James Frost (video director)
James Frost | |
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Born | London, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Director |
James Frost (born 29 June 1973 in
Career
James Frost began his career in 1997 as part of the British directing duo James & Alex [Smith]. The pair produced work together starting at the Artists Company, and later at
In 2002, Frost directed then up-and-coming songstress
In 2004, Frost started Blip Boutique. Successful collaborations have since been created under the Blip Boutique banner including work with the
His 2008 "
In March 2010, Frost wrote “The return of Polaroid,” a piece celebrating the rebirth of Polaroid film through Polanoid. The piece was featured as part of the 30/30 series that marked the 30th Anniversary of Creative Review Magazine.[citation needed]
In 2010, James Frost collaborated with the rock band
In 2012, Frost was commissioned to make a music video for Dave Matthews Band for the song Mercy from the album Away from the World. For the video, Frost used the crowdsourcing method by enlisting the help of Dave Matthews fans via the band's website. To carry out the concept, a series of actions were requested, each with detailed visual instructions in the album artwork style that users could download to help them film the required elements themselves.[5]
In 2015, James Frost collaborated with
In 2019, Frost was approached by the Australian dance act Rüfüs Du Sol to collaborate on a visual piece that would be played at the HP Dome at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. The film was screened to an estimated 100,000 people for the two consecutive weekends on April 12 and 19th.[6]
In 2019, Frost also embarked on his first narrative project, a short film entitled Almond Wood. The film was co-written by James Frost and Patricia Rodriguez. It stars Kate Amundsen and Will Brandt. Principal photography took place in June 2019, with additional photography completed in October. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, post-production was halted in February 2020. The film was completed in the summer of 2021. It won several awards, including awards for Best Actress and Best Short Film at the Roma Short Film Festival as well as Best Thriller at the Paris Film Awards.[citation needed]
In 2020, Frost again teamed up with Rüfüs Du Sol to create a music video for their song Alive. Frost used Unreal Engine to create landscapes allowing the team complete control of the virtual camera in post-production. The project, which took 8 weeks to complete, received positive reception.[7]
Awards and nominations
- VMA Awardfor Best New Artist.
- Radiohead's "House Of Cards", Winner D&AD Yellow Pencil for Outstanding Achievement in Music Video,[9]
- OK Go's "This Too Shall Pass", winner at UK Music Video Awards, 2010[4]
References
- ^ Fairholm, Adam (August 2013). "Music Video Relapse: "Yellow" (2000) by Coldplay, Directed by James & Alex". IMVDb.
- Washington Post. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ a b Streeter, Leslie Gray (7 February 2009). "The Radiohead kids: Students from West Palm's G-Star School worked on the crew of Radiohead's groundbreaking rock video, which is nominated for a Grammy on Sunday night". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "Video of the year award for OK Go". Belfast Telegraph. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Maloy, Sarah (August 2012). "Dave Matthews Band's 'Mercy' Video Puts Fans in the Spotlight: Watch". Billboard.
- ^ Fessier, Bruce (April 2019). "Rüfüs du Sol offers a whole new way of seeing 'Underwater.' Watch the film at Coachella 2019". Desert Sun.
- ^ Jenke, Tyler (September 2021). "RÜFÜS DU SOL Share Immersive Video for Recent Single, 'Alive'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "D&AD 2009".
- http://www.kcet.org/socal/voices/blur-sharpen/james-frosts-landscapes.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jul/14/news.culture
- http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2008/july/radiohead-house-of-cards-video
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100327063417/http://www.promonews.tv/2010/03/22/bug-18-james-frost-talks-to-adam-buxton-about-the-making-of-the-video-for-ok-go%E2%80%99s-this-too-shall-pass/