Man’s BMX glows in the dark…
23rd May 2013 — The Blog
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For our most recent Random Act called Neon Love we got in contact with Bristolian BMX man Matti Hemmings, who holds the record for most flat land spins on a BMX.
After painting a BMX white we then covered it in UV paint and took it to a big dark wharehouse in Hackney. Then we lit the room with huge black light cannons.
Unfortunately someone got a bit over zealous with the UV spray paint and during the filming, as a black light passed over the back wall, a huge spray painted UV cock was revealed rendering that entire backdrop unusable in the shoot. Standard.
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We Accidentally Hired The Toughest Runner On Road…
17th May 2013 — The Blog
A few months ago Lemonade Money hired a fresh faced young gun called Theo. A pleasant chap who brought an innocence to an otherwise callous office. Little did we know he’s actually the darkest bastard going.
In a nutshell we discovered he was a former arms dealer with a criminal conviction for possession of illegal explosives.
What we thought was just a constantly confused look now appears to in fact be an icy stare.
Havent fired him though, he is in fact sat about 3 metres from me as I type this, Googling illegal fireworks, with the sole intent of scaring local dogs.
Nasty.
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You know you’ve made it when Britney follows you on Twitter…
16th May 2013 — The Blog
Winston Churchill once said;
‘Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.’
He was a great man, but he must have been drunk when he said this as he is wrong. Success is having Britney Spears follow you on Twitter, which is exactly what has just happened to Lemonade Money.
We’re not entirely sure when she decided to follow our sporadic ramblings on twitter but we would like to think it was during that nutty head shaving time – we’ve never really thought about it but mid breakdown pop stars probably are our key demographic.
Off to ask old Breakdown Bieber to follow us and DM old Britters and ask if she fancies doing a Random Act.
Peace.
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Random Act: Etta Bond
16th May 2013 — The Blog
Check out our Random Act featuring the incredible Etta Bond. One thing we enjoy most is working with genuine talent and Etta is definitely just that, an honour to work with someone early on who is undoubtedly going on to do massive things.
666,000 people tuned in last night to watch it with a 5.1% share overall which we’re really chuffed about- you can watch it by clicking the link below.
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Phil the Pearl Queen
10th May 2013 — The Blog
Yet another wonderful snap of Phil for your viewing pleasure! Phil was asked to be a model for a fashion shoot. He’s being made into a hologram.
Dishy.
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Behind ‘The Ting’
26th April 2013 — The Blog
Last week we were out and about in our East London hood filming a new Random Act for Channel 4. It’s been an exciting project for us Lemonade folk – ‘The Ting’ is the first drama we’ve made for the platform, which gives artists the freedom to explore creativity for the sake of creativity. Raw and uninterrupted. Bang up our street.This one is written and directed by our very own Jeremy Cole and it’s WICKED. This week J’s been in the thick of the edit and we’ve now just about reached those final polishing stages. We’re all sitting pretty damn proudly in the Lemonade Money office. Hats off, Jeremy. We think you’re awesome.
Shoot day was smooth. The sun was out. We had an awesome team all there to make great work. Our actors Michelle Tiwo and Calvin Elito nailed it (as always) and thankfully no one got carried away with set dresser Jo’s pig’s liver. We’re not giving too much away on the plot, but we will give you this:
Barrington and Leroy are two adolescents who have seen their share of madness on the streets of South London. But on one Spring day, the pair are presented with something so powerful it will change their lives forever; a wish-granting phone from the future.
Sound good? Here’s a couple of snaps of shoot day to moisten your intrigue.
The best snap wasn’t taken by us though. It already shone in full glory on Phil’s lounge wall. Let us present our very own Phil as a wee nipper. Awww… what a cutie.
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Clean Bandit – Live Sessions
22nd April 2013 — Music Projects / Our Work
We recently filmed a live session for Clean Bandit at the Colourworks in Hackney Wick.
We had our work cut out as these guys are talented and creative film makers themselves. We first noticed them when they released a Random Act for Channel 4 which is well worth a watch.
It is the first of 3 live films we did for them, the other 2 will be out over the coming months.
