DAVID RICHARDS
FILMMAKER, VIDEO EDITOR AND SYNTHESISER ENTHUSIAST
SYNTHESISER VIDEOS
Synth Demo Showreel
A montage of work that I've done demonstrating synth modules.
SEB SONGS SAMPLER
A demonstration of the fun to be had using Seb Songs' Eurorack Sampler. I sample a number of elements and demonstrate its potential for sound design.
BELA GLISS 1U INTRO VIDEO
Bela commissioned me to make a video showcasing their new 1U Gliss module. I delivered versions for their website and social media.
INTRO TO PLINKY
Plinky is a popular synth controlled using a unique touch interface. This is a demonstration of some of the more unusual sounds it can make, shot to show off the panel's LED matrix.
MUSIC VIDEOS
XXXY - I KNOW THIS CAN'T BE LOVE
I took thousands of photos of a bunch of roses as I waited for them to die. When they didn't, I set fire to them. The video received coverage from FACT, XLR8R, The Fader and I was interviewed about it for DMY Mag
SNOW GHOSTS - SECRET GARDEN
Houndstooth canvassed for pitches for Snow Ghosts' song, Secret Garden. I was successful and shot the video with a small crew in and around Brighton. I then animated collage artist Seiko Kato's work and composited everything together. The video received coverage in Promo News
HOLOVR - I
I trawled YouTube for old rave footage and tried to transform it into something like the memory of being at a rave, rather than what that would have looked like. I was very pleased to have my work mentioned in the same context as Mark Leckey here
MURCOF - MES
(Dimension / Series)
I was invited by Oscar Gonzáles of Mexican label Static Discos to make a video 'dimension' to their mix series. I made this video to the gorgeous Murcof track, Mes.
Barker & Baumecker - Database133⅓
Premiered by FACT, I continued my habit of shooting thousands of photos of things in boxes by growing crystals for this video for Berlin techno royalty, Barker & Baumecker
EDITING
The Man Whose Mind Exploded
I was second camera, production assistant and assistant editor on this very well received feature documentary by Toby Amies. I was the sole editor for a large portion of the project, and many sequences were cut just by me.
Great Gardens - Las Pozas, Mexico
I cut this short by Toby Amies for Nowness about an astonishing subtropical garden established by twentieth-century British poet Edward James.
Directors Talk - Nicolas Winding Refn
Another Nowness short I cut for Toby Amies, this one with director Nicolas Winding Refn talking about his colour blindness and his creative process.
Fetish Untied: Sploshing
I also cut this Nowness short with Toby Amies, exploring the fetish of Sploshing.
PEDL
I co-directed and edited this promo for an exercise bike app that allows people to exercise with their friends from home.
Sony - Remote Play
I co-directed, storyboarded and cut this promo for Sony Mobile.
BHT 2017 Fundraising Campaign
I shot, cut and did VFX for this Christmas appeal video for Brighton Housing Trust.
MUSIC
Brunstein - Clock Calms
My modular album for Minus Listens. Press from Stray Landings
Brunstein - Not Doing Something
My EP for Dorset Gunk. Featured on This is Darkness' May 21 Playlist
About me
I trained as an actor and after a number of years trying out a ludicrous number of different jobs, I settled into working in video. Music has always been a significant hobby of mine, either playing it or making it. I'm very lucky that I am able to combine both in my work making synthesiser videos. You can contact me via instagram or over email using the buttons below.