Jamie Madge
Co-Editor
jmadge@extremereach.com@mrmadge
Jamie Madge co-edits shots with Danny Edwards. He conducts written and filmed interviews with some of the world’s top creatives, directors and producers and bloody loves it.
Zack Grant examines a Brittany cat-astrophe
In a charming yet astute documentary for BackMarket, the 2020land director looks into the mystery of the bright orange novelty Garfield phones that wash up on a French shore.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Charles Melton face off for The Rolling Stones
Academy Films directing duo Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor (formerly known as Us) present an impassioned movement-based narrative to the Stone's track Jealous Lover.
Rich The Kid hits the video shop
The rapper's music video from Bleu Désert for new track Calling My Line sees VHS footage spliced in with AI-augmented film clips.
DJ Snake's Cairo Express goes off the rails
CHNDY directs a relentlessly brilliant and bizarre search for a fourth member of the French-Algerian artist’s oddball band.
King of the Hill
As Jury President of the Entertainment Lions at Cannes, BBDO Worldwide Chief Creative Officer Chris Beresford-Hill has the task of assessing work that doesn’t just compete with other ads, but sits alongside the media people choose to spend time with. Here, he tells Jamie Madge how strong foundations make room for creative flourishes, and why protecting the value of a Lion is central to his judging process.
Zulu Alpha Kilo gives greenbacks a Lyft
OPC Productions’ Jeff Low directs a hilarious spoof PSA asking taxi users to 'save the money' and check alternative apps.
The YDA puts the cute in cult(e)
French production company Wilders places children’s toys in distinctly grown-up movie scenes for the Young Director Awards’ opening title sequence.
Rob Cantor's boyhood ballad
The songwriter's charming ode to fatherhood is given a music video that balances silliness and sincerity.
The DfE teaches us some moves
An educator's morning commute is punctuated by choreography in this charming and uplifting film for the Department for Education from M&C Saatchi and Gary Freedman.
Eugene Cheong's new book really slaps
In the launch film for Cowards Don’t Go To Heaven, a young creative is shown some tough love as he tries to read it.
Ryan Patrick: A Few Of My Favourite Things
The Picture North director talks through the gremlins, grandfather's lamps and glass-half-full mantra that keep him creatively inspired.
Eros V: A Few Of My Favourite Things
The MindsEye/WW7 director shares the notebooks, novelty hats and nightmare fuel that keep him on track.
Jamie Madge co-edits shots with Danny Edwards. He conducts written and filmed interviews with some of the world’s top creatives, directors and producers, as well as producing extended features on regions, techniques and trends within the advertising community.
He also oversees the compilation of shots' ground-breaking Unsigned, focussing on global unsigned directorial talent, and curates the regular shots Unsigned screening nights that have travelled the globe.
Alongside that, Jamie has presented panels and screening on branded content as part of the D&AD, Raindance, El Ojo and Rushes Soho Shorts festivals, and recently chaired a discussion with Martin Campbell at the Cannes International Festival Of Creativity, so basically met James Bond or something. He has also sat as a judge on many advertising and film awards, including Radar Music Video, the UK MVAs and Reed Short Film. And the shots Awards, natch.
Jamie loves musicals, loves comic books and loves Marmite. He has a lot of love. He also thinks that if you don't like the film Back To The Future, it's difficult to believe you like anything.
Interviews; Profiles; A Few Of My Favourite Things