OB Management work as agents for music video directors, their aims are: To nurture talent (such as Emil Nava), To work with production companies and Record Labels, and to match the right director to the right artists/ song.
These are some of the production companies that OB Management work with: Pulse Films Rocket Agile Films Friends Wonda
Emil Nava begun as a runner for film production companies. He worked for Blink productions, now he freelances for OB Managment. He graduated to Assistant Director where he managed video shoots. He was then signed to Academy (the biggest music video production), then worked for Between the Eyes; however he now works mainly for Pulse.
When he began shooting videos for independant labels the budget varied between £5000- £10,000; again which isn't a lot of money when producing a music video. His first budget was £20,000 making the video for Kid British's song 'Our House.' The video was filmed in Manchester, local people were cast to appear in the video. It took one day to film, 2/3 days to edit and 10 days of post production; which just demonstrates the very tight timescales within this line of work.
Emil has also directed: '30 minute love affair' and 'Picking up the pieces' by Paloma Faith, 'Lego House' and 'You need me' by Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora's 'RIP' and Jessie J's 'Do it like a dude' and 'Price tag'
At his busiest so far, he made 24 music videos in one year with his most expensive video to date costing £160,000 for Jessie J.
Emil's Top Tips: - Use extreme close up on faces whenever possible - Do not shoot the whole of the video in medium or long shot
