13th May 2015

Six of the best creative music videos

Exquisite direction from Japan's Takcom, brilliant collaboration between Skinny and Elliphant and a whole lot of other intriguing life stories

Noah, Flaw directed by Takcom, P.I.C.S

Elliphant, Love Me Badder directed by Skinny, Partizan

Ed Sheeran, Photograph directed by Emil Nava, OB Management

Son Lux, Change is Everything directed by Nathan Johnson
See making of here

Death from Above 1979, Virgins directed by Eva Michon, Ways and Means

Fono, Real Joy directed by Simon Cahn, Pulse

Credits

Noah, Flaw Director : TAKCOM DOP : Hideyuki Hashimoto Actor / Choreo : Yohei Suzuki Post-production & VFX : McRAY CG Producer : Akira Iio CG Director : Akira Miwa CG Designer : Ryoichi Kuboike、Shigeo Jahana Compositor : Masaaki Sakamoto Assistant Compositor : Chihiro Hagiwara Colorist : Takahito Kurobe CGI : Yasuhiro Kobari(Triple Additional) CGI : Kazumasa Kimura(takcom studio) Camera Assistant : Yu Otsuka Photogrammetry Studio : AVATTA Photogrammetry Scanning supervisor : Rowland Kirishima Producer : Takahiko Kajima(P.I.C.S.) Production manager : Yuka Tabei(P.I.C.S.) Production : P.I.C.S.

Director: Skinny

Director of Photography: Rob Witt Editor: Cami Starkman Production Company: Partizan

Executive Producer: Jeff Pantaleo

Producers: Jona Ward, Peter Williams

Video Commissioner: Nicole Ehrlich Record Label: Kemosabe

Colorist: Beau Leon

VFX: Therapy Studios

Ed Sheeran, Photograph

Director: Emil Nava

Producer: Lanette Phillips & Danyi Deats

Executive Producers: Luga Podesta & Brandon Bonfiglio

Production Company: London Alley

Editor: Ellie Johnson

Editing Company: Speade

Director's Rep: OB Management

Death from Above 1979, Virgins

Written and directed by Eva Michon Produced by Oscar Boyson Exec. Produced by Ways & Means Cinematography by Kevin Phillips Production Design by Ashley & Megan Fenton Costume design by Dylan Hostetter Casting by Michael Beaudry

FONO, Real Joy (Relentless) Production Company: Pulse Films Director: Simon Cahn Producer: Rik Green Exec Producer: Zak Razvi DP: Julien Meurice 1st AD: Grant Sandy Phillips Focus Puller: Mary Kyte 2nd AC/ Loader: James Malimatinas Gaffer: Jon Euesdon Sound recordist: Callum Harrison Fight Choreographer: Lyndall Grant Casting: Nadia Sohawon @ Appropriate Danger SFX: Steve Taylor Make-up: Sara Menitra Stylist: Vincent Pons Runner: Charlotte Miller Editor: Sam Jones @ Cut & run Colourist: Julien @ Finish Sound Designer: Brendan Feeney @ Wave Studios