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: Shapxo
This week we hear from Iconoclast director Shapxo where he chats about his deep inspiration from the late Valentin Petit, the lack of investment from labels in music promo, and his love of floristry...
shots Unsigned: Saul Lotzof
In this shots Unsigned interview we chat with UK based director Saul Lotzof. Here, he talks about his heartfelt remake of The Smashing Pumpkins music video for Perfect, putting the whole project together over the course of a year and getting to grips with the historical 1965 Arri 16 BL.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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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