Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Skyscanner

Skyscanner, the free flight comparison site, asked cagoule to produce a video promoting their most recent version of their successful iPhone app. Eight separate language versions were required representing their major markets. Cagoule turned around all eight inside a week to meet a tight deadline.

Friday, 17 June 2011

In production

Currently in production:

Commercial for new Skyscanner iPhone App.
Music video for French band "Matier."
Andy Murray career timeline, motion graphics, RBS.
Personal Finance Education Awards, nominee videos from 13 locations around the UK.
Macmillan Cancer Support, Antrim palliative care unit video

Thursday, 12 May 2011

Inhabitants sneak preview


We've been very busy producing our live show "Inhabitants" and after an intense residency at Dancebase, we're ready to give an intimate preview to a lucky audience. Please come along to Dancebase, grassmarket, Edinburgh at 5pm. Friday 13th may.

The show can be seen in full at:

Wednesday, 9 March 2011

Our live show "inhabitants" is now confirmed as part of Mapping festival, VJ festival in Geneva. Our performance is scheduled for 26th May @mappingfestival

Monday, 15 November 2010

Trailer for our new live show for 2011 "Inhabitants"


Inhabitants is a unique fusion of live contemporary dance performance and film, a theatrical experience for all audiences , not just dance enthusiasts, giving them the chance to experience contemporary dance like never before.

Inhabitants is creepy, disturbing and thrilling, evoking a sense of fear in the audience as one might experience watching a cinematic horror film. Yet there are moments of elegance, and beauty within Warrilow’s choreography.

Dancers become feral creatures, abandoned and isolated in a haunted dilapidated dwelling. Over time they become part of nature itself, reclaiming civilized human structures for themselves. Perhaps these beings were once human, an unsettling example of what happens if we are left isolated, alone in the wild for too long...

Monday, 8 November 2010

Slowmotion Dog Agility


"Fluff and the Dalmatians."
Scene from promo for Long Blondes "Guilt"
vimeo.com/​4059883
Shot on Panasonic Varicam at 60 fps. Slowed further in AE using Twixtor.

Friday, 5 November 2010

Slow motion knockout punch


Super slow-mo of a really hard couple of punches to the face.
Scene taken from Kid Adrift music video directed by Cagoule
vimeo.com/​15884368
Shot on Red camera at 120fps then further slowed in AE using Twixtor plug-in by another 50%
boxers: John Thain and Lewis Benson from Lochend Boxing Academy

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Kid Adrift music video


Brutal new promo for latest single release from Kid Adrift on Island records. The video portrays an illegal fight orchestrated by an ominous character. This film is not for the squeamish or faint hearted. The raw and visceral style will leave you alarmed but also wanting more. Featuring sweat and blood and glimpses of the unconscious mind. It's certainly dark, photographic, energetic, powerful and claustrophobic.

This is the official video for Kid Adrift - A4 In Ecstasy.

Director: Lewis Gourlay & Abby Warrilow AKA Cagoule

Producer: Clare Kerr

DOP: Scott Ward

2nd Camera: Mintuu Mantynen

Production Company: Gas&Electric

Directors Rep: Debs Ramsey @ YiLondon

Commissioner: Tamara Brooks

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Young Guns Music video



The Moor of Rannoch is as wild and somber a stretch of country as any in Scotland, especially when shrouded in mist or lashed by driving rain or snow, a terrifying wilderness. It is a barren and almost desert like place that could certainly be compared to landscapes in the far north such as Iceland or Greenland. Courror Station is a desolate out post in this unforgiving landscape and in my opinion is one of the best locations in Britain. The train-station is the highest in the UK at 1300ft above sea level and features in Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting. This location sprung to mind when we read the brief. The band wanted a performance video where the landscape played almost as big a role as the band them selves. I think our familiarity with the landscape helped us win the pitch, we knew the exact spot where we were going to film this from the start.

The difficulty in filming in such wild and inhospitable places should not be underestimated, when the band stepped off the tour bus in flip flops we knew there could be problems. I think there was a realisation from them when they saw the crew head to toe in full wet weather gear! I remember thinking “oh my god they have no idea where we’re taking them” Thankfully we were blessed with good weather, although there were high winds, which made for hazardous jib swinging, mostly it stayed dry for the duration.

We captured the performance in wide, sweeping arcs from the jib arm, firmly positioning the band in the landscape. Intercut with the performance we shot dramatic time-lapse footage of the nearby mountains, showing clouds racing over high ridges. The cinematic quality of the imagery is apparent in every shot. This performance provided the core of the video, while the landscape and the shots around the station supported the band’s performance.

Credit has to given to the Young Guns for enduring a difficult shooting environment and maintaining an enthusiastic attitude and performance throughout. The crew also collectively made this one of the most enjoyable shoots we’ve done to date.

Director: Lewis Gourlay & Abby Warrilow AKA Cagoule

Producer: Jude Lightbody

DOP: Pete Warrilow

2nd Camera: Richard Steel

Jimmy Jib: Aaron Boucher

Production Company: Gas&Electric

Directors Rep: Debs Ramsey @ YiLondon

Commissioner: John Moule