Jamie Thraves
| Jamie Thraves | |
|---|---|
| Born |
James Thraves 2 June 1969 Romford, Essex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Film writer and director |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Jamie Thraves (born James Thraves, 2 June 1969 in Romford, Essex) is a British film writer and director.
Thraves began making early short experimental films in 1989 at the University of Hull, having previously studied illustration. His graduation film Scratch (1991) and The Take-Out (1993), a short film made under the BFI New Directors scheme, both went on to win awards at film festivals worldwide. He joined the Royal College of Art in 1993 where he made another award-winning film The Hackney Downs (1995).
After leaving the Royal College of Art he joined Oil Factory, a music video company, making his breakthrough video in 1995 for Radiohead for their song "Just" where a man played by Dorian Lough is lying on the pavement and is confronted by an angry crowd, this video garnered Thraves a lot of attention for its strong narrative structure and use of subtitles, what the man says to make the crowd lie down at the end of the video still continues to cause discussion amongst fans today. Thraves has made music videos for many artists over the years including Blur, The Verve and Coldplay and more recently Jake Bugg, Sam Smith and Villagers. His video for Coldplay's "The Scientist" won three Moon Men at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards in the US, including Best Direction and Breakthrough Video.
Thraves directed the short film I Just Want To Kiss You in 1997, starring Martin Freeman which won the Fox Searchlight Award for Best Short Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1998.
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