Director : Jamie Thraves- Made short films at university and used his award winning short films as a 'calling card' to get his 'foot in the door' with the video production company 'Factory Films'.
- He began by shooting three very slow budget music videos that cost about £5000 each.
How does it work?
- A 'commisioner' from a record label sends a track to 5-10 directors. The directors then each submit a treatment. This stage is unpaid. The director who has submitted the 'best' treatment is then comissioned to make the video. Only then is the director paid.
- As can be seen for many directors in the business, it is a precarious existence where their livelihood is dependant on each commision.
- Jamie Thraves submitted treatments for his two best known videos and each was accepted.
Examples of Jamie Thraves' work
- Radiohead - Just, £100,000 budget, was shot in 3 days.
- Coldplay-The Scientist, £200,000 budget, shot in 3 days.
- One of Jamie Thraives' most recent videos is by Japanese Popstars-Song for Lisa.
- Currently videos cost about £20,000, shooting time is about 2 days.
Jamie has used music videos to get into the film business. So far he has shot 3 feature films,
- The Low Down
- The Cry Of The Owl
- Treacle Jr.
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