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Sara Favour in the band's video shoot

Sara Favour

Favours Video Shoot

As part of the BBC Electric Proms, Hull's The Favours have shot a video for their single 'Islands' and you can see it for the first time here.

Martin and Sara Favour

Martin Favour on clapperboard with Sara

The band wanted to go through the process of making a video to help their understanding of the music industry and for use as a promotional tool. So, using the BBC's in-house expertise, costume department and props, they set about the job in an East London studio block.

And if that weren't enough. A team from the BBC's 'This is what we do' campaign came along to cover the video making process and turn it into a trail for national TV.

See the BBC1 / BBC2 trail here.

Matt Beecroft

Cameraman on the shoot, Matt Beecroft

Meticulous planning went into every detail of the shoot, with each prop being an authentic 1960s piece. Taking inspiration from the Roman Polanski film 'Repulsion', which featured Catherine Deneuve as a woman left alone in a flat, the video is set in a 1960s apartment with an oppressive atmosphere, linking to the song's theme of isolation.

The production team

The video production team

Producer Des Burkinshaw specialises in music shows, in particular live TV performances. He has worked on Jo Whiley's live lounge as well as the chart show. Director Ivana Bobic - Has mainly directed short films, this was her first departure into music video making.

Watch the finished article here.

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