19.1.09

THE POND


YESTERDAY I FINALLY GOT THE CHANCE TO SEE MY FRIEND SONJA PHILLIP'S FILM AT THE LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL. SONJA WROTE AND DIRECTED THE FILM WHICH THIS SUMMER WON AWARDS AT THE L.A SHORT FILM FESTIVAL AND THE RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AMONGST OTHERS.

IT WAS SET IN THE 70'S IN LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE WHICH IS WHERE I GREW UP SO WAS NOSTALGIC TO SEE THE FILM. IT HAS A DISTURBING TALE AND IS BEAUTIFULLY SHOT.

THIS IS A PHOTO OF SONJA PHILLIPS I STOLE OFF HER FACEBOOK PAGE.

18.1.09

HAHA...

HAD A BUUUUUSY WEEK OF SHOOTS...REMINDED ME OF THIS...HAHA!

GSK CONTEMPORARY AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

LAST WEEK I WENT TO FRAN GAVIN'S TALK AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS. IT WAS FOR PART OF THE GSK CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITION AND WAS AN EVENING OF OF PSYCHOSOMATIC ACID TEST ART HOSTED BY MARK TITCHNER.




http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/gsk-contemporary-season/events/event-horizon-events/psychosomatic-acid-test,741,EV.html

BUT I TECHNICALLY MISSED THE TALK AS THE ROOM WAS SO FULL I COULDN'T GET IN BUT FRAN SHOWED THIS AMAZING PIECE AT THE END OF HER SHOW AND LATER TOLD ME WHAT IS WAS. THANKS FRAN : )


ULTIMATE REALITY BY JIMMY JOE ROCHE

16.1.09

FRI FRI FRI FRIIIIIDAY!

TODAY I SPENT THE DAY ON SET FOR LA ROUX'S NEXT VIDEO 'IN FOR THE KILL'. KINGA WAS DIRECTING IT AND IT WILL BE OUT ERM IM NOT SURE BUT QUITE SOON

CAN'T SHOW YOU ANY PICS JUST YET TILL ITS RELEASED BUT HERE'S A PIC FROM A SHOOT I DID WITH LA ROUX FOR THE SINGLE ARTWORK JUST BEFORE CHRIMBO...

PIC BY NOVA ON A SHITTY CYBERSHOT. THE REAL SHOTS ARE A M A Z I N G.

15.1.09

COPYCAT

SO IF IMITATION IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF FLATTERY....THEN THANKS TOPSHOP FOR RIPPING ME OFF! : )

THE NEW SINS VIDEO


NOVA DANDO DISCO COLLECTION


TOPSHOP 'WORK IT' DRESS

9.1.09

NEW RAY BAN AD GIVING BIRTH TO JACK GUINNESS

MY GOOD FRIEND THE ACTOR JACK GUNNESS IS THE STAR OF THE NEW RAY BAN ADVERT. 2009 HAS GREAT THINGS IN STORE FOR JACK GUINNESS. EXPECT TO SEE HIS FACE A LOT!

8.1.09

SAAM & ALEXANDER MCQUEEN MAKE A FILM

SAAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON AN EXCITING FILM PROJECT WITH ALEXANDER MCQUEEN AND I WORKED AS A SEAMSTRESS ON THE SHOOT ASSISTING THE MEGA STYLIST JAY MASSACRET.
THE FILM WILL BE SHOWN AT MILAN FASHION WEEK. IT IS GOING TO LOOK AMAZING.

I DIDNT TAKE ANY PICS ON THE SHOOT COZ ITS FAR TOO TOP SECRET. YOU'LL HAVE TO BLAG IT INTO THE SHOW IN MILAN TO SEE IT.

SO INSTEAD HERES A NICE PIC OF MCQUEEN'S PUMA CAT THING-Y THAT NICK KNIGHT DID ON THE LAST CAMPAIGN FOR THE SHOES.

NICE KITTY.

HERES A NICE PIC OF SAAM


AND HERES A NICE PIC OF JAY

5.1.09

OFFICIALLY THE START OF 2009...


BACK TO THE GRINDSTONE FOLKS...

2.1.09

H A P P Y N O O Y E A R ! ! !

HERES ONE OF MY FAV NEW VIDS TO SEE THE NEW YEAR IN WITH....



www.myspace.com/jreamteam

ITS A NEW DAWN ITS A NEW DAY...ITS A NEW LIFE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR ME OOOOOOOOOOOOH AND I'M FEELING GOOD!

30.12.08

FAV VIDEOS OF 2008

THESE WERE MY FAV VIDS OF 2008...NOTHING TO DO WITH ME BUT I WISH I HAD GOT THE CHANCE TO WORK ON THEM!

1.
KANYE WEST FEAT DWELE- FLASHING LIGHTS.
DIRECTED BY: SPIKE JONZE & KANYE WEST
OMG...A M A Z I N G. I DONT KNOW WHETHER TO LOOK AT HER BOOBS OR BUM THE MOST.
SOSOSOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD.



