Barbican Musicity 360 VR

A 360 VR site specific installation comprised of three bespoke audio reactive videos made for the Musicity 360VR Festival at the Barbican Centre.
We took 3 spaces and 3 audio artists we created a virtual reactive experience that was viewed on site at the locations in the Barbican Centre in London.

we are but the dreams of 1000 cats

Music Video and short film for the A.AV track [in a russian forrest the elffin shows me and boris the way home] 

The BlackDog - My Brutal Life

Promo of a 40 minute short film comisioned by The BlackDog and Sensoria Festival. The film played for two weeks inside the Moore Street Power Station in Sheffiled.

Mitch Rowland 'Come June' Creative

'Come June' is the debut solo album by GRAMMY Award winner Mitch Rowland. In 2023, Blackstar's creative team were commissioned by Giant Music to create a suite of assets around the release of the album, including ad creative, social posts, banners, and more. Blackstar were also responsible for filming Mitch in various locations around London, capturing candid discussions about the making of the album, and intimate performances of tracks recorded live at Octagon Studios in Brixton.  

Hello Pity rmx by The KVB

Music video directed for Hello Pity "An Idea of Guilt part II" remix by the KVB.
 

Clarios CES Brand FIlm

This was a looping brand film that we created for Clarios.

It ran on two huge screens at the CES in Las Vegas.

Commissioned by Clarios.

Take That - Making Progress

Documentary following Take That during their Progress Live tour.

Commissioned by Universal Globe.

Devansh - To Feel Free Documentary

A short documentary about Devansh's debut album, To Feel Free, and his journey as a musician. Produced with my studio, Studio Curve

Raquel Martins - Empty Flower Documentary

A short documentary for Raquel Martins about her recent EP "Empty Flower" and her journey as a musician so far. Shot, directed & coloured by myself, with edit & production support from my team at studiocurve.uk. 

Kat Leigh "Asking For It"

Mini-documentary / live performance film for new BMG singer/songwriter Kat Leigh.

Returning to New York for the first time after the death of their mother, I spoke to Kat on the eve of their first live ever show. An exploration of love, loss in the face of a burgeoning music career.

Commissioned by BMG.

BPM

5 drummers in 5 different locations, each improvising at a set tempo and then arranged into 1 cohesive track by Rob Smoughton (Hot Chip) with the visuals edited around it. 

Starring:
Seb Rochford
Sarah Jones
Pedro Segundo
Pauli Lovejoy
Nick Roberts

Commissioned by Independant.

Ex Machina - Official Limited Edition Boxset

Ex Machina Limited edition Steelbook DVD case for Universal Pictures. 

One of my favourite films of all time (my dissertation was mainly about it), it was a dream to be able to do an official illustration set for them for this product. The two contrasting designs are based on the film’s themes of isolation, identity and Mary’s room thought experiment. 

Created at Oink Creative London. 

Tour documentary for Haelos: ARK - the film

Client: BMG

Role: Director, Cinematographer, Producer, Editor, Colourist, Title Designer

A tour documentary for UK trip-hop band Haelos. Shot across eleven US states and Canada, the 15 minute long film was developed from a series of interviews shot with fans across the country, exploring the themes and concept of the band's second album, Any Random Kindness.

During the production process, I creative directed and produced a social media campaign connecting the band with fans across the world, allowing them to leave messages, voice notes and other content for the band, which was included in the film. I also shot, directed a produced a package of shorter film assets to promote the album.

Commissioned by BMG.

Lucy For A Day

Lucy For A Day - Trailer 

IPLER - The Yarn (2016)

İpler - The Yarn

Short Film / 2016 Turkiye / 10mins.

Synopsis : A Greek-Turkish couple and their little daughter, travel with their caravan in the Turkish seaside of the Aegean Sea. This time, however, their journey ends with a fantastic reflection of a tale that the parents always tell their daughter.

Cast: Merve Polat Dimitris Makalias Alis İkizler Deniz Ikizler 

Director, Scriptwriter, Producer: Gokce Pehlivanoglu

Director of Photography: Panagiotis Charamis Producer

Awards :

• Inonu University 9th Short Film Festival – Best Fiction Film (2016)

• 8th Lions Short Film Competition – The 3rd Best Film (2017)

• Crossroads 11th International Short Film Festival – Best Fiction Film, Best Editing, Best Script Awards (2016)

Aoife Doyle - Infinitely Clear

Hand drawn and painted animation for Aoife Doyle and the Arts Council of Ireland.

The Devourer's World

In a world where the shadow toilers work endlessly, dreaming of the comfortable lives of the capsule people, everything is not as it seems... For this is the devourers world.

Production Credits: Story & Direction: Karan Mehta Producer: Milda Stasaitytė Animation: Milda Stasaitytė Karan Mehta Ruby Mortlock Coloring: Milda Stasaitytė Ruby Mortlock Sound Engineer: Karan Mehta Soundtrack: Cyro Chambers

Commissioned by london international animation festival.

Soundcheck

A short audio design film I made to use as promotional material for the band Trapdoor.

I filmed their set up and soundcheck process and cut together an edit, then I graded the clip and did a complete audio design and score over the top from scratch. 
a fun short project with creative freedom.

Ben Marc - BREATHE

BREATHE Suite B - Ben Marc

A woman goes on a journey of escape and self-discovery, in Sebastian Whyte's powerful visual for Ben Marc. 

The video for Breathe follows the main character - played by Sherelle Johnson - as she travels from the city to the countryside and back. Filmed in London and South East England, this was initially inspired by the road movie genre and it works both as an engaging short film and a music video, anchored by strong performances from its cast.

"Originally, the plan was to have a couple on the run as the main focus," says Sebastian Whyte. "However various constraints and actors dropping out meant that we had to tweak the narrative. Then I became fascinated with the idea of a single female protagonist, who is fragile and vulnerable, yet strong, single-minded and independent.

"In a strange way, her semi-meditative journey of discovery mirrors the evolution of the film's narrative. And throughout the driving force is Ben's beautifully epic soundtrack."
[PromoNews 2021]

Commissioned by Innovative Leisure Records.

Colour Fields - Mixed Media Film

An experimental project combining mediums of music video, short film and animation to portray the story of freedom and creativity.

The project was filmed during the pandemic, disabling the team to finish the project to it's full potential.

Directed by Marika Minkowska and Jordan Mountford

Cinematography by Steve Grimley

Edited by Marika Minkowska

Animation by Chloe Scott-Lincoln

Music by Vidorra