Daniel Huntley
News Editor
daniel.huntley@extremereach.com@HYPHYHUNTLEY
Daniel manages the shots News editorial and compiles shots and Source’s ground-breaking shots Unsigned, focussing on global unsigned directorial talent.
shots Unsigned: Werner Vivier
For our final interview of shots Unsigned talent in 2024 we talk with South African-Swiss writer and director Werner Vivier. Here, he talks about his short film Fine Dining, annoying his family with Disney's Hercules rewatches, taking a leap of faith with his career, and the trials and tribulations of a one-take shot.
Epica Awards 2024 results announced
VML is the most awarded UK agency at the creative prize judged by the press. Agency Mother London wins a Grand Prix.
Playlist: The Reids
We chat with the Anonymous Content directing duo The Reids (Will Reid and Ed Reid) who recently won Best New Director at the UKMVAs, about making money with music videos, being fans of the iPhone 15 Pro, and some choice music promos.
Playlist: Paul Minor
We hear from Golden LA director Paul Minor about music video passion projects, unique photobook inspirations and trying on Mr. T's gold chains.
Playlist: Jack Cronin
Jack Cronin, Assistant Editor at PXP, chats to us about his Michel Gondry admiration, working with Chance The Rapper, and bratty music videos.
shots Unsigned: Double Solitaire
For our latest interview of shots Unsigned talent we talk with Double Solitaire, the creative partnership of Tony Blahd and Lydia Fine. Here, they talk about their documentary The Cactus of Klaus featuring the artists Klaus Rinke, living in a church for a month, various creative roles they have had, and looking out for Cactus spines...
Playlist: Niles Howard
Niles Howard, editor at Work Editorial chats about his top music videos of 2024, his obsession with the game of pool and reflects on artists directing their own videos.
Playlist: Nitram
Director Nitram at MindsEye and Hamlet talks story-driven music videos, boundary pushing commercials, and Coco Chanel's lover...
Playlist: Zac Colwell
Zac Colwell is a multi-instrumentalist, award-winning composer, and Creative Director at Sonic Union. Here he talks touring with a circus as a teen, George Michael fandom, and using his Roland Juno-60 and Moog Source.
shots Unsigned: Jason Osborne
For our latest installment of shots Unsigned we talk with British director Jason Osborne. Here, we talk about his Netflix documentary Love Languages, finding the right barbers, selecting the right team for the shoot, and barbershop culture.
Playlist: Elvis Santos Sierra
This week we hear from Elvis Santos Sierra, Head of PR & Influence at Ogilvy Madrid. Here he recalls recording Nirvana on VHS, Michael Kiwanuka concert's, and drinking a glass of water before leaving the house...
A YDA delivery for Vanessa Stachel
German director Vanessa Stachel secured a Gold in the YDA Animation, and Film School category for her short film Delivery For Mr. Frogula. Here, she talks about making the miniatures, the team involved in bringing the film to life, and hopes and dreams for the future.
Daniel compiles shots and Source’s 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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