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8.2.13
STEPHEN T LALLY - CREATIVE SHOWREEL 2013 . . .
Lots of exciting developments on the horizon - including my brand new website . . . Coming very soon, so watch this space.
In the meantime, below is my newly completed Creative Showreel - by the fabulous Lucy Berry at Final Cut London.
This reel is my calling card for a new year, a new burst of work . . . And new adventures. Bring it on.
" With a keen and meticulous eye for beauty, Stephen T Lally is a director with a passion for the fantastical, irreverent and mysterious . . .
Stephen began his formal film training in The Dublin Institute of Technology, where he specialised in photography and direction. Four years later he saw his graduate film - a short movie musical entitled 'Lost For Words' - go on to a host of international film festivals, including picking up an award at the prestigious New York International Independent Film Festival.
Since moving to London, Stephen has worked hard to build up his fashion photography and video portfolio, and hone his flair for directing, styling and art direction. Cutting his teeth on EPKs at the commercials production company Weilands, he worked on a variety of solo projects ranging from video installations to band photography to product campaigns.
Stephen has since forged ahead with his stylised pop vision for a diverse range of artists, and for clients including Universal Records and Warner Bros. His forays into music video highlight an often tongue in cheek directing flair, and strengths in rich colour palettes, flawless beauty lighting and cinematic framing.
In 2010 his work was profiled in the international arts publication NOOVO Editions, and he also moved into production design with Claire Oakley's award-winning short film 'Beautiful Enough'. In 2011 he further diversified into commercial beauty and fashion - directing promo films for Rimmel London, E4 and Special K. In 2012 he proved his ongoing versatility by conceiving and directing fashion films and video installations for Fault Magazine and Volt Cafe, as well as progressing into TV commercials with Wella Shockwaves and Dance Central 3 for XBox 360.
He looks forward to developing his striking and inventive visual style in every creative challenge and brief that befalls him throughout 2013 . . .
Clients include : Rimmel London, Channel 4, E4, Special K, CMW, HomeCorps, MPC, Microsoft, XBox, Procter & Gamble, Universal Records, Conehead Management, Upside Records, Sony Europe, Ministry of Sound and The Outfit. "
In the meantime, below is my newly completed Creative Showreel - by the fabulous Lucy Berry at Final Cut London.
This reel is my calling card for a new year, a new burst of work . . . And new adventures. Bring it on.
" With a keen and meticulous eye for beauty, Stephen T Lally is a director with a passion for the fantastical, irreverent and mysterious . . .
Stephen began his formal film training in The Dublin Institute of Technology, where he specialised in photography and direction. Four years later he saw his graduate film - a short movie musical entitled 'Lost For Words' - go on to a host of international film festivals, including picking up an award at the prestigious New York International Independent Film Festival.
Since moving to London, Stephen has worked hard to build up his fashion photography and video portfolio, and hone his flair for directing, styling and art direction. Cutting his teeth on EPKs at the commercials production company Weilands, he worked on a variety of solo projects ranging from video installations to band photography to product campaigns.
Stephen has since forged ahead with his stylised pop vision for a diverse range of artists, and for clients including Universal Records and Warner Bros. His forays into music video highlight an often tongue in cheek directing flair, and strengths in rich colour palettes, flawless beauty lighting and cinematic framing.
In 2010 his work was profiled in the international arts publication NOOVO Editions, and he also moved into production design with Claire Oakley's award-winning short film 'Beautiful Enough'. In 2011 he further diversified into commercial beauty and fashion - directing promo films for Rimmel London, E4 and Special K. In 2012 he proved his ongoing versatility by conceiving and directing fashion films and video installations for Fault Magazine and Volt Cafe, as well as progressing into TV commercials with Wella Shockwaves and Dance Central 3 for XBox 360.
He looks forward to developing his striking and inventive visual style in every creative challenge and brief that befalls him throughout 2013 . . .
Clients include : Rimmel London, Channel 4, E4, Special K, CMW, HomeCorps, MPC, Microsoft, XBox, Procter & Gamble, Universal Records, Conehead Management, Upside Records, Sony Europe, Ministry of Sound and The Outfit. "
3.12.12
AS FEATURED ON PROMO NEWS . . .
Amazing early Christmas presents!
In the space of one week, both of my latest promos - Velvet Code's "Get Outta My House" and Angie's "Shine" - have been featured on the amazing music video industry website PromoNews!
I'm absolutely honoured to see my work on there, especially as these videos have been such big labours of love . . .
You can read the full articles here and here.
In the space of one week, both of my latest promos - Velvet Code's "Get Outta My House" and Angie's "Shine" - have been featured on the amazing music video industry website PromoNews!
