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Colonel Blimp
| Colonel Blimp is an award-winning London based production company with a reputation for creative innovation and excellence. Since its launch Colonel Blimp has become one of the world’s leading producers of music video and music related content. Named in homage to the 1944 film "The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp" directed by Powell and Pressburger. In the film Roger Livesey plays a man who fights a duel and cuts his top lip so badly that he is forced to grow a large and unusual handlebar moustache which he keeps for the rest of his life. Creating a memorable music video is much like growing an unusual moustache. It takes patience and nerve. | During the early planning stages it may be difficult to perceive exactly what the finished 'tache' will look like. The growing period may be arduous, drawn out. The moustache's grower perhaps tempted by the easy clichés of fashion to compromise their original design. But if he or she stays the course, remaining true to their vision, they will doubtless create something unique. While the finished 'moustache' may not be to everybody's taste it will stand out. It will entertain. It will provoke. It will inspire: a true original amid a tangled forest of more conventional styles. |
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Colonel Blimp 181 Wardour Street London W1F 8WZ T +44 (0) 20 7494 0747 F +44 (0) 20 7494 3771 |
Executive Producer - Tamsin Glasson tamsin@colonelblimp.com Marketing & Development - Nathan James nathan@colonelblimp.com |
A Nice Idea Every Day are Berlin based directors Vivien Weyrauch and Fabian Röttger. They have established a glowing reputation at the heart of Berlin’s art and video scene, and have gone on to influence video makers around the world. As directors they set out to move, invigorate and surprise the viewer. Their music video work is energized by an immense passion for art and photography and they have showcased their ingenious style and techniques in videos for bands such as The Knife and Tandemoro, as well as at major festivals such as Latitude and The Big Chill. | They created the magnificent, haunting video for Blue Roses’s song, ‘Doubtful Comforts’, which attracted universal praise and are currently working on a video for Mint Julep. You can visit their website here: aniceideaeveryday.com |
Colonel Blimp is thrilled to have Adam Buxton join to what will become our roster of ‘Allied Forces’ – an elite squadron of writers, actors, directors and genii erasing borders between creative disciplines. Adam is a much-loved face and voice in the music video community. As host for the UK Music Video Awards and BUG at London’s BFI, Adam has incited laughter riots with his unique comedy perspective. | Adam of the Adam and Joe Show, of Adam and Joe podcasts, and Adam of a bevy of UK TV projects and films, including Hot Fuzz and Stardust has arrived on our doorstep at Colonel Blimp with an insatiable love for music videos. As a director, comedian, scriptwriter and performer he offers music videos an opportunity to be brave, have fun and create work in collaboration with artists that is sure to ignite our imaginations. |
He has already been proclaimed as one of "Fashion's New Generation" by Vogue, and one of the fifteen "Creatives Who Will Define The Future of British Arts" by the Independent. Alex Turvey is a name we at Colonel Blimp are proud of. Based in London, Alex has marked out a flourishing reputation in the city’s fashion and design circles. His dark, smart and surreal style can be seen in his music videos, fashion films, commercials and art installations. Alex’s list of clients includes Burberry, Levis, Shakira, SEAT, Ford, Daisy Lowe, Dazed & Confused, Cooper, Ogilvy, DDB, Percival, Vice, Ash, Polydor, MTV, Cisco Systems, Topshop, Oxfam, Budweiser, Tate & Lyle, Sugar Puffs and Nike. | Recently named as one of London's key Creative Craftsmen by Levi’s, a Young Creative Entrepreneur by Dazed & Confused and as a Leading Young Director by Boards and Shots magazines he has also sat as a jury member for the prestigious D&AD Awards. In addition to Colonel Blimp, Alex is signed to White Lodge and BlinkArt. For more information, you can visit his website here: alexturvey.com |
