Case Study: Jamie Thraves

In todays lesson, we looked at a Case Study regarding Jamie Thraves and how he became a successful director!

Director: Jamie Thraves
Made short films
Used award winning short films as a 'calling card' to get a foot in the door with the video production company factory films.

This is exactly how the process works:

-A commisioner from a record label sends a track to 5-10 directors
-The directors then each submit a treatment
-This stage is unpaid
-The director who has submitted the 'best' treatment is then commisoned to make the video
-Only then is the director paid

As can be seen, many directors in the business it is a precarions existance where their livelihood is dependent on each commission.
Jamie Thraves submitted treatments for his two best known video's and each was accepted.

1 Radiohead video - Just
£100,000 budget (shot in just 3 days)



2 Coldplay - The scientist
£200,000 budget (shot in just 3 days)



Jamie Thraves - most recent video
Japenses popstars - songs for Lisa

Currently video cost about about £200,000 shooting time 2 days. Jamie has used the music video's to get into film business
Has so far shot three features
The low down
The cry of Owl
-Use the lyrics but try not to be too literal
-Go with the lyrics of the song