TOm VEK - AROUSED

I HAVE WORKED ON A LOT OF FUN SETS BUT THIS WAS BY THE BEST SETS IVE EVER WORKED ON. SERIOUS GOOD VIBES. ME AND SAAM INVITED ALL OUR FRIENDS OFF MY FACEBOOK TO COME DOWN AND BE IN THE VIDEO SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO CATCH UP WITH EVERYONE & WE GOT TO SMOKE INSIDE!!!! A M A Z E.

WAS SUCH AN ENJOYABLE SHOOT & THINK IT REALLY SHOWS IN THE FINISHED PIECE. WILL REMAIN ONE OF MY FAVOURITE VIDEOS I GOT TO WORK ON OF ALL TIME : )

VIDEO PORTRAITS AT LAND OF KINGS TONIGHT...

SAAM IS HOSTING HIS VIDEO PORTRAITS AT THE LAND OF KINGS FESTIVAL IN DALSTON TONIGHT. COME COME COME. GOING TO BE FUN FUN FUN.

FAV MUSIC VIDS OF ALL TIME....

I STARTED THIS POST OUT TO BE 'MY TOP 10 MUSIC VIDEOS OF ALL TIME'. BUT THAT WAS TOO HARD TO DO. A LOT OF THE ONES I LOVE ARE BY THE SAME DIRECTORS SO THOUGHT IT EASIER TO TURN IT INTO MY TOP TEN MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTORS OF ALL TIME.

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER HERE ARE MY FAVOURITE 10...


1. SAMUEL BAYER 
HE PRETTY MUCH SET THE SECEN FOR GRUNGE VIDEOS IN THE 90'S. WE GOT SKY IN 95 & I VIDEO TAPED THESE ONES AND WATCHED THEM ON REPEAT. WAS ONLY RECENTLY I REALISED THEY WERE ALL DIRECTED BY THE SAME GUY SO THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY WHY I LIKED THEM STYLISTICALLY.

GARBAGE- STUPID GIRL



NIRVANA- SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT


HOLE- DOLL PARTS


THE CRANBERRIES- ZOMBIE

2. MARK ROMANEK

FAIR ENOUGH IF ANYONES GOT 7 MILLION DOLLARS TO PLAY WITH ON A MUSIC VIDEO ITS BOUND TO BE GOOD. BUT I REMEMBER WHEN THEY 1ST SHOWED A CLIP OF SCREAM ON THE BIG BREAKFAST & I TALKED ABOUT IT ALLLLLLL DAY IN SCHOOL. IF YOU DONT RATE SCREAM I CANT BE MATES WITH YOU.

MICHAEL & JANET JACKSON- SCREAM

HE ALSO DIRECTED EN VOGUE- FREE YOUR MIND

MADONNA- RAIN... I TAKE UP AT LEAST 200 OF THE VIEW COUNT ON THIS

3. SAAM

SAAM IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS BUT THIS IS A TOTALLY UNBIASED POST AS HIS WORK STANDS UP THERE AS THE BEST MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR OF MY GENERATION.   I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HIM ON A FEW OF HIS VIDEOS. NOT THESE ONES BELOW BUT THEY ARE MY FAVS...

THESE NEW PURITANS- ELVIS... HE TOLD ME HOW HE DID THAT TO THEIR SKIN. NOT TELLING... SECRET.

JANET JACKSON- FEEDBACK...  WOAH. AMAZEBALLS

NOT ALLOWED TO EMBED ANY OF THE KLAXONS VIDEOS BUT LOOK THEM UP THEY ARE ALL AMAZING.

4. CHRIS CUNNINGHAM

WHEN I WAS AT COLLEGE. I WENT TO THE FOLLOW UP TO THE SENSATIONS EXHIBITION JUST TO SEE CHRIS CUNNINGHAMS FILM BUT I LIED ON THE DOOR & TOLD THEM I WAS A KID TO GET A CHEAP TICKET. THIS MEANT I WASNT ALLOWED IN THE ROOM TO WATCH HIS FILM. G U T T E D. 

