Daniel Huntley
News Editor
daniel.huntley@extremereach.comDaniel manages the shots news editorial and compiles the ground-breaking shots Unsigned, focussing on global unsigned directorial talent.
Playlist: Jamie Adair
Love Song director Jamie Adair, from the directing duo Harrison Adair, talks us through his favourite promos, thoughts on the industry and receiving gifts from James Blake.
Omar Jones: Chasing the dream
Director Omar Jones was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Jamaica, Queens. At a young age he moved to the Poconos in Pennsylvania where he fell in love with cameras, before moving back to New York to pursue filmmaking. Beginning as an editor and VFX artist, Jones took on odd jobs around the city to make ends meet before once again moving, this time to LA, where he is represented by PRETTYBIRD and from where he spoke to Daniel Huntley.
Danielle Hinde: Doomsday is da bomb
Danielle Hinde, is the founder of director representation and production company Doomsday Entertainment. She has overseen groundbreaking music videos for Childish Gambino, Die Antwoord, J Lo, Katy Perry, Marvin Gaye, Justin Bieber, Flying Lotus, A Tribe Called Quest, Frank Ocean and hundreds more. Here, she talks to Daniel Huntley about sharing her weirdness, championing new voices in the industry and, hanging out behind the curtain...
Playlist: Alicia MacDonald
For this weeks Playlist we hear from The Corner Shop director Alicia MacDonald. Here she gives us the scoop on seeing Wolf Alice live, the impact of social media on the industry. Plus the musical journey of her new feature film, Finding Emily.
Playlist: Cami Starkman
For our latest Playlist, we hear from Nomad Editor Cami Starkman. Here she talks scroll-stopping music videos, the purity of editing, and cutting visuals for No Doubt’s residency at the Sphere.
Playlist: Phoebe May
This week FORM director Phoebe May gives us the scoop on incoming changes within the music industry, some pop promo gems, and recreating Avril Lavigne videos.
Playlist: Alice Bloomfield
RSA director Alice Bloomfield hits us with some fascinating animated music promos, talks short form content, and she's also keeping ants under her bed...
Playlist: Dean Karr
We chat with the ground-breaking music video director Dean Karr about the glory days of music promos, he gives some surrealist inspirational picks, and talks swimming with sharks...
shots Unsigned: Seth Ickerman
In this months shots Unsigned interview, we speak with French directing duo Seth Ickerman about their body of work and recent film Speed or Perish. Here they go in depth about their remarkable creative process, their passion for animation and AI, and the trials and tribulations of working on VFX laden productions.
Playlist: Maxi Blanco
This week we chat to Landia director Maxi Blanco, who talks us through some poetic, political, and cinematic music videos plus his love for Phil Collins.
How Ariel Fisher kept it moving for ON
As part of our Movement Focus we take a closer look at ON's latest spot Keep It Moving, where we get the lowdown from magna studios director Ariel Fisher, and composer and sound designer Joaquin Pastor.
Playlist: Johanna Cranitch
This week we hear from Little Beast's ECD and founder Johanna Cranitch, where she talks about recording the original Sesame Street band, big changes within the industry, and gives us some deep insight on her favourite promos.
Daniel Huntley
News Editor
daniel.huntley@extremereach.com
Daniel compiles the ground-breaking shots Unsigned, focussing on global unsigned directorial talent, and curates the monthly shots Unsigned showcase.
Alongside that, Daniel posts daily news on the site and conducts written interviews with directors, primarily focussing on feature-film, unsigned and music video. He has also sat as a judge on many advertising and film awards, including; the UK MVAs, YDA, Porsche Awards, EPICA Awards, shots Awards, Berlin Commercial, Creative Circle Awards, Shiny Awards, Conero Film + Adv, and the Videoclip Italia Awards.
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