Hi I’m Graham. I’m a VIDEO DIRECTOR from LIVERPOOL. I like travelling, loud music, great movies, good food and MAKING UP DAFT STORIES.
Okay, yes, I take a bit of getting used to, but c'mon - let your hair down for five mintues, we'll have the time of our fucking lives! When are you PLANNING on having fun? When you're DEAD?
I've just sorted out my myspace page to make it easier for you to find my SHORT FILMS, MUSIC VIDS and VIDEO DAIRIES I have made over the last few years. I hope you like them. YEAH!!
HUGHES NEWS
Guess what? I'm in Australia! Woo woo woo. I'll be back on the 9th January 2008 if you need anything, send me an email or contact the office and get Matt to help you out.
SHORT FILMS
THE CENSOR
Just when you thought it was safe to let your hair down, THE CENSOR is here to remind us of old-fashioned British values like good manners, sexual repression and cold-blooded murder. Infamously banned by MySpace, THE CENSOR contains scenes of an adult nature. 10 mins.
DAY OF THE JACKANAPE
Drum tracks down his missing bandmate in this breezy detective noir set in a world where good music is worth killing for. WINNER of the Liverpool 48-hour film-making competition 2006. 6 mins.
JEDI KNIGHT OUT
Luke and Yoda go out on the lash only to discover that picking up chicks isn't always the best use of their Jedi abilities. WINNER of the MTV Episode III 30 second short competition. 30 secs.
DRACULA
Short clips of 'Dracula', made as an advert for Ullaloom Theatre Company's show. Shot in the style of the movie classic Nosferatu. 3 mins.
VLOGS
THE ARCTIC MONKEYS HOUSE
Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to be part of the camera crew recording the epic design work for the cover of Favourite Worst Nightmare. Here's my unofficial peak inside the house.
DRACULA'S CASTLE
Stan and I play Transylvanian Families in this quick n' dirty tour of Romania's BRAN CASTLE, legendary home of VLAD THE IMPALER aka DRACULA. Or so the tourist guides say......
HOUSE PARTY!
I'm so sorry! Having downed an entire bottle of whiskey I was not in any fit state to appear on camera. Although that's never stopped me before. Look on the bright side - at least I didn't wet my pants.
More of my vids!
TRAVELOGUES
GRAHAM AND MANDY HIT THE ROAD
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
In the spring of 2002, Mandy and I set off on an epic adventure across the red heart of AUSTRALIA. We thundered through the desert in a clapped out old panel van called Monty. This is the video of that remarkable journey.
GRAHAM vs. THE WORLD!
If you haven't seen this yet, WATCH IT NOW!! Mandy and I racing around the world to the sound of Basement Jaxx. Snakes, Spiders, Crocodiles, Skydiving, Jungles, Bungee Jumps, Deserts, Swamps and Pirhanas!! If this doesn't set your pants on fire, I don't know what will!!
BUNGEEEEEE!
I have never done anything as stupid and as terrifying as this IN MY LIFE...! The infamous Nevis Highwire Bungee Jump in Queenstown, New Zealand. 440 feet of pure terror. Watch if you dare!
More of my travel vids!
FESTIVAL DIARIES
GLASTONBURY SECRETS
In celebration of my eighth Glastonbury festival, I put together my TOP TEN Glastonbury Secrets, from where to get free food to how to push to the very front of the crowd in under 60 seconds. Yay!
DOWNLOAD 2006
Stan and I on a daytrip to Castle Donington to see our mate's band ends up becoming a mission to take the piss out of everything and everyone to do with what has to be the funniest festival on the planet.
THE LEEDS FESTIVAL 2002 PART 1 | PART 2
NEW! Dan and Graham set off on yet another ill-advised adventure in the festival vortex. In these vids we meet Kim Deal, annoy the Prodigy and laugh heartily at Dave Grohl's favourite nudie crowd surfer. Includes clips from Pulp's last ever gig in England.
THE V FESTIVAL 2002 PART 1 | PART 2
A surprisingly good line-up at V that year, but that wasn't going to stop Dan and I getting so wasted that we ended up breaking into the Budweiser tent and howling at the moon...
More of my festival vids!
MUSIC VIDEOS - DIRECTOR
LYONS AND TIGERS - THEME FROM LYONS AND TIGERS
Mandy and I filmed this video in one continuous take in a warehouse near the docks. Kudos to the band for not keeling over from exhaustion at the end...!
ZUKO - READY SET GO
Here's our version of The Italian Job meets Thelma and Louise. With scalextric.
PERFORMANCE - LOVE LIFE
Another zero-budget vid, this one was filmed in a school hall up in Rochdale. Performance always put on a good show and this was no exception, and they look great in sheer black and white!
SANTA CARLA | HAVARD LOTHE LAURITSEN | 13 AMP
KAYA | THE MAJORITY | JADED
All of these videos were shot for £500 or less and give you a great example of what I can do with the tiniest of budgets.
MUSIC VIDEOS - CINEMATOGRAPHY
With Stuart Lanceley
WHITE ROSE MOVEMENT - LOVE IS A NUMBER
Dir. Gavin Woods. Lots of lovely black and white screams from Mandy, Michelle, Anna, Trevor and Gemma. We dodged lots of traffic shooting this vid, it's amazing we made it back unscathed!
THE PIPETTES - JUDY
Dir. Juno. The Pipettes kick ass and you know it. Here's their Grange Hill-inspired comic book vid for Judy which we shot down at Toxteth TV.
THE SONIC HEARTS - HOLD ON
Dir. Juno. Based on a short French film, Hold On saw us filming in Garston, Norton's scrap yard and Stanley Tobacco Warehouse. It's also chock full of loads of my brilliant handheld camerawork!
HOT CLUB DE PARIS |
THE DEAD 60s |
THE BASEMENT
WORKING FOR A NUCLEAR FREE CITY
Here's a bunch of other vids I've shot for Juno. From creepy funfairs to Russian cosmonauts, these vids are a good showcase of my nifty camerawork when dealing with exteriors, interiors and greenscreen.