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Two New Films For Iggy Azalea Lift Series
22nd April 2013 — The Blog
Two new films for the Iggy Azalea Vevo Lift series went live today.
The First is ‘Who The F*ck Is Iggy Azalea?’
We like to mark the occasion by going through the YouTube comments. Cheers JoJoFan2k7: ’The guys who edited this video was high on shrooms.”
The Second is ‘Becoming Iggy Azalea’
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CARAMEL: NO CHICKEN
19th April 2013 — Funny sh*t
Caramel’s Fasion and Daison are back with…
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Perez Hilton shouts out about our stripped back Iggy
18th April 2013 — The Blog
This week Vevo released the ‘stripped’ film of Iggy Azalea’s new song ‘Work’ that we made. We’re all pretty proud of the film and well stoked to read Perez Hilton give it a shout out on his blog. This is what he had to say. (Cheers, Perez.)
We’d like to give our very own shout out to musician Amy Langley, who put together the musical arrangement for the film. It was a tricky shoot to nail. The very first time Iggy, musicians and production team got together was on shoot day. With it being shot fully live and in only one take, the timings had to be orchestrated oooo so very carefully. We got there in the end, but with only 3 minutes before being kicked out of Shoreditch Town Hall. (Phew!)
Iggy knows how to turn it on when the cameras are rolling. What an amaizng performer, with an amazing appetite for chicken. To check her out behind the scenes, click through here.
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VEVO LIFT: BASTILLE
We’ve been working with Bastille to create a series of films for Vevo Lift. We are absolutely loving SUPER SLOW MO stuff at the moment and really got to use it on the above Bastille’s ‘Becoming’ film. We got really creative with water and talc!
CLICK here for the full Vevo Lift campaign with Bastille.
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FABIO LENDRUM – OUT OF THE WATER
Man turned up with the WEIRDEST keyboard on road. We loved it.
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4REAL!
We took over Channel 4 for 4 hours during the Street Summer season, curating programming and let us tell you it was pretty fun to do! In this little treat above from 4REAL, you can see one of the great opportunities the show provided. Being able to shoot with one of the UK’s best songwriters and biggest contributors to the urban music scene for the last ten years, a true talent. With him, Ms Dynamite and DJ SHYFLOW.
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A YOGHURT TO THE HEAD
1st February 2013 — Funny sh*t / The Blog
What happens when you mix Activia low fat yogurt, an olympus i-speed video camera, and a 6ft 4 company exec?
Check it out yourself.
(LM Tested & Approved!)
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Vevo Presents: Rita Ora Live in London
This was a GREAT gig to film, it was a combination of a new emerging artist with live band at an intimate venue that was a 5 minute walk from the LEMONADE MONEY offices. It is also the time the BOSS MAN BIG Phillip Wilson has been stood on a bar and remembered it the next day.
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Wicked Comp!
24th January 2013 — The Blog
GET CREATIVE AND SHARE YOUR SNOWBOARDING MOMENTS WITH NOKIA & BURTON US
IF YOU LIKE THE IDEA OF FLYING TO COLORADO TO JOIN THE NOKIA AAA MEDIA TEAM TO COVER THE WORLD’S GREATEST SNOWBOARDING EVENT THIS FEBRUARY THEN SHOW US WHAT YOU’VE GOT!
Nokia and Burton US have teamed up again in 2013 to mark the 31st anniversary of the Burton US Open, The World’s Greatest Snowboard Event in US Open history.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, Nokia and Burton US are inviting creative enthusiasts from around the world to submit films, photographs or artwork inspired by the subculture and lifestyle of snowboarding for the chance to join Nokia’s official AAA media team at this years Burton US Snowboarding Championships (all expenses paid) in Vail Colorado from February 25th – March 2nd.
Whether on or off the slopes, snowboarding culture has a distinctive language, style and fashion that makes this dedicated tribe so unique. Nokia and Burton US are seeking undiscovered talent to share their vision that best showcases the spirit of the snowboarding zeitgeist.
