Creativity Under Quarantine

The UK is, once again, back in full national lockdown. What better time to dig out some more incredible Creativity Under Quarantine projects! Check out this week’s pair of musical features — a CGI music video avoiding the need for potentially unsafe in-person filming, and a documentary highlighting the importance of music in identity.

Want to submit your lockdown projects? You can do so here.

We’re also looking for insights into our members wider lockdown experineces. Have something to share about how your work has continued through lockdown? Let us know!

Frankie De Leonardis

Director, art director, and motion graphics artist based in Barcelona, Spain

I recently teamed up with Perfect Bliss during the Lockdown to Direct & animate this full CGI video for Jarreau Vandal’s “Nothing Nice”.

This is a one-man/one month production. Done fully at home using just one computer.

Michelangelo Torres

Freelance filmmaker, video editor, colorist based in Torino, Italy.

Covid-19 has changed our lives and has influenced various aspects of our everyday life, including the way we work, no doubt about it.
I often work for clients from abroad, so I’m used to smart working or remote working for years, so I set my workflow to this way of work that is not so popular here in Italy.

I’ve recently completed both the editing and grading of ‘The Spirit of Camden’, a twenty-eight minutes length documentary whose duration and the amount of footage have been the most challenging aspects of the project. ‘The Spirit of Camden’ is the first episode of ‘How Does It Sound?’, a documentary series, produced by the London agency Seven/Eight Studio, talking about the cities through the music, grassroots venues, and musicians’ personal stories. More details on the project website.

Michelangelo has detailed in full the process of editing and grading a documentary during lockdown on his own blog. Take a look for all of his insights!