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Film
Film
Director
Music videos, commercials, documentaries and dance films. Stories told through movement, edited to a beat.
David Guetta · Amazon · Nissan · Expo 2020
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Hong Kong/Dubai/London
Brendon Hansford
Film Director, Choreographer & Creative Director
Sam Smith✦David Guetta✦Rod Stewart✦Normani✦Bebe Rexha✦FIFA✦Rick Astley✦Amazon✦Nissan✦Atlantis The Royal✦Louvre Abu Dhabi✦Expo 2020 Dubai✦Renault✦Panasonic✦BBC✦ITV Royal Variety✦
01 / Philosophy
I started as a dancer. Now I direct the camera the way I used to direct bodies. Every frame has a rhythm, every cut is a count, and every story moves.
02 / Selected work
Selected
work
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03 / Craft
02
Choreographer
Movement for artists, brands and film. From stadium anthems to slow motion 8K product launches.
Sam Smith · Rod Stewart · Bebe Rexha · Renault
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Creative
Creative
Director
Live shows, openings and ceremonies. Concept, staging, cast and camera, delivered as one vision.
Atlantis The Royal · Royal Variety · Louvre Abu Dhabi
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04 / About
Movement
is the story
Brendon Hansford is a film director, choreographer and creative director with more than 20 years in the industry.
He started as a dancer, and that instinct for rhythm runs through everything he makes. He has choreographed for Sam Smith and Normani, Rod Stewart, Rick Astley and Bebe Rexha’s official FIFA anthem. He has directed for David Guetta, Amazon and Nissan, and led the creative and choreography for the opening of Atlantis The Royal.
Today he is based between Hong Kong, Dubai and London, working across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. He knows these regions, their audiences and their crews, and builds work that feels local and looks global.
- Years of experience
- 20 +
- Projects online
- 72
- Bases
- 3
CAM 02 · REHEARSAL · BLOCKING PASS 3
“His knowledge of the camera and film craft all add to the magic he creates on set.”
Vaughan Arnell, Director
05 / Archive
The archive
72 projects
06 / Bases
Hong Kong
22.3193° N, 114.1694° E
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Asia: Hong Kong, Singapore, Manila, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and beyond.
Dubai
25.2048° N, 55.2708° E
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The Middle East: UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf.
London
51.5072° N, 0.1276° W
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Europe: London, the UK and across the continent.
07 / Testimonials
“The energy Brendon brings is priceless. He is nonstop at full power until the end of the longest of days.”
Vaughan Arnell, Director
“Brendon was fantastic to work with. Professional and dedicated, he worked incredibly quickly to get everything done on a very tight schedule.”
Sarah Morris, Head of Production, Scorch London
“An absolute pleasure to work with.”
Marian Mikhail, MJZ