“Snowboarding is a sport with creativity at its heart. Do you have what it takes to capture snowboarding culture in a new and unexpected way? We’re looking for the best creative rookies out there to show us their passion. In return we’ll arm you with a unique opportunity to show us what you’re made of. We can’t wait to shine a light on your creative mastery. The adventure starts here.” – Stuart Wells, Nokia
This awesome opportunity is open to all talented creatives who have the skills to capture the attitude and energy of this far-out lifestyle! And all you have to do is upload your own original piece of work; this can be in the form of a short film (up to 5 minutes) a photograph or design work.
The two winners chosen by the judges, will receive a Nokia Lumia 920 device to use at the event to capture their experience in Vail, Colorado. Not only will they be able to throw themselves into the occasion, they’ll join Nokia’s official AAA media team, hang out with the pro-snowboarders and Burton crew while capturing the event from the best angles and mixing with some of the most influential people in sports, tech and culture. Those winners will have their final work shown across Nokia’s channels and one overall winner will be selected to have their final work showcased via Clash Magazine and receive $1000. All expenses including, flights, 5 star luxury accommodation, top of the range boarding equipment and travel for four nights will be covered.
Talenthouse is powering this Creative Invite and they’re thrilled to be working with Nokia, sharing this life-changing opportunity with their own community and out to the wider network of hungry photographers, artists and filmographers. Talenthouse is the artistic home for creative collaboration. This influential online community is a place where artists and creatives can express their passions, collaborate on unique projects with leading artists and brands, share their work and grow their influence.
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: http://bit.ly/10eFK0l
ALSO IF YOU SHARE ON TWITTER PLEASE HASHTAG #NokiaXBurton @Talenthouse @Nokia
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The Saviour…
14th December 2012 — Funny sh*t / The Blog
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RANDOM ACTS: DANDY PUNK
A DANDY PUNK, a former member of the Cirque de Soleil interacts with some incredible illustrations using the amazing process of projection mapping. We’d love to take the credit for this one but it’s the genius of our friend from New York the Dandy Punk who features in the film. Sick.
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RANDOM ACTS – DJ KENTARO
13th December 2012 — Our Work / Television
We teamed up with DJ KENTARO to make this Random Act. A combination of Kentaro’s sick scratching and some mad after effects makes this one of our favourite Random Acts.
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CONOR MAYNARD LIVE: TURN AROUND
Whooo! Where to start?!
We travelled up to Liverpool to film Conor Maynard perform at the O2 Academy, now most production crews would cower at the sight of a baying mob of screaming girls waiting outside a venue. Not LEMONADE MONEY, with most of the production crew having boy band-esque looks (if boy bands where 30+) it was hard to know that day where the pop star world ended and the film crew world started.
Take a look at the other tracks we shot from that gig
The gig isn’t where it ended our very own BARTLEBERRY was so overwhelmed by Conor’s performance he decided to opt out on the provided hotel beds, and settled for the patterned corridor carpets.
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CONOR MAYNARD: FAVOURITE THINGS
Connor Maynard talked us through a few of his FAVOURITE things. He likes hats and doughnuts. Just for the record, the only two things Lemonade Money like are DOUGHNUTS and hats too. Actually we also like Jus a Friend by Biz Markie
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Don’t Panic – Empty Spaces video!
6th November 2012 — Latest News / The Blog
Lucy ‘Monki‘ Monkman is one of the sickest DJs around at the moment. If you don’t know get to know. Not only is she super talented and super cool she now has her own label – Zoo Music.
So when she asked us to do their first music video for their second ever release we were pretty stoked. Monki is part of the LM fam, and used to help us out back in the day when we were making No Hats No Trainers, it was pretty obvious she was going places and we are well proud of what she has already achieved (god knows where she is going to be by the time she is my age, probably president of the world or some isht)
We wanted to make something that was ravey but kind of took you on a bit of a trip – enter total legend Mark Todd (Wagon Design) who using VJ software recorded and mixed the visuals live – it took the duration of the track to do the cut. End result = mental and brilliant.
