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Daniel Huntley

Daniel Huntley

News Editor


Daniel manages the shots Magazine news editorial and compiles the ground-breaking shots Unsigned, focussing on global unsigned directorial talent.

Talent
29th Aug 2025
Getting to grips with Turkish oil wrestling​

Getting to grips with Turkish oil wrestling​

Directors Jan Hellwich and Samet Yalcin won a Gold at this years YDA for their passon project Turkish Oil Wrestling. Here they both talk about becoming friends during their studies, the almost two year long shoot, and casting your grandfather in your short film.

Talent
26th Aug 2025
Joe Picozzi celebrates his kind of people

Joe Picozzi celebrates his kind of people

Director Joe Picozzi speaks on his YDA Gold winning film My Kind Of People. Here he talks about the importance of preserving your culture, the trials and tribulations of making a short film and also relying on friends and family to make things happen.

Talent
22nd Aug 2025
How Milo Blake tackled Paralympic disparity

How Milo Blake tackled Paralympic disparity

Spindle director Milo Blake won Gold in this years YDA for his commercial The Empty Seat. Here he talks about the music video that inspired the film, how a film can develop in the post stage, and future projects on the horizon.

Inspiration
7th Aug 2025
Playlist: Camila Cornelsen

Playlist: Camila Cornelsen

This week we hear from GREATERGOOD director Camila Cornelsen about her reference folder of inspiration, some upbeat musical promos, and her days of being a lead singer in a pop band!

Talent
5th Aug 2025
Katie Lambert’s tidal wave of gay lust

Katie Lambert’s tidal wave of gay lust

Kicking off shots run of interviews with the YDA Gold winners, director Katie Lambert at MrMr Films talks about their coming-of-age film I Hate Helen. Here, they tell us about their snapshot of teenage life, the highs and lows of filming with teenagers, and potentially bringing their film to the big screen.

Inspiration
24th Jul 2025
Playlist: Emile Doucette

Playlist: Emile Doucette

We chat with PS260 editor Emile Doucette, where he talks classic mid-90s MTV promos, sources of inspiration and doing impressions of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre...

Inspiration
10th Jul 2025
Playlist: Garra

Playlist: Garra

This week we hear from Armoury directing duo Garra where they talk the promising future of the promo industry, working with the total package that is Rosalia, and sneaky people watching sessions...

Inspiration
26th Jun 2025
Playlist: Hayley Morris

Playlist: Hayley Morris

Hayley Morris, director/animator at NERD Productions, talks working with The Smashing Pumpkins, the inspiring music promos of Björk, and the artistic freedom of working in the music video industry.

Inspiration
12th Jun 2025
Playlist: Daniel Rodríguez-Arias

Playlist: Daniel Rodríguez-Arias

This week we hear from Daniel Rodríguez-Arias, the Chief Operating Officer at Ogilvy Barcelona, and musicin in the indie rock band Iceland. Here he talks about his Björk fandom, some mesmerising promos from The Cure, and his hopes for the promo industry.

Talent
5th Jun 2025
shots Unsigned: Harry Barber

shots Unsigned: Harry Barber

For Junes shots Unsigned interview we hear from UK director Harry Barber. Here, he talks about his music video The Worm, sleeping in the van after the shoot in freezing conditions, and how personal projects keep you creative.

Inspiration
29th May 2025
Playlist: Matt Costain

Playlist: Matt Costain

Matt Costain the Creative Director of Secret Cinema and Studio Secret Cinema, and Director of Grease the Immersive Movie Musical talks the power of George Michael, his latest Technics 1210s, and his secret trapeze artist history...

Inspiration
15th May 2025
Playlist: Gabriel Schmitt

Playlist: Gabriel Schmitt

We hear from Grey’s Global Chief Creative Officer Gabriel Schmitt, where he talks about the future of visual albums, why Frame.io is his essential piece of tech, and reveals who his most played artist is...

Daniel compiles the ground-breaking shots Unsigned, focussing on global unsigned directorial talent, and curates the monthly shots Unsigned showcase.

Alongside that, Daniel posts daily news on the site and conducts written interviews with directors, primarily focussing on feature-film, unsigned and music video. He has also sat as a judge on many advertising and film awards, including; the UK MVAs, YDA, Porsche Awards, EPICA Awards, shots Awards, Berlin Commercial, Creative Circle Awards, Shiny Awards, Conero Film + Adv, and the Videoclip Italia Awards.

News; Unsigned; Playlist

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