Daniel Huntley
News Editor
daniel.huntley@extremereach.com@HYPHYHUNTLEY
Daniel manages the shots Magazine news editorial and compiles the ground-breaking shots Unsigned, focussing on global unsigned directorial talent.
Playlist: Michael Holyk
We speak with Kode Media director Michael Holyk about being a warhammer nerd, fucking expensive music videos, and his sick little Fujifilm X100 camera.
Playlist: Mia Barnes
Radical Media director Mia Barnes shares her thoughts on music videos remaining a core part of an artist’s brand and identity, subversive female directors, and her new Nikon 35ti camera...
shots Unsigned: Major Dorfman
In our latest shots Unsigned interview we talk with Los Angeles-based director Major Dorfman. Here, he talks about his short film Classmates, finishing his Masters at university, and the draw of small town Massachusetts life...
Playlist: O’Shaya
Wonderhatch Producer O’Shaya talks about the return to narrative-led music videos, her admiration for director Hiro Murai, and collecting postcards when she travels.
Playlist: Paloma del Río
We hear from Paloma del Río, Associate Creative Director at Ogilvy Madrid, where she talks 1990s music videos, how the industry has adapted to new platforms, and the future role of AI and virtual production.
Playlist: MOM
We hear from Black Dog's directing duo MOM (Matt Plaxco and Ray Larkin) where they talk maximising productivity without compromising quality, representation within the industry, and who cooks and cleans...
Playlist: Tash Hicks
We hear from Coffee & TV London colourist Tash Hicks, where she talks about her camera collection, the allure of the grading suite, and some cinematic videos.
Playlist: Tyrone Rhabb
This week we hear from Cut+Run editor Tyrone Rhabb about Formula 1 fandom, the diminishing attention spans in society, and the future of big-budget, culture-shaking videos.
Playlist: Daniel Olaifa
We spoke with Daniel Olaifa Music Supervisor at BBH London, about tiny desk concert perfection, eyeing up some Teenage Engineering gear, and secret dance classes...
Playlist: Leo Aguirre
We spoke with Park Pictures director Leo Aguirre about his Minolta TC-1 and Korg Kaossilator Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer, experimental jazz playlists, and the inner workings of the promo industry.
Playlist: WAXXWORK
We hear from Art Practice directing duo WAXXWORK consisting of Timothy Casten and Vikesh Govind. Here they talk about representation in music videos, the wonder of Google Docs, and watching their Director’s Label DVD collection.
Playlist: David J East
David J East is a partner and creative director at Imagine This. Here, he chats about the dream of working with the Gallagher brothers, looking at paintings for inspiration, and his love of penguins.
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.
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