first time, stardust particles begin to flow from the singer.The particles coming from Jvck are echoed by the birds above, and then Filmawi adds another surprising element - the camera is a the person that Jvck is singing to. That adds another layer to the already captivating song and video, elevating the theme of all-encompassing&nbsp;love.

Jvck James 'Hennessy Tears' by Filmawi