Nick Knight, Tom Hingston, Susan Bright, Robert '3D' Del Naja, Nick Rhodes, Liz Neal, Kylie Minogue, Katy England, Julie Verhoeven, Jason Evans, Félix Larher and Bobby Gillespie

Lyric

Kylie Minogue, Nick Rhodes, Bobby Gillespie and Julie Verhoeven were just some of the leading fashion, music and art creatives who came together for the 2004 film project 'Lyric'. Each contributor recorded a series of short films that visually interpret the song lyrics of their choice - one clip for each lyric line, recorded via a Motorola phone in a pioneering use of mobile technology.

Nick Rhodes & Gavin Elder

Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran collaborates with film director Gavin Elder to provide visual accompaniment to Goldfrapp's 'Strict Machine'

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Kylie Minogue, Nick Rhodes, Bobby Gillespie and Julie Verhoeven were just some of the leading fashion, music and art creatives who came together for Lyric, a 2004 film project that broke new creative ground using the latest 'third generation' mobile-imaging technologies. Each contributor or creative pairing was asked to make a series of short films, or 'motion clips', that visually interpret the song lyrics of their choice - including Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love', Goldfrapp's 'Strict Machine' and Barry Manilow's 'Copacabana' - producing one clip for each lyric line. The films were recorded via a Motorola phone with video call facility on 3's video mobile network.

This project was amongst the first to initiate the creative use of the latest video mobile technology, enabled by the support of 3 and Motorola in partnership with SHOWstudio.

Credits / Contributors

Concept: Nick Knight
Creative Direction: Paul Hetherington
Production and Co-ordination: Christabel Stewart and Charlotte Wheeler
Technical Development: Dorian Moore and Ross Phillips
Styling, 'Copacabana': Jonathan Kaye
Hair, 'Copacabana': Sam McKnight
Make-Up 'Copacabana': Gemma Smith-Edhouse
Styling Assistance, 'Copacabana': Michelle Duguid
Hair assistance, 'Copacabana': Eamon Hughes
Feather Bolero 'Copacabana': Alexander McQueen
Yellow Dress 'Copacabana': Vintage
Yellow Patent Shoes 'Copacabana': Christian Louboutin
Model, 'I Feel Love': Kim Thue Johansen

Thanks to Elaine Quinn at '3', Barbara MIlls at Motorola, Amy Hitchenor and Emma Richmond at The Fish Can Sing, Sam Tomlin at Lexis, Susan Bright and Sarah Sharples at Sharp and Bright, Jim Reid, Rebecca Ward, Matt Smith at Warner Chappell, Stephen Phillips at BMG, Andrea Vitz at Fairwood Music, Barbara Meilan at Bugle Publishing Group, Jenifer Baptiste at Carlin Music Corp.

Motorola, Inc (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies that help make life smarter, safer, simple, synchronized and fun. Sales in 2003 were U.S. $27.1 billion. Motorola creates innovative technological solutions that benefit people at home, at work and on the move. The company also is a progressive corporate citizen dedicated to cooperating ethically, protecting the environment and supporting the communities in which it does business. For more information: www.motorola.com.

Hutchison 3G UK Limited deliver third-generation mobile multimedia and communications services under the 3 brand in the UK, offering a convergence of media, information and telephony to enable live video calls, multimedia content and entertainment while on the move. 3 services are available from sister companies in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy and Sweden. 3 also holds UMTS licences in Ireland, Israel and Norway. For more information: www.three.co.uk

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