Popcore is Swedish based directors Anders Forsman and Linus Johannsson who first collaborated with a film, art and photo exhibition in 2005 called ‘Welcome To Europe’. Following from the success of that piece they received two Swedish Grammy nominations for their work for Kent and Laleh, and in 2007 they were nominated for an American Grammy for their Underoath video, ‘Writing on the Walls’. They have since developed a stellar reputation in the UK for videos including the visceral, shimmering light-show for Biffy Clyro’s ‘That Golden Rule’, as well as creating the delirious visual masterpiece for Dizzee Rascal’s hit single, ‘Bonkers’. | Popcore have won a Silver Egg for the innovative piece, ‘Long Live the Right of Public Access’, for the telecom company Telenor, and recently received plaudits for their stop-frame animation for Volvo, ‘Build Your Own Car’. You can find out more about Popcore at their website: andersforsman.com |
Carl Burgess is a director and designer based in London, known for his dark, visually compelling video work. Carl’s style is refreshingly infused with black humour, as he takes things from everyday life and flips them on their head: his work distorts images of cities and bodies, and he often plays with the false smiles and intense emotions of TV commercials and game shows. | A former art director at digital agency Hi-ReS!, Carl is a technical wiz, often editing and working on post-production himself. He has directed videos for Slayer, Jon Hopkins, Nike, and Ratatat’s song ‘Drugs’, which was nominated for Best Special Effects at the 2010 MVAs. Most recently, he has shot for Skream, ‘Where You Should and Kap Bamino, ‘Obsess’. Carl is also signed to BlinkArt, and his characteristically dark design work has been highly lauded, appearing in Creative Review and Blueprint magazines. You can visit his website here: moresoon.org |
Born and raised in London, Chris Sweeney is a young director known for his stylish, visually inventive approach to filmmaking. Since joining Colonel Blimp, Chris has achieved wide acclaim directing music videos for Will Young, Foals, Paloma Faith, Marina and the Diamonds, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Friendly Fires. | He has also acquired an exceptional reputation for his fashion films: he directed two films for Yves Saint Laurent which were shown at consecutive Paris Fashion Weeks, and most recently, the stunning ‘Haute Coiffure’ short film for Charlie Le Mindu, which closed his London Fashion Week show 2011. Chris is also signed to our fashion division, White Lodge. |
David Wilson is a director who has created a visual style wholly of his own. Originally from an illustration background, David is passionate about music. He first gained recognition for the video for Moray McLaren’s ‘We Got Time’ where he combined live in-camera animation with live action via his use of a Praxinscope and his beautiful hand drawn illustration. In 2009 David picked up “Best New Director” at the UK Music Video Awards, and this year his hand-drawn mind-warp of a video for Japanese Popstars’s ‘Let Go’ was selected for In Book inclusion at the D&AD awards. Most recently, he directed Metronomy’s ‘The Bay’, bringing a beautiful combination of graphics and live action to the British Riviera’s Torquay. | David also regularly VJs with his visuals at clubs, festivals and events across the globe and is also a contributing writer to the motion graphics blog Motionographer. David is represented by BlinkInk for his commercials and BlinkArt for his illustration. You can visit his website, which he regularly updates with new pieces of self-initiated projects here: davidwilsoncreative.com |
Dougal Wilson is a director famed for his iconic music videos and commercials. His unique style has influenced filmmakers and artists around the world. A physics graduate from Durham University, Dougal began his career as a copywriter before becoming a director at Blink. Since then, he is responsible for directing an impressively diverse body of work. He has directed commercials for several global brands, winning D&AD Pencils in 2006 for his Orange 'Dance' spot, and again in 2008 for his Big Yellow Storage video. Dougal’s music videos have been equally celebrated for their playful, charming flair. He has won Best Music Video Director at the British CADS twice, as well as claiming The Best Video of the Year twice at The Rushes Soho Shorts Festival. His video for Bat For Lashes ‘What’s A Girl To Do’, won the Best Video of 2007 at the Antville Music Video Awards and was nominated for MTV Best Video award. Dougal has also collaborated with Coldplay, Goldfrapp, The Streets, Will Young, Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal, Benassi