Playlist: Kasper Häggström
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This week we speak with EXIT Director Kasper Häggström about looking to Jonathan Glazer for inspiration, playing Nintendo Swtich with his son, and meeting Tom Cruise in Prague.
What’s the best music video you’ve seen recently and why?
Harry Styles - Aperture directed by Aube Perrie.
A simple idea executed brilliantly. I think Aube Perrie in general does a great job keeping his videos to a very high standard.
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- Director Aube Perrie
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- Director Aube Perrie
- Editing Collectiv/Paris
- VFX Arc Creative
- Color Royal Muster
- Sound Design 750mph
- Production Services LFR Productions
- Creative Director Molly Hawkins
- Executive Producer/Managing Director Elena Argiros
- Producer Elena Argiros
- Executive Producer/Producer Luigi Rossi
- Executive Producer/Producer Francesco Rizzo
- Producer/Commissioner Bryan Yonce
- Production Designer Patience Harding
- DP Christopher Ripley
- Editor Gwen Ghelid
- VFX Creative Director John Leonti
- Senior Colorist Mikey Pehanich
- Sound Designer Mark Hellaby
- Audio Producer Carla Thomas
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- Director Aube Perrie
- Editing Collectiv/Paris
- VFX Arc Creative
- Color Royal Muster
- Sound Design 750mph
- Production Services LFR Productions
- Creative Director Molly Hawkins
- Executive Producer/Managing Director Elena Argiros
- Producer Elena Argiros
- Executive Producer/Producer Luigi Rossi
- Executive Producer/Producer Francesco Rizzo
- Producer/Commissioner Bryan Yonce
- Production Designer Patience Harding
- DP Christopher Ripley
- Editor Gwen Ghelid
- VFX Creative Director John Leonti
- Senior Colorist Mikey Pehanich
- Sound Designer Mark Hellaby
- Audio Producer Carla Thomas
What’s the first music video you remember being impressed by?
It’s hard to say, but I remember seeing Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar, directed by Michel Gondry on Norwegian television as a teenager and being blown away.
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- Production Company Partizan Midi Minuit
- Director Michel Gondry
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And what’s your all-time favourite music video?
UNKLE - Rabbit in Your Headlights directed by Jonathan Glazer.
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- Director Jonathan Glazer
- Editor Rick Lawley
- Director of Photography John Mathieson
- Producer Nick Morris
- Artist UNKLE
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- Editor Rick Lawley
- Director of Photography John Mathieson
- Producer Nick Morris
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What other directors/artists do you look to for inspiration?
It changes all the time so the boring answer is “too many to mention”. But I guess the director I’m coming back to the most is Jonathan Glazer for his works in feature films, music videos and commercials.
What are you listening to at the moment?
Similar answer. My taste in music is quite eclectic so it varies a lot. The last album I listened to (and enjoyed) was Soft Spot by the Norwegian band Honningbarna.
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- Production Company Object & Animal
- Director Kasper Haggstrom
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- Director Kasper Haggstrom
- Executive Producer Dom Thomas
- Executive Producer Morgan Clement
- Producer Daphne Do
- DP Daniel Voldheim
- Editor Kasper Haggstrom
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- Director Kasper Haggstrom
- Executive Producer Dom Thomas
- Executive Producer Morgan Clement
- Producer Daphne Do
- DP Daniel Voldheim
- Editor Kasper Haggstrom
What’s your favourite bit of tech, whether for professional or personal use?
As films are getting harder to find/stream online, I find my Blu-Ray player to be very helpful at the moment. I also play a lot of Zelda and Smash bros with my son on our Nintendo switch.
So Blu-Ray and Nintendo.
What artist(s) would you most like to work with and why?
The list is very long, but it’s really anyone with good music and an open mind. I haven’t done a rap or R&B video and would love to do that. My wife would be very happy if I managed to make a Solange video. So if you're reading this Solange!
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- Director Kasper Haggstrom
- Post Production Bacon
- Sound Design 750mph
- Executive Producer Morgan Clement
- Executive Producer Dom Thomas
- Producer Daphne Do
- DP James Blann
- Editor Kasper Haggstrom
- Colourist Julien Alary
- Post Producer Eli Mari Sandal
- Post Producer Markus Tangre
- Sound Designer James Cobbold
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- Director Kasper Haggstrom
- Post Production Bacon
- Sound Design 750mph
- Executive Producer Morgan Clement
- Executive Producer Dom Thomas
- Producer Daphne Do
- DP James Blann
- Editor Kasper Haggstrom
- Colourist Julien Alary
- Post Producer Eli Mari Sandal
- Post Producer Markus Tangre
- Sound Designer James Cobbold
How do you feel the promo industry has changed since you started in it?
I haven’t made enough videos to give you a good answer, but social media is definitely brought up more now then when I started. I also think the absence of Vimeo (how it used to be) has changed the community of directors making promos a bit. That used to be an exciting platform to post videos regardless of how famous the artist was.
Where do you see the music video industry being in five years’ time?
It’s hard to say. I think regardless of how much social media and AI changes the world, musicians still need to look cool. And as for now I still think music videos are the best way to achieve that.
Tell us one thing about yourself that most people won’t know…
Contrary to popular belief, my life is pretty normal.
I once met Tom Cruise in Prague. I bet you didn’t know that!
