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Ben Ib is a
computer graphics Computer graphics deals with generating images with the aid of computers. Today, computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications. A great de ...
artist living and working in London. He has directed music videos for Kylie Minogue, Calvin Harris,
The Ting Tings The Ting Tings are an English indie pop duo from Salford, Greater Manchester formed in 2007. The band consists of Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drums, bass guitar, cowbells) and Jules De Martino (drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards ...
,
Roni Size Ryan Owen Granville Williams (born 29 October 1969), better known by his stage name Roni Size, is an English DJ and record producer. He came to prominence in 1997 as the founder and frontman of Roni Size & Reprazent, a drum and bass collective. ...
,
Goldie Lookin Chain Goldie Lookin Chain are a Welsh comedy hip hop group from Newport, south-east Wales. The group produces humorous, controversial and often explicit songs that satirise hip hop, today's consumer society, the "chav" culture and life in Newpo ...
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Mr Hudson Benjamin Hudson McIldowie (born 26 June 1979), better known by his stage name Mr Hudson, is an English musician from Birmingham, England. First rising to prominence in 2006 with Mr Hudson and the Library, Hudson later embarked on a solo career ...
and Stateless. He has also created live tour visuals for
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
, Roger Waters,
Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...
, Minogue and
The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Ch ...
, as well as creating the cover image for AC/DC's ''
Power Up POWER UP (the "Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching Up") is an American non-profit organization and film production company with the stated mission "to promote the visibility and integration of gay women in entertainment ...
'' album (Creative Direction by Josh Cheuse) and Paul McCartney's ''
New New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
'' album (from a logo and cover concept conceived by UK art and design team Rebecca and Mike).


Early work

Ib studied art at
Leeds University , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...
. His first digital short ''Collapse'', created as a third-year university film won the "Video Positive" award in 1996 and was screened on
Channel Four Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in ...
's "Digital Underground" series. His early student work was screened at the Hanover Film Festival, the AVE Festival (Arnhem, The Netherlands), One Dot Zero, Cinefeel and the Edinburgh Film Festival. In 1998 Ib relocated to London to work as a 3D artist in the post-production industry, eventually moving into the direction of
television advertisement A television advertisement (also called a television commercial, TV commercial, commercial, spot, television spot, TV spot, advert, television advert, TV advert, television ad, TV ad or simply an ad) is a span of television programming produce ...
s and
music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...
s.


Music videos

* Calvin Harris – " Ready for the Weekend" * The Ting Tings – " We Walk" * Kylie Minogue – "
The One The ONE is a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is built on the site of the former Tung Ying Building at 100 Nathan Road. It was developed by Chinese Estates Holdings and opened in 2010. Owner Joseph Lau Luen-hung g ...
" * Mr Hudson – " Too Late Too Late" * Jentina – "
Mysterious Mysterious may refer to: * ''Mysterious'' (album), a 1988 album by Shizuka Kudō * "Mysterious" (song), a 2005 song by Jentina * "Mysterious", a song by Scorpions from the 1999 album '' Eye II Eye'' * Mysterious Walker Frederick Mitchell Walk ...
" * Goldie Lookin Chain – " Your Missus Is a Nutter" * Roni Size ft Beverly Knight – "No More" * Ali Love – "Secret Sunday Lover" * Switches – "Lay Down the Law" * Stateless – "Down Here" * AC/DC – "Demon Fire"


Concert visuals

* Tame Impala – Slow Rush Tour * Kylie Minogue – Glastonbury Festival Legends Slot * The Killers – Wonderful Wonderful Tour * Paul McCartney – One on One Tour * The Who – Glastonbury Festival * The Killers – Glastonbury Festival * Paul McCartney –
Out There! Tour Out There was a concert tour by English singer-songwriter Paul McCartney lasting from 4 May 2013 to 22 October 2015. Some notable nights of the tour included concerts at Warsaw's National Stadium, Verona's Roman Amphitheatre, and Vienna's Happe ...
* Paul McCartney – On the Run Tour * Paul McCartney – The Liverpool Sound Concert * Roger Waters –
The Wall Live ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
* Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite Tour * Kylie Minogue – X Tour * Robbie Williams –
Close Encounters Tour The Close Encounters Tour was a concert tour by British recording artist, Robbie Williams. Running from April to December 2006, the tour supported Williams' sixth studio album, ''Intensive Care''. To date, it was the singer's largest tour, play ...


Other work

* AC/DC – ''
Power Up POWER UP (the "Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching Up") is an American non-profit organization and film production company with the stated mission "to promote the visibility and integration of gay women in entertainment ...
'' album cover image (Creative Direction Josh Cheuse) * ''
The Neon Demon ''The Neon Demon'' is a 2016 psychological horror film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, co-written by Mary Laws, Polly Stenham, and Refn, and starring Elle Fanning. The plot follows an aspiring model in Los Angeles whose beauty and youth gener ...
'' - Film title sequence (With All City Media) * Paul McCartney – ''
New New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
'' album cover image (Logo and cover concept by Rebecca and Mike, Consultancy and design by YES) * Paul McCartney – "Ramming" documentary, 2012 (Director) * Razorlight – "Golden Touch – Live at the Bicklayers Arms" (Director) * SJWatson – "Before I go to Sleep" commercial (Director) * Directed television advertisements for Coke Light,
Sunsilk Sunsilk is a British hair care brand produced by the company Unilever. The brand was introduced in 1954 in the UK and available in most countries globally. It is a hair care brand in Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, an ...
and
Dulux Dulux is an internationally available brand of architectural paint originated from the United Kingdom. The brand name Dulux has been used by both Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) and DuPont since 1931 and was one of the first alkyd-based ...


References


External links


Director Website

"Ramming" Documentary

Interview: The making of "Ready For the Weekend"

Interview - Behind the scenes on Kylie's 'The One'

Interview: Kylie's The One by Ben Ib

Interview: The making of "The Wall"
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