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W.I.Z.
Portrait of WIZ
Born
Andrew Whiston

Watford, Hertfordshire, England
EducationBushey Hall School (comprehensive), Watford
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1990–present
WebsiteA Delicious Box of Poisoned Bonbons WIZ Instagram

WIZ[1] is a British writer-director of drama and music videos.

Career

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‘He's one of Britain's foremost music video directors with a career that intersects with the great movements of British music in the past two decades - from acid house to pop. WIZ has been one of the great practitioners and advocates for music video as a popular artform.’[2] – Catalina Velez

‘He’s the last apostle of music video’ – Noel Gallagher

'His videos are among the most sexual and the most hedonistic. Weekender, an eighteen minute short film about the band Flowered Up and the wilder side of dance-club culture, caused a sensation when it was first aired in 1992 on Channel 4 in Britain, and it has been credited with launching the genre of British youth-culture movies such as Trainspotting.'[3] - Steve Reiss, Thirty Frames Per Second The Visionary Art of The Music Video.

‘I loved Weekender, its a great shot of the street’  - Lou Reed, NYC 1994 

After training under Polish master Krzysztof Kieslowski, WIZ has made films with some of the most challenging and respected artist’s today, including actors Michael Fassbender, Rosario Dawson, Ben Whishaw, Dinara Drukarova and artists Alexander McQueen, David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Massive Attack, Manic Street Preachers, Oasis, Chemical Brothers, Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys, Dizzee Rascal, Emeli Sandé, Disclosure, Richard Fearless, Will Young.

WIZ’s renowned for an ability to cast and elicit compelling performances within highly visual narrative, technical precision and always resounding subject matter. His non-conformist work is as arresting as it is sensual, and has earned many awards and admirers, including the coveted MVA Icon honour, joining ranks with Anton Corbijn and Jonathan Glazer.

His short drama, Baby (scripted and directed) featuring Ben Whishaw was in the official selection Sundance Film Festival 2001. 'The best film in Sundance' - Tilda Swinton

He was chosen to create and direct the BBC period drama, ‘The Young Victorians’ (co-scripted and directed).

His theatrical debut ‘Tainted Love’, won New Venture Theatre’s best play award.

He's currently developing two features: a contemporary erotic thriller starring Ben Whishaw and a Virtual Reality shamanic drama with Tinge Krishnan, Chris Milk & Scott O’Donnell.

Influences

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‘My cinematic fathers are Lindsay Anderson, Georges Bataille, Carlos Castaneda, Will Farrell, Camile Paglia, Nicholas Roeg, Barry Wasserman’

Representation

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Drama: Sam Greenwood & Nish Panchal @ Curtis Brown

Music video: Alexa Haywood @ Free Agent.

Previously at: Media Lab, Oil Factroy Films, Academy Films.

He was part of the legendary music video production company Oil Factory Films/Inc created by John Stewart (brother of Eurythmics' Dave Stewart) and Billy Poveda. Whose roster included: Miles Aldridge, Jonas Åkerlund, Dom & Nic, Cerith Wyn Evans, Grant Gee, Richard Heslop, Paul Hunter, The Hughes Brothers, Barry McQuire, Thomas Q Napper, Sophie Muller, Gregg Masuak, Pedro Romhanyi, Shynola, Jamie Thraves, Joe Wright.

He is a member of BECTU the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union.

Selected drama

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  • 2015 - ‘Tainted Love’
  • 2012 - ‘Strait Street’ (for Nowness)
  • 2011 - ‘The Young Victorians’
  • 2004 - ‘Hate Blues’
  • 2003 - ‘Comida’
  • 2002 - ‘Naked and Proud (The Wedding)'
  • 2000 - ‘Baby’ - critique
  • 1997 - ‘Teenage Head’
  • 1996 - ’Tricky & Madcunt’
  • 1995 - ‘The End of the First Experiment’ (lost or untraceable)
  • 1994 - ‘Memento Mori’

Actor

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From 1992-2008 he attended Dexter Fletcher and Graham Fletcher Cook’s Jackson’s Lane weekly drama workshop.

He is currently a member of Brighton’s New Venture Theatre.

Spots

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2016 - ‘Death is a Pool’ - Olivier Theyskens & Dazed & Confused

2011 - BBC ‘Proms’

2010 - BBC ‘Bull History of the World’

2010 - BBC ‘Horse History of the World’ (feat. Michael Fassbinder)

2010 - BBC ‘Opera’

2002 - ‘Daylight Robbery’

1994 - ‘Passengers’ - C4 title sequence

Selected Music Video's

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Selected Music Films

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Art Director

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In 2009 Sergio Pizzorno invited WIZ to shoot and design the artwork for Kasabian’s West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum album and art direct the accompanying UK arena tour.

In 2012 and 2014 he collaborated with photographer Ali Tollervey designing the artwork for Dark Horses ‘Black Music’ and ‘Hail Lucid State’ albums.

References

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  1. ^ Aka W.I.Z., Pierre Angelique, Andrew Whiston
  2. ^ Catalina, Valez. "Journalist". Promo News
  3. ^ Steve, Reiss. "Journalist/Producer"
  4. ^ "MY STAR Ian Brown feat WIZ Top of the Pops appearance".
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Category:Living people Category:British music video directors Category:British entertainment-related lists

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