Daniel Huntley
News Editor
daniel.huntley@extremereach.com@HYPHYHUNTLEY
Daniel manages the shots Magazine news editorial and compiles the ground-breaking shots Unsigned, focussing on global unsigned directorial talent.
Playlist: MOM
We hear from Black Dog's directing duo MOM (Matt Plaxco and Rachel Larkin) where they talk maximising productivity without compromising quality, representation within the industry, and who cooks and cleans...
Playlist: Tash Hicks
We hear from Coffee & TV London colourist Tash Hicks, where she talks about her camera collection, the allure of the grading suite, and some cinematic videos.
Playlist: Tyrone Rhabb
This week we hear from Cut+Run editor Tyrone Rhabb about Formula 1 fandom, the diminishing attention spans in society, and the future of big-budget, culture-shaking videos.
Playlist: Daniel Olaifa
We spoke with Daniel Olaifa Music Supervisor at BBH London, about tiny desk concert perfection, eyeing up some Teenage Engineering gear, and secret dance classes...
Playlist: Leo Aguirre
We spoke with Park Pictures director Leo Aguirre about his Minolta TC-1 and Korg Kaossilator Dynamic Phrase Synthesizer, experimental jazz playlists, and the inner workings of the promo industry.
Playlist: WAXXWORK
We hear from Art Practice directing duo WAXXWORK consisting of Timothy Casten and Vikesh Govind. Here they talk about representation in music videos, the wonder of Google Docs, and watching their Director’s Label DVD collection.
Playlist: David J East
David J East is a partner and creative director at Imagine This. Here, he chats about the dream of working with the Gallagher brothers, looking at paintings for inspiration, and his love of penguins.
shots Unsigned: Werner Vivier
For our final interview of shots Unsigned talent in 2024 we talk with South African-Swiss writer and director Werner Vivier. Here, he talks about his short film Fine Dining, annoying his family with Disney's Hercules rewatches, taking a leap of faith with his career, and the trials and tribulations of a one-take shot.
Epica Awards 2024 results announced
VML is the most awarded UK agency at the creative prize judged by the press. Agency Mother London wins a Grand Prix.
Playlist: The Reids
We chat with the Anonymous Content directing duo The Reids (Will Reid and Ed Reid) who recently won Best New Director at the UKMVAs, about making money with music videos, being fans of the iPhone 15 Pro, and some choice music promos.
Playlist: Paul Minor
We hear from Golden LA director Paul Minor about music video passion projects, unique photobook inspirations and trying on Mr. T's gold chains.
Playlist: Jack Cronin
Jack Cronin, Assistant Editor at PXP, chats to us about his Michel Gondry admiration, working with Chance The Rapper, and bratty music videos.
Daniel compiles the ground-breaking shots Unsigned, focussing on global unsigned directorial talent, and curates the monthly shots Unsigned showcase.
Alongside that, Daniel posts daily news on the site and conducts written interviews with directors, primarily focussing on feature-film, unsigned and music video. He has also sat as a judge on many advertising and film awards, including; the UK MVAs, YDA, Porsche Awards, EPICA Awards, shots Awards, Berlin Commercial, Creative Circle Awards, Shiny Awards, Conero Film + Adv, and the Videoclip Italia Awards.
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