On October 11th 2008 we were robbed of Shynola director, brilliant friend, and damn-good-egg, Gideon Baws.
Gid's sudden death was due to a form of Cardiomyopathy, triggered by a viral infection. Chances are you've never heard of it. However in the UK alone it is estimated that 12 "apparently fit and healthy" young people under 35 die from undiagnosed heart problems EVERY WEEK. This needn't be so.
A Gideon Baws Memorial Fund has been established at CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). CRY works to raise awareness of Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) and campaigns for proactive screening of young people. It also offers help and support to those who have suffered a loss.
On October 11th 2009 "Team GB" will run The Royal Parks Half Marathon in Hyde Park, London. We are raising money for the Memorial Fund.
Please, if you can, sponsor us and help prevent these unnecessary and unfair deaths.
I Heart Hiroshima - "Shakeytown" (dir. Paul W. Rankin)
Official music video for "Shakeytown", the first single from I Heart Hiroshima's sophomore album The Rip, featuring a combination of live-action, miniature, stop-motion and cardboard techniques.
Project: Ian Brown ‘Stellify’
Record Company: Polydor Records
Commissioner: Ross Anderson
Production Company: Pulse Films
Director: Colin O'Toole
Producer: Mikey Levelle
DoP: Jonas Mortensen
Editor: Ross Hallard
Telecine: Ben Roberts at Glassworks
Director Colin O’Toole decided to set the video for ‘Stellify’ in Manchester, as although Ian Brown grew up in the city he has never filmed a video there. The video opens with Ian walking through the city streets. He is soon joined by an entire marching band, which compliments the song’s lighter feel and represents Ian’s triumphant return to the airwaves. As Ian sings about his personal growth, he walks past the high rise buildings and his former dole office, vividly illustrating how his life has changed from his youth in Manchester to an eventful 25 year career as one of England’s most influential musicians.
Attempting a street video in Manchester meant the team had to contend with the famous Northern rain, as well as writing off a very expensive camera and a Cooke lens! However, the final video shows Ian’s emotional return to the welcoming streets and people of his early life.
Deadmau5 'Ghosts N Stuff' - directed by Colin O'Toole
Project: Deadmau5 ‘Ghosts N Stuff’
Record Company: Virgin Records
Commissioner: James Hacket
Production Company: Pulse Films
Director: Colin O'Toole
Producer: Ben Sullivan
DoP: David Lanzenburg
Editor: Ross Hallard
Telecine: Ben Roberts at Glassworks
The music video for ‘Ghosts N Stuff’ was shot on location in Toronto, Joel Zimmerman’s (aka Deadmau5) home town, and is typical of his style not to take himself too seriously as an artist. The surreal and light-hearted video follows Deadmau5 dying in a hospital (which is actually a working mental institution in real-life) and then returning as an inept, corporal ghost, who uses a skateboard to travel through the city - visiting mundane locations like a coin laundry. He is slightly ostracised, until eventually he is invited to a party full of other strange characters. Finally, the party is intercut with scenes in the hospital and the viewer realizes that it was a strange dream – Deadmau5 wakes up as himself again.
http://www.evaq.com/black/video/emilie.html
http://www.alexandliane.com/files/LaRoux.html
youthtube link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7IGE58IPgo
Official music video for "Shakeytown", the first single from I Heart Hiroshima's sophomore album The Rip, featuring a combination of live-action, miniature, stop-motion and cardboard techniques.