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Lynx Skate
29th October 2012 — Branded Content / Our Work
In August last year we realised that Rad Tricks Equal HOT CHICKS and made a little film to support this argument
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Pro Green Competition…
14th September 2012 — The Blog
So the lovely ladies at TwoTone PR have put us on to a comp where you can create a promo for ZTE (big new mobile phone company) featuring Pro Green’s track Remedy. It needs to be about 20 seconds long and can be film, motion graphics, whatever the hell you want and you can win a grand. Your promo will also get used for their official shiz so if you’ve got a bit of time get stuck in. There is only ONE WEEK left until the comp closes but could be good exposure!
Anyhow if you want a bit more info CLICK HERE…
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Channel 4 – Random Acts – Ghostpoet “Us against whatever”
9th August 2012 — Our Work / Television
Earlier this year Lemonade Money produced this film for Channel 4 Random Acts with Ghostpoet, Tawiah and the Roundhouse Experimental Choir. Directed by Jamie Jessett and shot in a studio in South London , projections are used as lighting over the choirs white gowns.
The melodies are mixed with beatbox as South London soulstress Tawiah and The Roundhouse Experimental Choir lay down the foundations for Ghostpoetto deliver his bars.
If you haven’t done so already, download Tawiah’s new Run EP as a prelude to her long awaited debut album – and check out Ghostpoet’s Mercury Prize nominated debut album, Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam.
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GOODNIGHT GIGNICS
It’s the final show of our Nandos Gignics series. We’ve had a wicked time making it and we’d all like to give a shout out to the whole of the Nandos team for looking after us and giving us free chicken as we captured the event.Previous shows included: Rizzle Kicks, Chew Lips, Clement Marfo, JLS, Adam Deacon, Reverend and the Makers and King Charles.
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LUKE BINGHAM – SHUT IT DOWN
Keep your eyes on the site as we’re about to finish a promo video for Luke Bingham.
If you’re new to some of his songs then you might of heard this track he did with Matrix and Futurebound
Directed by new Lemonade Money member
Amo Jones, who directed the latest Maxsta promo ‘I Wanna rock’.
This video brings some sick dancers, cute girls and a feature with Krept and Konan
So while we’re still polishing up the vid, we’ll release some stills for you to get the vibe
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DJ FRESH LIVE @ KOKO – THE POWER feat. DIZZEE RASCAL
We got a call from Ministry of Sound the other day, and the conversation went a little bit like this:
Ministry: Hey Lemonade Money, what you doing on Tuesday?
Lemonade Money: Umm….To be honest Ministry, I’m pretty busy. My girlfriend’s having a perm and it’s raining outside so I need to pick her up because she doesn’t want to get her barnet wet and I ……………..
Ministry: Oh that’s shame. We really wanted to shoot DJ Fresh live at Koko. He’s got special guests turning up like Rita Ora, Rizzle Kicks, Dizzee Rascal, Miss Dynamite……
Lemonade Money: OK Ministry, Say no more. Tell Dizzee that I’m on my way.
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SHADRACK & ABENDIGO
They’re back on the road.
After doing a bit of porridge at her majesty’s pleasure, the duo are out and looking to pick up where they left off. They rang up on Lemonade Money as soon as they were free and persuaded us to produce the promo for their latest single “On Dis Ting”. Shadrack and Abendigo have now become part of the Lemonade family and we’ll be putting out more material for you to have a laugh too.
The roads will never be the same again.
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It’s a SMASHER
22nd June 2012 — The Blog
Word on road is that this track has been sitting in Smasher’s back pocket for while.So we’re loving the fact that the DJ/Producer has now decided to release it as a Free download……..YES it’s FREE.
Just click here to get a copy
Featuring a few of Lemonade Money’s friends such as Wretch 32, Loudmouth, Black The Ripper and Maverick Sabre on the hook. This track has everything, on point production, sick flow and a great video.
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Hip Hop is Back Bruv
30th May 2012 — The Blog
The Quaranteam are on loop in the office at the moment. You need to get involved with this crew before they blow.
Made up of: Loudmouth Melvin, K-Nite 13, Mentalist, Skillit and Pyro Barz
The video was directed and edited by Loudmouth Melvin and shows that if he doesn’t make it in music then he can come work for us!!!!!
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We’re eating one pound fish today
9th May 2012 — The Blog
This has got to be the song of 2012. We’ve never entertained the thought of eating fish for a quid, but we’re definitely on this ting.
