Shynola

Shynola is the collective name of a group of four visual artistsbased in London who have collaborated on a variety of projects, most notably a number of acclaimed music videos for several pioneering artists.

Shynola formed when Gideon Baws, Chris Harding, Richard Kenworthy and Jason Grovesmet in 1994 at The Kent Institute of Art and Design. They collaborated on a numberof different art projects during their time at college, including organising a showof work at a London gallery in 1996 called "Shinola".

The name Shynola is a reference to a line in the Steve Martin movie "The Jerk"which implies that all you need to know in life is the difference between shit and Shinola.

Notable Works

1999/2000

"Music videos"

* UNKLE - "Guns Blazing (Drums of Death Part 1 Instrumental)" (originally used as substitute to an acceptance speech by James Lavelle at NME Brat Awards and subsequently for UNKLE's live shows)
* Quannum feat. Lyrics Born & The Poets of Rhythm - "I Changed My Mind (Stereo MCs Rattlesnake Mix) " (in fact the song is solely performed by Lyrics Born & The Poets of Rhythm, Quannum is only the label [http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=144018] )
* Grooverider vs. Cypress Hill - "On The Double"
* Morgan - "Flying High"
* Radiohead blips: 'Basement Bear', 'Bear Witch', 'Dead Air', 'Drown', 'Eyes', 'Geese', 'Giant', 'Planes', 'Scarecrows', 'Six Million Thom', 'Stars', 'Thom Over Planes', 'Valley', 'Wake Up', 'White Mountains', 'Yeti'

"Short films"

* "Doug Gives a Talk About: Electronics"
* "The Littlest Robo"

"Advertisements"

* Natwest 'Fishing Line'
* Nike Presto campaign: 'Brutal Honey','Orange Monk', 'Rabid Panda', 'Shady Milkman', 'Trouble At Home', 'Unholy Cumulus'
* Orange 'Eak'

2001

"Music videos"

* Radiohead - "Pyramid Song"
* Stephen Malkmus - "Jo Jo's Jacket"
* U.N.K.L.E. - "An Eye For An Eye"

"Advertisements"

* PlayStation 2 Frequency: 'Q*bert', 'Worm'

2002

"Music videos"

* Lambchop - "Is A Woman"
* Athlete - "You Got The Style"
* Morcheeba - "Otherwise"

"Advertisements"

* Nike/Footlocker: 'Uptempo Press 2', 'School Ya Again'

2003

"Music videos"

* Queens of the Stone Age - "Go with the Flow"
* Blur - "Crazy Beat"
* The Rapture - "House of Jealous Lovers"
* Blur - "Good Song" (co-directed by David Shrigley)
* Junior Senior - "Move Your Feet"

2004

"Animation work"

* "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

2005

"Music videos"

* Beck - "E-Pro"

"Advertisements"

* Honda Civic Si - 'Tail Pipe'

"TV"

* Nathan Barley - "Various graphics"

2006

"TV"

* The IT Crowd - "Title Sequence"

Awards

* McLaren Animation Award (2004) - Blur "Good Song"
* CAD awards (2004) Best Animation in a Music Video
* D&AD Awards (2004) Best Direction
* D&AD Awards (2004) Best Animation
* British Animation Awards (2004) Best Music Video - Blur "Good Song"
* MTV VMA award (2003) Best Special Effects in a Video (shared with Clear) - Queens of the Stone Age "Go with the Flow"
* CAD award (2003) Best Director
* CAD award (2003) Best Rock Video - Athlete "You Got The Style"
* LEAF Award (2002) Best Pop Promo - U.N.K.L.E. "Eye 4 An Eye"
* McLaren Animation Award (2002) - U.N.K.L.E. "Eye 4 An Eye"
* NME Brat Award (2002) Best Video - Radiohead "Pyramid Song"
* CAD Award (2002) Best Rock Video - Radiohead "Pyramid Song"
* CAD Award (2001) Best Alternative Video - Morgan "Flying High"
* CAD Award (2001) Best Marketing Campaign (Shared with Dilly Gent and Chris Bran) - Radiohead Blips Kid A
* LEAF Award (2000) Best Computer Animated Advertisement - Nat West 'Fishing Line'
* BBC2 Awards (2000) Best Music Video - Quannum "I Changed My Mind"
* MPVA Awards (2000) Best Video For Under $25,000 - Quannum "I Changed My Mind"
* Ottawa International Animation Festival (1999) Best Computer Animation "The Littlest Robo"

External links

* [http://www.shynola.com Official Website]
* [http://dbureau1.securesites.net/site/dev/core/_media/director_detail.php?id=12 The Directors Bureau's Shynola Section]
* [http://www.baf.org.uk/2004/detail.asp?ida=5025 Annotated Videography]
* [http://www.acmi.net.au/5CF791C4849A4214AA89D2BAFDE05F2F.htm Biography]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A1159139 BBC Interview]
* [http://www.rasterized.org/7/interview_shynola.html Raster Interview]