London/Paris-based filmmaker Craig Murray creates a series of miniature landscapes and sculptures using clay, plaster and wax for Mogwai’s track “Party in the Dark.” Shot over 10 days, the video features a trippy mix of animation, time-lapse and live action, all captured in-camera (Cannon 600D).
A portrait of independent musician AlanMichael, beautifully shot and edited by Washington, DC-based filmmaker Jay Salbert.
Director: Jay Salbert
Director of Photography: Kohl Threlkeld
Camera and Grip: Chilton Media Group
Associate Producer: Catherine Wallwork, Ian Fay
Production Assistant: Aiden Korotkin, Jon Bougher, Jordan Gantz
Production Sound Mixer: Ivan Basauri
Sound Utility: Alan Brenner
Editor: Jay Salbert
Love this short by London-based animator Dan Castro, with sound by Kenneth C M Young. Should win an award for best video description: “A film about trumpets and people who are annoying but you like but who are annoying.”
Tons of great moments in this video for Strangelove and Bellatrix! Directed by London-based filmmaker Taz Tron Delix, “Lonely Souls” explores the difficulties of modern romance and the alienation of urban life through a series of hallucinatory imagery.
A trippy animation for LUMP200’s track “Pull the Daisies” by Berlin-based illustrator Petra Péterffy. Drawing on elements from the cover art she designed for the band’s latest album, Péterffy shared with us how she approached the project (her first music video):
“There was no brief or any visual reference given, my task was simply to react to the music. The video intends to convey the song’s message just as symbolically and abstractly as the language of the lyrics is – in my interpretation: propagating equality in diversity.”
Nice cityscapes mixed with 2D animation by Los Angeles-based director Haonan Wang.
Some great shots in this video for Artem Pivovarov’s track “My Night” by director Taras Golubkov from Kyiv, Ukraine.
Director: Taras Golubkov
DoP: Dima Cherniavskyi
1st AC: Ilya Mikhaylus
Producer: Maks Chudakovskyi
Style: Solomia Shvab
Choreographer: Danil Zubkov
Make up: Ira Kolo
Prod disigner: MONSTRA
Dancers: !Best team!
Admin: Valentin Vasylkevich
Gaffer: MARIK
Casting: Alena Lotra
Colorist: Alina Borshchova
VFX: Maks Arsenyuk
Rental: Patriot rental
An ingenious video for The Shins’ track “Half A Million” by LAMAR+NIK (click here for previous posts). After filming the band against a white backdrop, the 4,868 frames of footage was edited, printed and hand-cut into 5,566 stickers, which were then animated by layering each (one on top of the other) in over 40 different locations!
Video for Sef by Dutch director Folkert Verdoorn (previously featured here). Shot in the outskirts of Paris, “Ligt Aan Mij” (“It’s on me”/”It’s my fault”) explores themes of ego, stubbornness and self-doubt.
Director: Folkert Verdoorn
DOP: Boas van Milligen Bielke
Producer: Victoria Lechevalier
Gaffer: Zen Bloot
Light Assistant: Andrea Raffaelli
Editor: Sjoerd Dekker
Grading: Erik @ De Grot
Art Director: Evelien Stikkelman
Photography: Sophie Hemels
Camera Assistant: Henry Vrijsen
Movi Operator: Clement Gerard
MUA: Joanne Mackenzie, Prinscilla Lima
Production Assistant: Antonio Talarico, Cas Mulder, Clovis Lamour, Joris Pronost, Guilhem
Cast: Dillan Perukel, Nazim, Gnamien Junior, Lancelot Prat
Dank aan: Het Raam
Behind the Scenes Photography: Lucy Henshall
Produced by Mr. Frank
London-based animator Steve Kirby brings illustrator Andrew Fox’s delightful calligraphy drawings to life with this short video, compiled from a series of micro-animations they initially released via social media. Sound design by Wesley Slover of Sono Sanctus.
A trippy video for CFCF by Stockholm-based director Fredrik Lund-Hansen (of studio Swim Club). “Time Flies” explores the the fluidity of gender roles and the vibrancy of nonconformity while celebrating both our differences and the inherent oneness of humanity.
Director: Fredrik Lund-Hansen
DOP: Fredrik Hvass
Line Producer: Sebastian Kriz
Color: Joel Thorstensson
Edit: Oscar Lund-Hansen
Art Director: Filip Kleremark
Choreography: Jasmine Albuquerque
Dancer: Danny Axley
Dancer: Raymond Ejiofor
Dancer: Kenzie McClure
Dancer: Jasmine Albuquerque
Stylist: Zoë Hennessey
PA: Daniel Lindqvist
PA: Cristoffer Jonsson
Makeup: Lena Östholm
Music: CFCF
Produced by Swim Club
This video is just one of the many inspiring submissions we’ve received in the past week. Consider participating here if you have a project you’d like us to check out!
Another brilliant animation by artist Jonathan Djob Nkondo (previously featured here). Love what he can do with a single facial expression!
Animation and direction: Jonathan Djob Nkondo
Music: Skillbard
Sound design, Mixing, voice actor: Mike Jansson
Voice actress: Gabriel Tucker