BJORK- ALL IS FULL OF LOVE

APHEX TWIN- WINDOWLICKER

PORTISHEAD- ONLY YOU

THE HORRORS- SHEENA IS A PARASITE

5. HYPE WILLIAMS

HYPE WILLIAMS HAS DIRECTED SOME OF THE BEST R&B/RAP MUSIC VIDEOS OF ALL TIME & HIS BODY OF WORK IS IMMENSE. ITS LIKE HE COINED THE ARTIST SINGING INTO THE CAMERA WITH FISH EYE LENSE AS HIS OWN & HIS STYLE IS SO RECOGNISABLE. I THINK HE GETS IT REALLY REALLY WRONG IN THE STYLING DEPARTMENT THO. WITH THE REST OF HIS VIDEOS IT LOOKS LIKE HE DOESNT CARE ABOUT THE CLOTHES & JUST PUTS THE ARTIST IN THE SHOT & ROLLS WITH IT. BUT WILL LET HIM OFF ON THESE OCCASIONS AS THEY ARE AMAZING VIDEOS.

MASSIVE ATTACK- NICKI MINAJ... WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS I GOT SO EXCITED THAT BIG BUDGET LOOKING EPIC MUSIC VIDEOS IN THE DESERT, WITH FAST CARS & SUPERMODELS WERE STILL HAPPENING.

MISSY ELLIOT- SHES A BITCH not allowed to embed...PLS watch... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opkRF3UZSJw

2 PAC- CALIFORNIA LOVE

DR DRE FEAT SNOOP DOGG- STILL DRE

BUSTA RHYMES- WHOO HAH!

KELIS...

KANYE WEST- GOLDIGGA

6. SOPHIE MULLER

SOPHIE MULLER'S BODY OF WORK IS AMAZING. SHE DID ALL THE EURTYHMICS & ANNIE LENNOX VIDEOS WHICH ARE AN AMAZING CATALOGUE OF WORK BUT MY FAV OF HERS REMAIN....

SHAKESPERE SISTER- STAY

SADE- NO ORDINARY LOVE....  WATCH WATCH WATCH- MY FAV SADE VIDEO EVER. 1ST SHES A MERMAID THEN SHE RUNS DOWN THE DOCK IN AN AMAZING WEDDING DRESS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I85wXmSIbrk

7. JAKE NAVA

KELIS - MILKSHAKE

BEYONCE FEAT JAYZEE - CRAZY IN LOVE. WOAH BEYONCE IS SOOOOO F I T.

BEYONCE & SHAKIRA- BEATUTIFUL LIAR... I LOOOOOOOVE HOW THEY SWITCH SO MUCH & YOU CANT WORK OUT WHICH ONES WHICH. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exMDAsh_eIA

8.  MELINA
HER IDEAS ARE SIMPLE & ADMITTEDLY NOTHING NEW- THE CALIBRE OF ARTIST SHE WORKS WITH- BEYONCE DANCING IS ALL YOU NEED. I LOVE THESE VIDEOS BELOW & THAT SHE KEPT IT SIMPLE & LET THE ARTIST DO THE TALKING.

BEYONCE- UPGRADE YOU

BEYONCE- GREEN LIGHTS- BLOCKED FROM EMBEDDING. BORE OFF

SOLANGE KNOWLES- I DECIDED

RIHANNA- RUDE BOY

9. JEAN-BAPTISTE MONDINO
MOST OF MY FAVOURITE MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTORS ARE FASHION PHOTOGRAPHERS. THEY HAVE THE BEST EYE BY FAR. MONDINO IS MY FAV ART DIRECTOR OF ALL TIME.
MONDINO'S MUSIC VIDEOS, ADVERTS, CAMPAIGNS & RECORD SLEEVES ARE SOME OF MY FAVS OF MY FAVS OF EVER. HE REALLY SET THE SCENE FOR STYLE. WHEN I GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT I DREAM OF MONDINO.

MADONNA- JUSTIFY MY LOVE

MADONNA- HUMAN NATURE


MONDINO IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF MY FAV AD CAMPAIGNS.
HE DID THE WHOLE 'LE MALE' & 'CLASSIQUE' CAMPAIGNS FOR JEAN PAUL GAULTIER (MY FAV DESIGNER OF ALL TIME).

THE M I N U T E I SAW THIS AD I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THE PERFUME.

MONDINO ALSO SHOT NENAH CHERRYS ALBUM COVER

























& BJORK- DEBUT

























INTERVIEW WITH MONDINO... http://www.lumiere.com/fashion/96/01/mondino/08.html



10. HERB RITTS
IS ANOTHER FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER THAT HAS AN AMAZING BODY OF WORK THAT I LOOOOOOVE BOTH IN HIS MUSIC VIDEOS & PHOTOGRAPHY WORK.