2.
BEYONCE- SINGLE LADIES
DIRECTED BY: JAKE NAVA
BEYONCE...WOW SO HOT...SUCH A GOOD DANCER...SUCH A SIMPLE VID...I WATCHED IT 8 TIMES ON REPEAT WHEN I FIRST SAW IT.


3.
MGMT- TIME TO PRETEND
DIRECTED BY: RAY TINTORI
AMAZING...NUFF SAID. I FIRST HEARD OF MGMT WHEN I WATCHED THIS VIDEO ON NME TV IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND WAS BLOWN AWAY. THE NEXT DAY I GOT A CALL TO STYLE THEM IN A SHOOT...HELL YEAH.


4.
KANYE WEST- FLASHING LIGHTS 2ND VERSION
DIRECTED BY: BILL POLLOCK
I LOVE KANYE WEST...I LOVE THAT HE MADE 3 VIDEOS FOR THIS SONG...THAT ARE ALL ACTUALLY AMAZING...SO THIS VIDEO DOESNT FIT THE SONG AS WELL AS THE OTHER ONE BUT I LOVE THE BITS WITH CHARLOTTE CARTER-ALLEN.


5.
THE BIG PINK- TOO YOUNG TO LOVE
DIRECTED BY: IM NOT SURE WHO BUT I THINK HIS NAME IS ROB
I LOOOOOOOOVE THE BIG PINK. I LOOOVE THIS VID. SHAME THERES NOT ENOUGH OF ALALAL.


6.
SNOOP DOGG- SENSUAL SEDUCTION
DIRECTED BY: MELINA


7.
BECK- GAMMA RAY
DIRECTED BY: AUTUMN DE WILDE
I LOVE BECK.


8. FRANKMUSIK- INSTEP
FOR SOME REASON FRANKMUSIK'S PEEPS ARE NOT ALLOWING THIS VIDEO TO BE EMBEDDED...BORING...STILL ITS A GREAT VIDEO & I LOVE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE GIRL AND THE CAMERA MAN...WATCH IT HERE...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UbWjiE63Nl0

26.12.08

I LOVE SASHA FIERCE

WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE MY LOVE FOR BEYONCE.



Im a a diva (hey)
Im a Im a a diva (hey)
Im a Im a a diva (hey)
Im a Im a a diva
Im a Im a a diva (hey)
Im a Im a a diva
Im a Im a a diva (hey)
Im a Im a

Na na na diva is a female version of a hustla
Of a husla
Of a of a hustla
Na na na diva is a female version of a hustla
Of a husla
Of a of a hustla


THIS IS A SINGLE GIRLS PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. YOU CAN TRUELY SEE HOW AMAZING A PERFORMER BEYONCE IS HERE. WATCH HER ROCK OUT AT THE END.

25.12.08

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS THIS...

24.12.08

HAPPY HAPPY CHRIMBO

17.12.08

BERLIN THIS WEEKEND

IF ANYONE IS IN BERLIN ON FRIDAY I AM DJ-ING AT THIS LAUNCH PARTY. GIVE ME A SHOUT FOR GUESTLIST!

14.12.08

BEST TV IN AGES...

12.12.08

AMANDINE WEARS NOVA DANDO

MY BEAUTIFUL FRIEND AMANDINE WEARING NOVA DANDO FEATHER DRESS.

11.12.08

BAH HUMBUG

9.12.08

TUNE OF THE DAY

ATLAS- KISS LIPS (1986)

PRIVATE PARTY

IT WAS MY FRIEND NATHAN GREGORY WILKIN'S B-DAY. I SECRET DECORATED HIS NIGHT 'PRIVATE PARTY' WITH WHITE HELIUM BALLOONS & BUNTING OF HIS FACE. THIS IS HIM ARRIVING AT HIS PARTY & BEING SUPRISED BY THE DECORATIONS WHICH I UNFORTUNETLEY MISSED BUT BY THE POWERS OF YOUTUBE DIDNT REALLY.



THE NIGHTS NATHAN DOES WITH HIS CREW OF MICKEY MOONLIGHT & ZONGAMIN IS ONE OF THE BEST NIGHT IN LONDON IN TERMS OF MUSIC, CONCEPT, DJS, DOOR GIRLS, VENUE, PLUM WINE AND GOOD TIMES!

4.12.08

LA ROUX- QUICKSAND

I WORKED WITH KINGA STYLING LA ROUX'S VIDEO FOR QUICKSAND.



DIRECTED BY KINGA BURZA
STYLED BY NOVA DANDO

LA ROUX QUICKSAND IS NOW OUT ON KITSUNE www.myspace.com/larouxuk


LA ROUX IS WEARING IN HER VIDEO MARGIELA, HOUSE OF HOLLAND AND THE ANIMAL/LEOPARD PRINT OUTFITS DESIGNED BY NOVA DANDO.


HERE ARE SOME BEHIND THE SCENES SHOTS FROM THE DAY OF THE SHOOT...