and Jarvis Cocker, to name but a few. | Dougal’s work includes COI’s ‘Fire Safety’ for Rainey Kelly, Orange’s ‘RockCorps’ campaign for Fallon, Coca-Cola’s 'Yeah Yeah Year La La La' through Mother and, famously, his hugely successful commercial for John Lewis, 'Never Knowingly Undersold', which won gold at the D&AD awards. Most recently, Dougal created adverts for Hovis and Renault, as well as directing the brilliantly charming video for Temper Trap’s single, ‘Love Lost’ and winning his first music video D&AD for it in 2011. Dougal has maintains of passion for creating music videos as do his fans for viewing his work. His music videos are screened annually at festivals worldwide and continue to inspired new generations of directors across the globe. |
The direct translation from Swedish of Koja is 'treehouse'. To us, it means an innovative and inspiring Scandinavian couple Tobias Eiving and Ulrika Axen, who form a uniquely dynamic directing team. Tobias and Ulrika both grew up in small, seaside towns in Sweden, before studying at Camberwell College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London, the city where they now live and work. | Koja are skilled in both animation and live action, and their work reflects this mix, as they explore the interaction between these two very different ways of working and thinking. They direct music videos, short films and commercials, and their stunning illustration and animation talent is evident in their visuals for Mika’s recent tour. Other notable clients include Polydor, V&A, Onedotzero, Muse, Fake DIY, The Body Shop, RFSU, Smalltown Supersound. Koja’s stated manifesto is ‘Koja or Die’ – you can find out more about them at their website: weliketoplay.com |
Lynn Fox is, in fact, three young gentlemen – Patrick Chen, Bastian Glassner and Christian McKenzie – who have garnered a reputation for their stunning visual landscapes, while expanding their work into extraordinarily diverse directions. They met while studying architecture at UCL, and started out as CG artists, creating deep, atmospheric worlds then progressed to making music videos, harnessing a powerful mixture of live action and CG visuals. Lynn Fox exploded onto the scene with their debut work ‘Hayling’ for FC Kahuna, and they cleaned up in the Warp Records & Creative Review competition in 2002 with their piece for Chris Clark’s ‘Gob Coitus’. They went on to win Best New Director at the 2003 CADs, and began their long-standing collaboration with Björk, creating music videos for her, visuals for her World Tour – which won Silver at D&AD – and providing visual accompaniment to her performance at the Olympic Games opening ceremony. Since then, they have worked with other artists such as Incubus, Maximo Park and The Aliens. | Lynn Fox have expanded their repertoire into making high-octane work in the commercials world, showcasing their tremendous variety: from the visually stunning ‘Envy’ advert for Peugeot with EuroRSCG, to their recent, amazingly powerful piece for DFT. Their video ‘Crashes’, for Axe, was a Titanium award winner at Cannes, and they have also made films for Audi, Boots, Timberland, Mercedes, Miller and Sony Ericsson. Lynn Fox are also signed to Blink. You can find out more about them at their website: lynnfox.co.uk |
Nez Khammal is a super-sharp, slick director making waves both in the U.K. and across the Atlantic. Nez was signed as a director at Colonel Blimp following his debut hit video for M.I.A.’s ‘Jimmy’, a visual feast of bright colours and slick choreography. His immediate follow-up for Kano's 'Hustler', was awarded the Best Urban Music Video prize at the 2008 British VMAs. Since, Nez has gone on to create music videos for the finest British and American artists working today, including Lily Allen, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Kano, Paolo Nutini and Mika. Most recently he directed the legendary actor Leonard Nimoy in his masterful, quirky video for Bruno Mars’s ‘The Lazy Song’. | Nez has also enjoyed a fast rise in the world of commercials and fashion films. His film for the iconic fashion label Halston when they re-launched in 2009 won him a young director award at Cannes 2010. Nez is also signed to Blink and White Lodge. |
