Author Archives: Sarah Wilkin

New Look uses the Xbox Kinect to create their new video

New Look the band, not the high street shop, are Brooklyn based musicians who have just commissioned directing duo Tim & Joe to create the video for their latest single Nap on the bow.

The directors have used the Xbox Kinect to record the bands movement which gives an incredible 3D effect.  The introduction of the Kinect to the market has meant that this high-tech equipment is available to the masses making it possible for hackers to break the system and reap the benefits of such technology for creative purposes. Read more »

Rome Experiments with Chrome Experiments

Chris Milk is already famed for directing The Wilderness Downtown which was a HTML5 and Chrome Experiment music video for Arcade Fire’s song ‘We used to wait’ from The Suburbs album.

His most recent work has been with world renowned Hip Hop artist and producer Danger Mouse who has, of late, been working on his new project band Rome with Jack White, Nora Jones and Daniele Luppi.
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The Vaccines use instagram and crowdsourcing to create their new music video

Instagram, the app which allows you to share sepia-hued photos instantly, currently has has around 10 million users with over 250 million photos shared so there’s plenty of material to crowdsource your video from.

The Vaccines decided to give their fans the chance to be in the latest music video for the song ‘Wetsuit’. Read more »