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SBTRKT feat. Sampha – Trails of the past (Live at Abbey Road)
If you’ve never heard of SBTRKT then have a word with yourself. This guy is one of the best and Lemonade Money can’t stop playing this track.
Recorded live at Abbey Road, SBTRKT gives an intense performance with Sampha on the mic.
If you like Sampha, then have a look at this track he’s done with Jessie Ware called ‘Valentine’.
Just click here
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Rizzle Kicks – Nasty – Official Lyric Video
Jordan from the Rizzle Kicks gave us a shout to make this promo for the track “Nasty”. The word play is on another level, and shows the haters that he deserves to be recognised as a top MC.Our animation and motion graphics director, James Harford was given free reign on this project and had to put the work in to make it better than all the other lyric videos out there.
You might remember Mr Harfords work from our Sway ‘Level up’ promo. We think that he’s made another great video, so keep looking out for more of his work on the Lemonade Money site.
This ones wordy, so try to keep up.
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Channel 4 ’4Play’ | Josh Osho
Broadcast in 2011 on Channel 4′s late night music strand, this is a profile on Universal Music artist Josh Osho.
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Benny Banks ‘Bada Bing’ Performance | Warner Music
Benny Banks performs ‘Bada Bing’ in disused Hackney Warehouse!
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Benny Banks Interview | Warner Music
In conjunction his record label, Warner Music, we interviewed their new priority act Benny Banks to promote his new single, ‘Bada Bing’.
This standout track also made an appearance courtesy of Mike Skinner on his recent 6 Music Playlist show!
Listen to Mike Skinner’s 6 Music Playlist
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Channel 4 | Irina Werning | ‘Back to the Future’
23rd March 2012 — Our Work / Our Work / Television
A beautiful, intimate short film for Channel 4’s Shooting Gallery season about internet sensation, Argentinean photographer Irinia Werning.
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Childish Gambino Interview | Universal
Childish Gambino recently spent some time in London to launch and promote his first solo album ‘Camp’. At the invite of his record label, Universal, we spent some time with him to discuss his plans for 2012.
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Josh Osho Ft. Childish Gambino ‘Giants’ | Universal Music
This is a performance montage from Childish Gambino’s album launch party at Camp in Old Street, East London using their collaboration track ‘Giants’ as a soundbed.
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High Highs | Horses | Exclusive Performance*
This is an exclusive clip from a performance shot with Brooklyn band ‘High Highs’. The full performance will be online in the spring.
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Sway ‘Level Up’ | Official Lyric Video | 3 Beat Records
With a single release slated for 2nd April, this official ‘lyric video’ for Sway’s forthcoming new single ‘Level Up’ was released to much acclaim in early 2012. To date it has racked up 120k hits (no doubt helped by a few tweets from Lord Sugar – see 1.21mins to see why!). Lyric videos are becoming more the norm for artists and record labels attempting to drive the hits to their official sites before release date.
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Benny Banks Exclusive!
Watch out for up and coming rapper Benny Banks, whose new single ‘Bada Bing’ is out now.
His record label, Warners, commissioned us to shoot a performance and interview with him, so we invited him and his DJ to Hackney Downs for the morning.
Thanks to Netil House for their hospitality ! X
The full video will be live in due course…
In the meantime:- HERE’S THE TRACK!
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Channel 4 | ‘Alternative Christmas Message’
A pioneering departure for Channel 4′s long running ‘Alternative Christmas Message’. The four minute film featured characters from four of the channel’s key documentaries of 2011: Max Laird (‘Seven Dwarves’), Karen Gayle (‘My Transsexual Summer’), Susan Campbell Duncan (‘Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice’) and Katie Piper (‘Katie: My Beautiful Friends’).
They all give their unique take on Christmas in a warm, festive message titled ‘Just Be Yourself’.
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Channel 4 | ‘Random Acts’ | Tian Moses
7th February 2012 — Our Work / Television
Random Acts is a brand new short-form daily arts strand on Channel 4. We were commissioned to make 10 x 3 minute films, all chosen for their bold and original expressions of creativity.