I'm absolutely honoured to see my work on there, especially as these videos have been such big labours of love . . .
You can read the full articles here and here.
24.11.12
DEBUT MUSIC VIDEO - ANGIE - "SHINE" . . .
And here it finally is!
As blogged about way back in June, here's the finished music video for a new artist called Angie . . .
This promo was another massive labour of love for me as a director - and as a production designer, it was a purposefully massive contrast to my art direction overload in Velvet Code's "Get Outta My house" opus. Whilst that video was a chaotic celebration of all things gruesomely kitsch, this video's vibe was stylised fashion . . . Dreamy but dark.
And in keeping with the message of the song, the video is a stark, minimalist play of darkness and light.
The location was the basement space of Victoria House in Bloomsbury Square, London. I love how the space looks like a huge, eerie gallery : black floors and white tiles combining in a seemingly endless arena of pillars and walls. I wanted to ramp up those associations, and have fun with their forms. And most importantly, I wanted the white space to be a blank canvas for my dancers.
We shot the promo through revolving, warped perspex and crystals, so all the rushes have a dreamy, almost underwater edge that I hope gives the video a look all of its own . . .
And I cannot thank my creative team enough for once again pulling out all the stops for me - from Charlie Herranz's camerawork to my ever-present glam squad of Nina Butkovich-Budden and Issidora.
And an enormous thank you has to go out to my three incredible dancers - who went along with my vision and in the process, battled against creepy contact lenses, body paint and wind machines - and never complained once! I love ya all!
The finished video is below . . .
And the full credit list lies underneath . . .
Stylist
As blogged about way back in June, here's the finished music video for a new artist called Angie . . .
And in keeping with the message of the song, the video is a stark, minimalist play of darkness and light.
The song is all about ending a destructive relationship, and stepping out into the light. I wanted to visually illustrate this through dance and my three amazing dancers became ciphers - lyrical manifestations of the song. They initially appear as stoic, moving statues, before my two fabulous lead dancers - Jade "Flossy" Sullivan and Leah Debrincat - become engaged in a haunting, modern ballet . . .
Their dance is all about the duality of Light and Dark - and it soon becomes a duel to the death . . . The dancers are almost elemental, and whilst each of their dance styles differs, their overarching dance sensibility is expressive, modern, experimental. And they play out a purposefully epic and cinematic struggle - beautifully choreographed by Dare Cullen-Jones.
We shot the promo through revolving, warped perspex and crystals, so all the rushes have a dreamy, almost underwater edge that I hope gives the video a look all of its own . . .
And I cannot thank my creative team enough for once again pulling out all the stops for me - from Charlie Herranz's camerawork to my ever-present glam squad of Nina Butkovich-Budden and Issidora.
And an enormous thank you has to go out to my three incredible dancers - who went along with my vision and in the process, battled against creepy contact lenses, body paint and wind machines - and never complained once! I love ya all!
The finished video is below . . .
And the full credit list lies underneath . . .
ANGIE - "SHINE"
Director
STEPHEN LALLY
Director of Photography
CHARLIE HERRANZ
Dancers
LEAH DEBRINCAT JADE "FLOSSY" SULLIVAN
AND NINA DAVIES
Hair Stylist
NINA BUTKOVICH-BUDDEN USING ORIBE
Make-Up Artist
ISSIDORA
Choreographer
DARE CULLEN-JONES
Dancers
LEAH DEBRINCAT JADE "FLOSSY" SULLIVAN
AND NINA DAVIES
Editor
MARCUS DABORN
Colourist
SIMON ASTBURY @ UNIT, LONDON
Art Director
STEPHEN LALLY
Stylist
CLAUDIA BEHNKE
Fashion Credits
JEFFREY MICHAEL YULIA KONDRANINA
JEFFREY MICHAEL YULIA KONDRANINA
VICTORIA HUNT LYUDMILA LANE
and XIANFEN GU
Jewellery Credits
RAJINDER JOHAL IMOGEN BELFIELD
Stylist Assistants
LUISA CLARKE ELMA LI CONVE
Make-Up Assistants
TORA YOUNG SOPHIE KILLINGBACK
Hair Assistants
ROSIE OSBORNE JAZZ JAKE GALLAGHER
and LAYLA DRURY
JULIETA PIACENZA VANDERHOEVEN LIZZIE MARGERISON
Make-Up Assistants
TORA YOUNG SOPHIE KILLINGBACK
Hair Assistants
ROSIE OSBORNE JAZZ JAKE GALLAGHER
and LAYLA DRURY
Producer
ROSIE WELLS
Post Producer
LISA VAUGHAN @ UNIT, LONDON
With Thanks To
ARRI MEDIA UNIT, LONDON ID ARENA
ALICIA HERRANZ MERINO LUCY BERRY GEMMA DABORN
VICTORIA HOUSE GABRIELLE LALLY and RAMON BUTKOVICH-BUDDEN
23.11.12
STEPHEN T LALLY - COMMERCIAL SHOWREEL 2013 . . .
