Case Study: Jamie ThravesJamie Thraves is a British director and writer of several music videos and short experimental films. He started making short films, namely "Scratch" (1991), "The Take Out" (1993) in Hull University, an achievement which got him a job at the video production company, Factory Films. He also made "The Hackney Downs" (1994) while attending The Royal College of Arts. He began with making short, low-budget music videos of around £5,000 each, which then rose to around £100,000 to £200,000.
As with many directors, the progression of their careers depend on their commissions and whether or not they get accepted by companies. Jamie Thraves, on the other hand, submitted treatments for (what-would-be) his two best known videos and both got accepted.
Examples of Music Videos he has directed include:-
Radiohead - "Just"
£100,000 budget
Shot in three days
Coldplay - "The Scientist"
£200,000 budget
Shot in three days
"Back to the Start" - the entire video consists of the footage in reverse; from end to start.
The Japanese Popstars - "Song for Lisa"
£200,000 budget
Shot in two days
Jamie Thraves became part of the film industry through his music videos.
So far, Jamie Thraves has three feature films:-
- The Low Down (2000)
- The Cry of the Owl (2009)
- Treacle Jr (2010)
Jamie's Tips (on making Music Videos)
- Use the lyrics, but not too literally.
- Most of all, make sure you go with the emotion in the lyrics.
Other examples include:-
Katy B - "Broken Record"
"Like a Broken Record" - the footage in the video plays over and over again, though with a few differences every repeat.
Death Cab for Cutie - "I Will Follow You into the Dark"
Death Cab for Cutie - "I Will Follow You into the Dark"
"I Will Follow You into the Dark" - one of the last scenes in the video shows the main character walking into deeper into the dark hole after falling into it instead of climbing out of it.
Tom Odell - "Another Love"
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