OneInThree is comprised of two incredible creatives: Ross Elliot Cooper and Bugsy Riverbank Steel. The pair met at Central Saint Martins, where they studied graphic design and film and have secured acclaim as a directorial team for pioneering and innovative techniques and film trickery. OneInThree have been nominated for a great number of awards from the likes of Arena Magazine, O2 and D&AD, where their magnificent video for Badly Drawn Boy’s ‘Promises’ earned them an inclusion In Book in 2008. | That same year, they received the most nominations of any new director at the Music Video Awards, where they were nominated for Best New Director, Best Art Direction for ‘Promises’, and Best Budget Video for the eighties-style video for The Teenagers’s single, ‘Make It Happen’. They have also directed music videos Bloc Party, Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, Ellie Goulding and V. V. Brown. Colonel Blimp shares the talents of OneInThree with Blink and the world of commercials where they have created innovative spots for clients such as Trident, Ford, BNP Paribas and Sony Ericsson. You can visit their website here: oneinthree.tv |
Peter is an award-winning actor, writer, producer and director, who has recently made an enormously successful leap into the world of music videos. Peter co-created the seminal shows ‘Look Around You’ and ‘The Peter Serafinowicz Show’, which both won the Golden Rose at Montreux, while the latter was also nominated for Best Comedy Programme at the 2009 BAFTAs. As an actor, he has starred in ‘Shaun of the Dead’, ‘Couples Retreat’ and ‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace’. Peter has a huge online presence, garnering over half a million Twitter followers and video counts in the tens of millions. | His first foray into music videos came when Hot Chip asked him on Twitter if he’d like to direct their next music video. The result was the highly original and hilarious ‘I Feel Better’, which won Best Dance Video at the 2010 MIA’s. Since then, he has created a video for Alex Metric and Steve Angello’s ‘Open Your Eyes’: a bonkers, charming action spoof, with more than a hint of ‘Rocky’, it stars Peter himself as a Stallone-like boxer stepping in the ring to fight a ruthless, Robocop - KO-9000 style robot. Colonel Blimp is proud to be behind this exciting development in Peter’s career. For more information, you can visit his website here: peterserafinowicz.com |
Sarah is an English director now largely based in Los Angeles, who is enjoying stunning success on both sides of the pond with her unique pop style. Sarah began directing at Colonel Blimp in 2005 and since then she has developed a reputation for her stylish, innovative work with top artists such as Kelly Rowland, Lykke Li, Lily Allen and Annie. She has been nominated for numerous awards, and in 2007 took two of the top prizes at the UK MVAs for Best New Director and Best Pop Video for Lily Allen’s ‘Alfie’. | Sarah has also acquired an exceptional reputation for her fashion films: she directed two films for Yves Saint Laurent which were shown at consecutive Paris Fashion Weeks to wide acclaim. Since then she has created a number of films for London Fashion Week Shows, working with top designers such as House of Holland, Louise Gray and Cottweiler. Sarah is signed to Rockhard in Los Angeles, and also to White Lodge here in London for fashion film work. |
Tim and Joe's work shares a keen eye for the photographic. Stunning visual effects, coupled with their unique sense of humor result in work that is distinct, arresting and funny. Their music video output is diverse, ranging from the spectacular – such as the beautiful outdoor video, shot on the slopes of Snowdonia for former Beta Band singer Steve Mason – to the cute and charming – Riva Starr’s ‘I Was Drunk’, featuring an unnerving performance from a mustachioed singing baby. | Other artists they have worked with include Primary 1, Booka Shade, Talay Riley, Gramophonedzie and Professor Green. |
Tom is a BAFTA nominated director. His first feature film Black Pond was named one of the top films of the year by the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, the New Statesman, the Financial Times and Variety. You can find out more about it here: blackpondfilm.com | He also directs music videos for artists including Fatboy Slim, Darwin Deez and the Guillemots. Quite a few of them have been shown at the BFI's BUG, where they were called 'charming' and 'bonkers' and then 'charming' again. Tom was nominated for Best New Director at the 2010 MVAs. You can visit Tom Kingsley's website here: tomkingsley.com |
Weirdcore creates abstract graphics, music videos, custom made AV toys and tour visuals. | Follow the links below to see more: Weirdcore Showreel weirdcore.tv |