Et voila!
A perfect way to look back over the year's work with my latest Commercial Reel - video and blurb below. Stay tuned for my Creative Reel . . .
An imaginative film-maker working in fashion, beauty and music, this
is Stephen's 2012 Commercial Showreel, and a short montage of his
commercial work to date - encompassing online and TV promos, idents,
fashion films and ads.
In 2010 his music video work was featured on PromoNews, and he was profiled in the international arts publication NOOVO Editions. He also moved into production design with Claire Oakley's award-winning short film 'Beautiful Enough'. In 2011 he further diversified into commercial beauty - directing promo films for Rimmel London and Special K. In 2012 he proved his ongoing versatility by conceiving and directing fashion films for Fault Magazine, Volt and Dazed & Confused magazine, as well as TV idents for Shockwaves and Vitabiotics, and a Christmas commercial for Dance Central 3 on XBox 360.
He looks forward to developing his striking and inventive visual style in every creative challenge and brief that befalls him . . .
Clients include : Rimmel London, Channel 4, E4, Special K, CMW, HomeCorps, MPC, Microsoft, XBox, Procter & Gamble, Universal Records, Conehead Management, Upside Records, Sony Europe, Ministry of Sound and The Outfit. "
A perfect way to look back over the year's work with my latest Commercial Reel - video and blurb below. Stay tuned for my Creative Reel . . .
" With a keen and meticulous eye for beauty, Stephen
Lally is an up and coming director with a passion for the fantastical,
irreverent and mysterious.
In 2010 his music video work was featured on PromoNews, and he was profiled in the international arts publication NOOVO Editions. He also moved into production design with Claire Oakley's award-winning short film 'Beautiful Enough'. In 2011 he further diversified into commercial beauty - directing promo films for Rimmel London and Special K. In 2012 he proved his ongoing versatility by conceiving and directing fashion films for Fault Magazine, Volt and Dazed & Confused magazine, as well as TV idents for Shockwaves and Vitabiotics, and a Christmas commercial for Dance Central 3 on XBox 360.
He looks forward to developing his striking and inventive visual style in every creative challenge and brief that befalls him . . .
Clients include : Rimmel London, Channel 4, E4, Special K, CMW, HomeCorps, MPC, Microsoft, XBox, Procter & Gamble, Universal Records, Conehead Management, Upside Records, Sony Europe, Ministry of Sound and The Outfit. "
12.11.12
'DANCE CENTRAL 3' - XBOX 360 COMMERCIAL . . .
Late last month, I directed my very first commercial - an ad for 'Dance Central 3' on Kinect for XBox 360 that debuted this weekend on UK TV . . .
From start to finish it was an amazing experience; I worked closely with the senior creative of The Outfit - Gemma Crawley - on a commercial we hoped would be as fun to watch as it was to make . . !
Starring the DJs and T4 presenters Matt Edmondson and Georgie Okell, it's my tongue in cheek homage to classic dance movie throwdowns - complete with slick flares, slow motion . . . And catsuits. Every epic dance off needs skintight lycra after all.
Once again, it was an absolute pleasure to work with the creative agency The Outfit - and the dream team of Edmondson and Okell were a joy to direct . . .
Such good sports! No matter what my choreographer Dare Cullen Jones or super stylist Ameena Kara Callender threw at 'em . . !
Now - just try and get our insanely catchy Usher track out of your head. Harder than it seems!
From start to finish it was an amazing experience; I worked closely with the senior creative of The Outfit - Gemma Crawley - on a commercial we hoped would be as fun to watch as it was to make . . !
Starring the DJs and T4 presenters Matt Edmondson and Georgie Okell, it's my tongue in cheek homage to classic dance movie throwdowns - complete with slick flares, slow motion . . . And catsuits. Every epic dance off needs skintight lycra after all.
Once again, it was an absolute pleasure to work with the creative agency The Outfit - and the dream team of Edmondson and Okell were a joy to direct . . .
Such good sports! No matter what my choreographer Dare Cullen Jones or super stylist Ameena Kara Callender threw at 'em . . !
Now - just try and get our insanely catchy Usher track out of your head. Harder than it seems!
6.11.12
BEHIND THE SCENES - ANGIE "SHINE" MUSIC VIDEO . . .
Ahead of its debut on the 24th November, here's some sneak peek behind the scenes pictures from the shoot day of myself and my wonderful promo team in action - shot by the awesome Jazz Ah Belle . . .