CHRIS ISAAK- WICKED GAME



MADONNA- CHERISH


HERB RITTS HAS ALSO SHOT SOME OF MY FAV IMAGES OF MADONNA...

ALSO SHOT MICHAEL JACKSON 'BAD' COVER

SHOT SOME ONE OF MY FAV PICS OF THE SUPERMODELS....













& THESE AMAZING VERSACE CAMPAIGNS...

11. STEPHANE SEDNAOUI
AS A FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER STEPHANE STARTED OUT SHOOTING AT THE FACE & NOW IS A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR TO NUMERO, VOGUE & VISIONAIRE.


RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS - GIVE IT AWAY


BJORK- BIG TIME SENSUALITY



HE DATED KYLIE & SHOT A LOT OF HER CAMPAIGN PICTURES & DIRECTED THIS VIDEO FOR THAT AMAZING TRACK SHE COLLABORATED ON WITH TEI TOWA. THIS ALWAYS SHOCKS ME THAT ITS KYLIE. AMAZING REALLY.


CHECK OUT HIS WEBSITE...LOLZ  http://www.stephanesednaoui.com

SO MY LIST OF 10 TURNED INTO 11- TOO HARD TO KEEP IT TO 10. AND HERE BELOW ARE OTHER FAV VIDEOS OF MINE- ONE OFFS NOT INTO ALL THE DIRECTORS WORK AS SUCH.

JANET JACKSON RHYTHM NATION BY DOMINIC SENA... WHO LATER WENT ON TO DIRECT THE FILM KALIFORNIA.



KYLIE- CONFIDE IN ME BY PAUL BOYD

KYLIE- SLOW BY BAILLIE WALSH... THIS IS ONE OF THE B E S T MUSIC VIDEOS IN THE WORLD E V E R E V E R E V E R.

LADY GAGA- PAPPARAZI BY JUNUS AKERLAND. THIS ONE STILL REMAINS MY FAV. I REALLY LOVE THE STYLING IN IT.


PETER GABRIEL- SLEDGEHAMMER BY STEPHEN R JOHNSON

MY GCSE ART TEACHER MADE US WATCH THIS & IT BLEW MY MIND. SHE LATER MADE US PAINT ARCHIMBOLDO FRUIT FACE PICTURES WHICH WAS THE WORST ENDING TO SUCH AN INSPIRING POINT OF RESEARCH. STEPHEN R JOHNSON ALSO DIRECTED TALKING HEADS 'WE'RE ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE'. MAJE.

KANYE WEST- FLASHING LIGHTS BY SPIKE JONZE

AEROSMITH- CRAZY


BLUR- THE UNIVERSAL BY JONATHAN GLAZER


CHEMICAL BROTHERS- SETTING SUN BY DOM & NICK


THE HORRORS- SEA WITHIN A SEA BY DOUG HART

VIDEO PORTRAITS IN LDN...THIS FRIDAY NIGHT...COME!

SAAM IS SHOWING VIDEO PORTRAITS IN LDN THIS FRIDAY NIGHT....

SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO + MATTHEW STONE + VIDEOPORTRAITS - LIVE from VideoPortraits on Vimeo.

FUN TIMES...

SO LAST WEEK I WENT OUT DISCO DANCING EVERY NIGHT. IT WAS HAPPY FASHION WEEK CELEBRATIONS AND HAD LOTS OF FRIENDS VISITING TOWN TO HAVE FUN WITH.















GEORDAN, ME & JONNY MAKE-UP
















JONNY MAKE-UP, GEORDAN, SAAM & BUBBLES

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED THE BASSO AND BROOKE SHOW THE MOST! I WENT WITH BUBBLES. SORRY I DIDNT TAKE ANY PICS APART FROM THIS ONE OF BEAUTIFUL BUBBLES...
































DJ-ED AT THE VIVIENNE WESTWOOD PARTY WITH HOUSE OF DANGERKAT BEING MY DANCING CREW ON STAGE AROUND ME- GOOD TIMES!


















