Jamie Thraves is a director who went to university and made short films there, he used award winning short film as 'calling card' to get a 'foot in the door' with the video production company factory films, he started by shooting three very low budget music videos, and these coast about £5,000 each.
The process:
A commissioner from a record label sends a track to 5-10 directors, the directors then each submit a treatment, this stage is unpaid, then the director who has submitted the best treatment is then commissioned to make the video, only then is the director paid.
Jamie Thraves submitted treatments for his two best known videos and each was accepted.
1. Radiohead-Just £100,000 budget and was shot in three days
2. cold play the scientist £200,000 budget and was also shot in three days.
One of Jamie Thraves most recent video's is Japanese popstars-song for Lisa, the video cost about £20,000 and was shot in 2 days.
Jamie has used the music video's to get into the film business, so far he has shot three features:
1. The low down
2. The cry of the owl
3. Treacle Jr
Jamie's top tips
Use the lyrics but try not to be too literal, most importantly go with the emotion of the lyrics.
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