26.10.12
TEASER CLIP - ANGIE "SHINE" MUSIC VIDEO . . .
And below is a super quick, super enigmatic teaser clip of the video itself . . .
Keep 'em peeled for its debut on the 24th November.
Keep 'em peeled for its debut on the 24th November.
COMING SOON - ANGIE "SHINE" MUSIC VIDEO . . .
Well, I'm never one to resist a good teaser . . . So here's some sneak peeks from my latest fa-fa-fashion forward music video . . .
Debuting on the 24th November.
Debuting on the 24th November.
23.9.12
CONCEPT ART - VELVET CODE - BEHIND THE SCENES . . .
I've always been an absolute sucker for Behind The Scenes photos and artwork from film and TV - so I thought I'd share some of the pre-visualisations I came up with before my freakish toy duo ever stepped in front of the cameras in my Velvet Code video . . .
Below are the initial hair and make-up designs I drew up - and which were then brought eerily to life by my amazing team of Nina Butkovich-Budden and Issidora.
Below is my initial concept visual for The Toy Bride's Lounge set - which Tom Lally elaborated into his awesome production design, which in turn formed the basis for the finished full-size sets . . .
The sets for The Toy bride was massively inspired by dollhouses for early 60s fashion dolls - which were made from stiff "snap-back" cardboard, and required assembly from the little girls that played with 'em . . .
So, aside from some vintage plastic props, everything in The Toy Bride's lounge was created from paper and card - and especially designed ahead of time to feature the Velvet Code insignia everywhere, as if it was the name of the toy manufacturer for our Toy Bride and Groom . . .
The Toy Bride herself appears throughout her abode in hand-drawn, fashion drawing style cameo paintings and illustrations - a nod both to toy manufacturing design of the early 60s, and classic Vogue illustrations of that era . . .She is a swingin' 60s fashion gal after all!
I drew up all the concept art before it was rendered into graphic, life-size form across the interior design of The House of Dreams by Tom Lally - and shipped over in printed rolls from Dublin before being assembled like flat-pack furniture in our studio in London! The Toy Bride's TV, phone, magazines - even her Tiki Bar. Everything. Quite a pain-stakin' feat of paper engineering!
Tom also designed the Andy Warhol-inspired print for The Toy Bride's unicorn room - a butterfly-like print featuring her pink stilettos, and repeated into infinity . . .
He also designed The Toy Bride's House of Dreams - which he then built as a scale model. The concept was to splice the retro-futurist miniature design of
Thunderbirds with the moodiness of an LA house in a David Lynch movie . .
. Whilst also echoing the stir crazy loneliness of The Toy Bride by making it look as if it had also been abandoned for decades - complete with a drained 'n' dirtied up swimming pool full of dead leaves . . .
As we only had one day in studio to capture everything - storyboards played a huge ol' part in the video process. I quickly sketched out all the action in the vignettes . . . My particular favourite? The B-Movie beheading of The Toy Groom! Ha!
And the (poison) cherry on top of the (design) cake? The Tim Burton-inspired wedding cake which the singer Velvet Code and his own Plastic Bride stand atop. Again, it was designed up by Tom Lally based on my initial artwork, and then created in paper . . . Delicious!
Below are the initial hair and make-up designs I drew up - and which were then brought eerily to life by my amazing team of Nina Butkovich-Budden and Issidora.
Below is my initial concept visual for The Toy Bride's Lounge set - which Tom Lally elaborated into his awesome production design, which in turn formed the basis for the finished full-size sets . . .
The sets for The Toy bride was massively inspired by dollhouses for early 60s fashion dolls - which were made from stiff "snap-back" cardboard, and required assembly from the little girls that played with 'em . . .
So, aside from some vintage plastic props, everything in The Toy Bride's lounge was created from paper and card - and especially designed ahead of time to feature the Velvet Code insignia everywhere, as if it was the name of the toy manufacturer for our Toy Bride and Groom . . .
The Toy Bride herself appears throughout her abode in hand-drawn, fashion drawing style cameo paintings and illustrations - a nod both to toy manufacturing design of the early 60s, and classic Vogue illustrations of that era . . .She is a swingin' 60s fashion gal after all!
I drew up all the concept art before it was rendered into graphic, life-size form across the interior design of The House of Dreams by Tom Lally - and shipped over in printed rolls from Dublin before being assembled like flat-pack furniture in our studio in London! The Toy Bride's TV, phone, magazines - even her Tiki Bar. Everything. Quite a pain-stakin' feat of paper engineering!
Tom also designed the Andy Warhol-inspired print for The Toy Bride's unicorn room - a butterfly-like print featuring her pink stilettos, and repeated into infinity . . .
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