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Budget
GBP £1,000
Opens
02 Nov 2021
Closes
Deliver
UK-based Director to shoot a storytelling music video for grime artist

The new music company [COMMISSIONER] is looking for a UK-based director to create the music video for [ARTIST] [TRACK].

As with [ARTIST] music, we want to stand him apart from the rest of the UK grime scene. He is from that world, and we are happy to include references but don’t want to be a carbon copy of everyone else.

His lyrics are very descriptive and tell a story, so we are happy for the video to follow this. An idea we had was to potentially film from the perspective of swiping through an imaginary online dating app on a phone as a starting point.

Equally, we are open to any idea that is strong and would work alongside the song.

We are open to being creative with the vision.

Ideally, [ARTIST] will be in the video so we are looking for a UK-based director to work with on this.

We have £1,000 for this video and will need the video to be delivered W/C 6th December.

We will require the video to be fully finished to broadcast quality when delivered. The commissioner is more than happy to check progress rushes as the work is being carried out, and will more than likely be on set with [ARTIST] during filming.

They would like this to be a very collaborative experience, with totally clear communication channels.

Location

This global brief is open to all applicants, regardless of location.

Guidelines

At the initial interest phase of the application process for a video brief, please only apply with:

  • Attach recent examples of videos you have directed or worked on via Projects.
  • A short, friendly written introduction about you, your experience and style Pro briefs only
  • Links to your showreel, so the commissioner can see the best of your work Pro briefs only

We Direct Music Videos

In line with We Direct Music Videos' guidelines, CC does not allow free pitching and applicants are not expected to submit any treatments at the pre-commission stage of the briefing process.

Our goal is to push for improvements in the music video process to be more respectful, transparent, and minimize free work on behalf of the thousands of music video directors our organization represents. Find out more
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This fairer process is designed to ensure that commissioners receive a sufficient amount of creative options to select from, while reducing the time directors spend pitching.

Therefore we limit the number of shortlisted directors invited to complete a treatment to a maximum of five.

Once you have applied to this brief, you will be notified after the application deadline whether you have been shortlisted to progress to the next phase.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a treatment, which typically consists of a written outline of the video concept and how it will be executed plus images and reference videos, submitted as a PDF.

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