James: “I’d wanted to make a film for ages about a BMXer that wasn’t just the usual well edited, slick show of load of stunts. If you’re not into the BMX thing that gets boring.”
Phil: “We wanted something more real and genuine to how BMXers actually behave and what they do.
We got two lads we know, gave them head-cams and met them at various points to download what they had filmed. It’s not set-up, it wasn’t planned in any way. It’s real.”
James: “It wasn’t until we got back we saw what they’d shot.
There was a lot of stuff we just couldn’t put on TV but we thought the film encapsulated what Random Acts was supposed to be about, if it came on your TV you’d be like ‘what the hell is this’?”.
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Channel 4 | ‘Random Acts’ | Barbers
Random Acts is a brand new short-form daily arts strand on Channel 4. We were commissioned to make 10 x 3 minute films, all chosen for their bold and original expressions of creativity.
Phil: “The great thing about this is that the music is made out of the sounds of the barbers’ shop.We gave the recording of clippers and scissors to a young producer called S.K.I.T.Z Beats, who is a really talented grime artist. He came back with this sick beat that we used as the music bed.
James: “It was never meant to be that, it was originally going to be just chat from the barbers’ floor.
We’d got the idea when we’d shot all these amazing haircuts being done at an Asian barbers but turned out the chat was pretty dry and it didn’t work the way we anticipated.
Once we cut it to the track he had composed it made it something else though.
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Channel 4 | ‘Random Acts’ | Pepstar #2
Random Acts is a brand new short-form daily arts strand on Channel 4. We were commissioned to make 10 x 3 minute films, all chosen for their bold and original expressions of creativity.
Television as art, rather than about art, Random Acts will enable a diverse supply of both established artists and emerging talent to create their own pieces, unmediated by presenters and unfettered by the conventions of conservative arts television.
Phil: “This was shot in a dinky little warehouse in Hackney that is just the shell of a building really. We had the run of the place with Pepstar, who is just this mad talent. The beat that is on there he made there and then. He just walked round the space, recorded each sound and while we had a half hour lunch break he made the beat out of them. Then he tweaked a rap that he’d written to fit the beats; so as far as artists who can be reactive, he is up there, he’s a natural talent.”
James: “It was a last minute shoot, there was no planning, we just had to go out and do it.
He embodies what we want to do, showcasing new talent but doing it in a creative way. Random Acts is a great platform for that, we don’t want to make music videos, they’re all films.
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Channel 4 | ‘Random Acts’ | Mikill Pane
7th February 2012 — Our Work / Television
Random Acts is a brand new short-form daily arts strand on Channel 4. We were commissioned to make 10 x 3 minute films, all chosen for their bold and original expressions of creativity. Television as art, rather than about art. Random Acts will enable a diverse supply of both established artists and emerging talent to create their own pieces, unmediated by presenters and unfettered by the conventions of conservative arts television.
James: “We’d wanted to work with Mikill Pane for a long time but again we wanted something different. We found this sick location in Walthamstow with all this neon signs. It’s owned by a bloke who’s been making signs for movies for 20 years and it’s just a treasure trove. We got our after-effects wizard Jeremy Cole to hide other neon signs in amongst the real ones to give it something extra.
Phil: “It’s one that you watch again and you keep on seeing new things. It’s subtle what goes on in that film.”
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Channel 4 | Random Acts | Love N Skate
Random Acts is a brand new short-form daily arts strand on Channel 4. We were commissioned to make 10 x 3 minute films, all chosen for their bold and original expressions of creativity.
Television as art, rather than about art, Random Acts will enable a diverse supply of both established artists and emerging talent to create their own pieces, unmediated by presenters and unfettered by the conventions of conservative arts television.
James: “This is a mate of ours Stu, who is the last person I think in Europe to still screen print skateboards. This is one of those ones that we had to compromise on, we had an initial edit that we were really fond of but the brief changed slightly so we had to re-cut it.
Anyway…Skateboarding is Stu’s life and he’s incredibly creative. These prints were for an exhibition in France that he was working with these legendary skate artists on.
It’s just about a labour of love.
DRINKING TEA. GETTING RAD SINCE 2001.
Format: 1 x 3mins | Short Film