Jamie Madge

London, United Kingdom

Co-Editor at shots

Former hirsute gingerman. Co-Editor of shots - https://t.co/hRTa3NDBlf. Likes Back To The Future, in a big way.

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Oban's dram dash

5 days ago | magazine.shots.net | Jamie Madge

Whilst not being the natural location for a hazard-free sprint, the Scottish Highlands sure make for a pretty one. Featuring a determined distillery manager on a mission to deliver a single glass of whisky to a sceptical drinker, Tom Speers’ new spot for Oban uses the glorious landscape to its full advantage, setting the beleaguered actor on a trek through bogs and woods to his final destination.
Ben Perry: A Few Of My Favourite Things

5 days ago | magazine.shots.net | Jamie Madge

With a passion for finding the "intimate within the epic", Madre director Ben Perry can often be found telling stories from Himalayan peaks to inner-city estates. Perry grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, started out as a storyboard artist, and moved through editing before stepping behind the camera. Now based between London and LA, he’s shot global campaigns for brands like BMW, De Beers and Star Alliance, as well as photography work exhibited in New York, LA and London.
Lynsey Atkin: A Few Of My Favourite T̶h̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ Books

1 week ago | magazine.shots.net | Jamie Madge

When shots asked me to write a piece about my favourite essentials for Cannes, I felt a need to swerve, partly because I couldn't think of any witty copy about portable chargers or the oxymoronic phrase ‘work appropriate swimwear’. Instead, I rummaged through my own extensive collection of printed ephemera to find some titles that I think represent what is perhaps even more essential than remembering to take your own towel to 'The Island', which is a Cannes State Of Mind.
You'll go cuckoo over the cute star of Telstra's new campaign

2 weeks ago | magazine.shots.net | Jamie Madge

We're not sure we could think of anything cuter than Colin, the adorable cuckoo clock character busting out in this new campaign for Telstra... until he opened his mouth. Matching adorable design with a how-is-it-even-more-gorgeous disgruntled attitude, Nexus director Laurie Rowan's endlessly sweet series of micro-spots presents the offerings of Telstra with deadpan panache.
How Laurie Rowan made a cutesy curmudgeon

2 weeks ago | magazine.shots.net | Jamie Madge

How did you approach the scripts and creative direction for this campaign? Our collaboration with the Telstra was great. The client and agency [+61 and Bear Meets Eagle On Fire] were very keen to maintain the tactility and humour they’ve established in their previous campaigns and came in with a very strong sense of what they were looking to create.
Gabrielle Blackwood: A Few of my Favourite Things

2 weeks ago | magazine.shots.net | Jamie Madge

The award-winning Jamaican director and DoP – whose work spans narrative films, global documentaries and commercial campaigns for brands like Adidas, Nike and Apple Music – has shot and trained in locations from New Zealand to South Korea, whilst relishing the tactile comforts of writing tools, home-cooked meals and trusty manuals. Here, she shares a few of the objects that keep her grounded, inspired, and ready to shoot.
All Trails' wordless wander gives us the Feels

3 weeks ago | magazine.shots.net | Jamie Madge

Sometimes, having a good natter on a hike is the best way to set the world to rights, but sometimes it's better to hush those pretty lips and let nature sing its song. Taking the latter route, and exemplifying the 'picture paints a thousand words' adage, Avocados and Coconuts' new film for All Trails, Feels, paints a glorious picture of the great outdoors with nary a script in sight.
Bring a Trailer finds a use for car bores

3 weeks ago | magazine.shots.net | Jamie Madge

Do combustion engines get you excited? Have a fondness for a fender? Turned on by torque?! Well you might have something in common with the motor-head men at the heart of Bring a Trailer's new campaign. Leaning into the fact that they might not be the first person you invite to your mates, but are useful when it comes to gearbox conundrums, It’s Never Just a Car sees fondnesses celebrates (albeit with tongue firmly in cheek).
Jonny Look: A Few Of My Favourite Things

3 weeks ago | magazine.shots.net | Jamie Madge

I tend to overthink things. And then simple tasks end up taking way too long and going in the wrong direction. And then I end up creating something that completely missed the point, all because it’s been well overthought. Cooked to death. And ends up a real mess, impossible to tidy. So, when I was asked to detail some of my favourite things, I thought… let’s not overthink this. Let’s just document some of the most used and most loved things in and around my office here in Los Angeles.
Chicken Licken's call from the wild

1 month ago | magazine.shots.net | Jamie Madge

We all know the odour of a decent takeaway can be enough to distract us from a well-trodden path (both literally and figuratively), but who knew it could draw us in from the wilderness?! Proving the salvation of a lonely fella seemingly lost in a desert wilderness, Chicken Licken's latest spot, The Homecoming, cleverly hides its true purpose throughout its extended runtime, keeping attention via Peter Pohorsky's delicate direction and a terrific central performance.