ONE DAY I ENDED UP WITH A LOAD OF TEXTS SAYING I WAS ON THIS BLOG THE SARTORIALIST. WHERE PEOPLE MAKE COMMENTS ON WHAT THE SUBJECT IS WEARING UNDERNEATH. HAVE A READ THRU- THERE ARE SOME GEMS AND YOU CAN LEAVE THEM YOURSELF...
http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/2009/09/on-streetlondon-now-london.html


FEATHER JACKET: MY RAINBOW COLLECTION
HOODY: JONNY MAKE-UPS SAMPLE BIN IN AMERICAN APPAREL HQ
BAG: LOU GOT IT IN THAILAND
LEGGINGS: THESE WERE THE STARTING POINT OF THE DISCO COLLECTION FROM KNITTED SWATCHES FROM MY COLLEGE KNITWEAR PORTFOLIO
SHOES: THE LAZY ONES























THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS- DONT GO OUT TILL 5AM...THEN WAKE UP IN A SPOON TRAIN WITH A BED FULL OF MATES...GET DRESSED IN 3 MINS...PUT ON A COMEDY OUTFIT OVER THE THING YOU SLEPT IN...JUMP IN AN ADDISON LEE WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING IN A MIRROR...TRY TO MAKE IT TO JEREMY SCOTTS 10AM SHOW SO LEG IT TO THE TENTS & GET PAPPED BY A LOAD OF CAMERAS ON THE WAY...

ITS FASHION WEEK AND IF YOU LOOK LIKE A CRAZY THEY WILL TAKE YOUR PHOTO!

MY FAV COMMENT IS...if she weren't so youthful looking, she could probably be mistaken for the crazy bag lady at the supermarket or an escaped kindergartener who's dressed themselves for the first time.

THE RAINBOW COLLECTION FILM...

MY COLLECTION WAS INSPIRED MAINLY BY MY TIME ON TOUR IN AMERICA WITH LA ROUX THIS SUMMER. EACH TOWN WE WENT TO I SOURCED FABRICS, GEMS, BEADING, DENIM AND MATERIALS.


PICS FROM THE SHOOT TAKEN ON MY NOKIA E71...

SELFRIDGES CENTENARY MAGAZINE...

I WAS ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MAGAZINE CONDE NAST WERE PRODUCING TO CELEBRATE SELFRIDGES 100 YEAR B-DAY. I WAS GIVEN 2 PAGES TO DO SOMETHING LINKED TO SELFRIDGES & I'VE ALWAYS WISHED I COULD GET LOCKED IN THE STORE OVERNIGHT WITH ALL MY MATES AND DRESS UP IN ALL THE CLOTHES AND DO A PHOTOSHOOT....SO THATS WHAT I DID!















THEN THE AMAZING NEWS CAME AFTER THE SHOOT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE USING IT FOR THE COVER OF THE MAGAZINE! THE MAGAZINE HAS BEEN SENT OUT WITH VOGUE JULY AND ALSO THE EVENING STANDARD. LONDON : )

FROM L-R

ANNA MURRAY- ART DIRECTOR AND DJ
www.myspace.com/studioanomaly
LOU HAYTER- KEYBOARDIST FOR NYPC AND LEAD SINGER OF THE NEW SINS www.thenewsins.com
MYLES JOHNSON- STYLIST
www.mylesworld.blogspot.com
JACK GUINESS- ACTOR
www.jackguinness.blogspot.com
NOVA DANDO- ME
ANNABELLE WALLIS- ACTRESS
www.tudorswiki.sho.com/page/Annabelle+Wallis?t=anon
ALEXIS ECONOMOU- KEYBOARDIST FOR THE BIG PINK
http://www.viceland.com.au/albums/61
CATHAL O'BRIEN- ARTIST
www.ilovecathal.com
KINGA BURZA- MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR
http://www.partizan.com/partizan/musicvideos/?kinga_burza
SAAM FARAHMAND- DIRECTOR
http://www.partizan.com/partizan/musicvideos/?saam_farahmand

HAIR BY MARK HAMPTON (WHO WORKS AT TAYLOR TAYLOR IF YOU WANT TO HUNT HIM OUT).
MAKE-UP BY VIKTOR CHARLES
















THE PHOTOGRAPHER FROM MARRAIGE SHOT IT, HIS WORK CAN BE SEEN AT www.jamesdkelly.com
THIS IS JAMES. WE RE-NAMED HIM 'DREAMBOAT' ON THE SHOOT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.
PHOTO STOLEN WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM JAMES D. KELLY'S FACEBOOK...HA

WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A BIG THANKS TO DARREN ELLIS AND ANNA MURRY WHO PRODUCED THE MAGAZINE.