- The name of the director I am studying is Jamie Thraves.
- He started off making short films at University
- Used award-winning short film as a ‘calling card’ to get a ‘foot in the door’ with the video production company Factory Films
- Began by shooting three very low budget music videos that cost about £5,000 each.
Thraves submitted two treatments for two of the best music videos ever.
- Radiohead- just
- the budget for the video was £100,000
- shot in 3 days
- Coldplay- The Scientist
- £200,000 budget
- Shot in two days
Jamie used his experience in making music videos in order to get into the film industry and so far he has shot 3 features;
- The Low Down
- The Cry of the Owl
- Treacle Jr
Jamie's top tips were;
- Use the lyrics but try not to be too literal
- Most importantly, go with the emotion of the lyrics
Jamie Thraves also directed Katy B 'Broken Record'
The video is about her coming out of a relationship and him still playing on her mind and her not being able to get over him.
and Tom Odell 'Another Love' which is a video about a relationship between two lovers, the song exposes the individuals turmoil by showing their affection for one and other when being held down by lingering feelings of sadness from a previous relationship they had.
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