Emil Nava

Emil began his career as a runner for the film production company, Blink Productions. Now he freelances for OB Management. After working as a runner graduated to Assistant Director (A.D.) where he would manage the video shoots.

He was signed to Academy, who are the biggest music video production company, then worked for Between the Eyes. Now currently works mainly for Pulse.

Emil’s first budget was for the band Kid British and the track Our House

•Budget - £20,000

•Location – Manchester

•Cast – local people

•1 day for filming

•2/3 days for editing

•10 days pre-production

•Demonstrates the very tight timescales involved

Our house is dadless, is a indie song made by Kid British is a unique song. Which is shot in england. 

The busiest for Emil has been that he has made 24 music videos in one year. When he staring shooting videos for independent labels, the budgets would be £5,000 to £10,000. His most expensive video to date has been for Jessie J and the budget was £160,000.

Wild by Jessie J is a dance flow song, which starts off slow which shows the calm before the storm. The beat kicks it when Jessie J looks into the camera. This is a wide shot of both her and the camera.




The next shot is of Jessie starting to lose herself, which fits with the lyrics, as she is feeling alive. This is a medium shot of her facial expressions and hands which relates to this.




Laura Mulvey's theory of the male gaze, is seen here as Jessie J is naked with only leopard prints covering her skin. This is a medium long shot which shows her sexuality, but maybe even her vulnerability. As she is slightly covering herself, with her head down. 



 Emil began to make adverts which have higher budgets and production values but didn't allow creative freedom. This maybe due to the fact that the advert only lasts 20 seconds and has to focus on the hair, as well as the hair product. 

Lego house was filmed in the University of Hertfordshire, which features Ed sheeran himself and the actor Rupert Gint who is his stalker. 

Rupert Gint starts off by lip syncing with Ed Sheeran's voice which makes it seem like its him singing. The fact that they they look similar is uncanny too. He becomes apprent that he is actually stalking Ed Sheeran and wants to be him as he starts to write songs and starts playing the guitar. 


The music video ends with Rupert meeting Ed Sheeran after being kicked off the staged by security. As Rupert is no longer stable and thinks he is Ed Sheeran. 

Emil's top tips for production were, use ‘Extreme Close Ups on faces wherever possible’ and ‘Do not shoot whole of video in medium shot/long shot'.


An example of this in the Sinead O'conner song nothing compares to you. Her face alone made this song recognisable, as she is bold. 
The lyrics present the feelings of longing from an abandoned lover's point of view. Which fits with the music video, as it sad and gloomy.