Kate Bush

I come from a background in illustration, but feel that I can say a lot more with moving image, as it allows me to incorporate sound and music. I think that Music and animation often go hand in hand very well and can complement each other to become something more than they could be on their own. Since graduating in 2007, I have been taking on as many projects as I can in order develop a more refined aesthetic, and an identity as a director.

It was suggested to me that I use Kate Bush's story for my next film. My previous experiences of Kate Bush had been limited to her most well known songs (Wuthering Heights, Running Up That Hill), which I had heard either played in clubs or at parties, but after hearing her albums coming from the room of one of my housemates, I realised there's a lot more to her than meets the eye. I learned that she had an interesting philosophy and approach to making music. Of course, Kate's visual performances are as powerful as her music, and the eccentricity displayed would probably distract many people from the music itself. I thought it was important to capture the essence of what Kate Bush is visually, e.g. - smoke machines, flowing cloth, wind in the hair, sparkly things, and use them as devices in the film. I thought a fairy tale storybook format would be the most fitting way to present her story.