59 Lyndhurst Grove - The Rosebery Band (Feat. Darth Vader)

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Somewhere in South London, the second wife of an architect is cheating on him with a lover, and living a monotonous conventional life.

Promo shot, directed, all instruments played and vocals performed by James Théophane.

Written by Pulp: Nick Banks · Jarvis Cocker · Candida Doyle · Steve Mackey · Mark Webber . Russell Senior.

Recorded for Bad Cover Version by Pulp.

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Lisbon

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Just returned from a weekend away in Lisbon, Portugal. Made this short video that hopefully captured a flavour of our time there. A wonderfully musical place.

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Punch Up at a Wedding

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Actually, that's only a half truth.  The shot is indeed from a wedding, my wedding in fact.  But it's not as the result of a punch up.  The girl on the floor was actually attempting a backwards handstand thingy-me-bob, but it went awry.  The shot was captured by Karl Schwerdtfeger, and has to be one of the best photographic moments I have witnessed in a long while.
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Tying The Knot

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When Clare and I decided to tie the marital knot, we wanted our invitation to reflect the playful nature of our relationship.  We decided everything should be made by hand, from scratch - and also teach us something new.

So we set about learning to tie knots.

We set about discovering the wonderful world of knot tying by studying Knots, Ties & Splices: A Handbook for Seafarers, Travellers and All Who Use Cordage, by J. T. Burgess. Youtube taught us the rest.  Armed with our new found knowledge, we set about hiring a studio to record our new found skills.

We created an online RSVP site that streamed 15 knot tying ambient background videos.  The invite cards were hand cut, screen-printed and sewing machine bound.

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Dinner Club, March

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Clare and I will be hosting March's Dinner Club and we're getting in touch with our roots.  Well, my roots anyway.  Inspired by the huge West Indian family funeral we attended, and the delights we ate as we paid our respects to my Aunty Stephanie, we will be recreating some of our favourite St Lucian dishes.

Clare and my house.  Saturday, 13 March.  7pm for Rum Punch.

Soon come.
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Hong Kong, A Short Film

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I have returned from my month away in which I got married in Sydney, stayed a week in Hong Kong, and honeymooned in Thailand. Now I must rectify the neglect i have shown my blog:

So first up, here's a short film I put together of shots I took in Hong Kong. For those who haven't been I hope it gives a good flavor of what is a great city.

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A Little Da Da Fun

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Today we had a little Da Da session at work at the behest of Laura Jordan-Bambach.  I made this.  I'm getting married at the end of the month - I hope my gym sessions are working, unlike my attempt at dadaism.

Must try harder, in both regards.

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More Wonderful Cards

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This time from my colleague Laura.  She's decided to hand-draw her cards this year.  As well as illustrations, she is one exceptionally talented copywriter.
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Clare in Berlin

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They have fantastic kinder play areas in Prenzlaur Berg.  Just after this we went to a fantastic Alsatian restaurant called Gugelhof, which I would highly recommend.
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A Small Scene Somewhere in Albion

 

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It snowed before Christmas (in London) for the first time in ages yesterday.  The pedants among us will say there was snow in February this year...but that's not what I mean.  Here's a small play by way of celebration.

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About

James Théophane

Portrait credit: Nadav Kander

James Theophane, or Theo, is a dilettante residing in Sydney. When he's not dabbling, he's a Creative Director at Clemenger BBDO.

He has worked with R/GA, Lost Boys, Grey, Modem, Framfab, Wheel, DNA and GT.

He has put a pop-up restaurant atop a neo-classical building in Paris, created a gigantic interactive chandelier that played Christmas carols. Hacked an oil painting and launched a fully interactive round the world yacht.

He has created work for Nokia, Toshiba, Rankin, D&AD, Chelsea FC, Electrolux, Sony, Ericsson, PlayStation, Sega, Channel 4, Oxfam, Canon, Brahma, Marks & Spencer, Wired Magazine and Audi. View all work

He has won a few awards such as One Show, D&AD, Webby, LIA, Campaign, BIMA and Epica.

Sometimes he gets called up for a little bit of jury service too. He's paid his dues with D&AD, IAB Creative Showcase and London International.

blog@theophane.co.uk

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