Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Welcome everyone to the newest addition to my YouTube channel! BH Live is a weekly live session I do on my Instagram account. I will be inviting some of the brightest minds in the industry to come online with me to be interviewed and have a general chit chat! Each week you all get the chance to ask questions to myself and my guests and it can be anything from how do you start in this industry to how do I get my hair so curly!
This week I had the crazy pleasure of interviewing two of the biggest hitters in the directing and advertising world:
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VAUGHAN ARNEL
With a career spanning two decades and over 4 billion hits on YouTube, Vaughan Arnell is one of the UK’s most prolific and iconic music video and commercials directors.
With his finger always on the pulse, Vaughan has picked up a host of accolades throughout his career. His music video for Robbie Williams “Rock DJ” was voted the 7th most groundbreaking music video of all time by MTV. His visual style and cutting-edge approach have led him to direct memorable, award-winning campaigns for major global brands such as Levis, Stella Artois and Wrangler. He has picked up three Brit awards, an MVA People’s Choice Award and an MVA Icon Award.
Vaughan is heralded for his cinematic vision and hands-on style with celebrity talent which consistently puts them in the comfort seat. He has a unique skill of always eliciting natural and engaging performances from his cast whilst his ceaseless ambition behind the camera has made him hugely versatile.
Vaughan’s credit list is something dreams are made of: Robbie Williams, Sam Smith, Normani, Pet Shop Boys, James Blunt, George Michael, John Newman, Olly Murs, Spice Girls, One Direction, Take That, All Saints, The Script, Jamiroquai, Rod Stewart, Rick Astley just to name a few. And this is only the artist he has worked with!
ANNA ARNELL
Anna has worked in the industry as a writer and Executive Creative Director for the past 10 years.
Shortly after graduating she was hired at 18 Feet & Rising - now called - And Rising. Anna was named Campaigns faces to watch in 2012 and was promoted to ECD/Creative Partner in 2016.
Her Christmas campaign for House of Fraser helped them beat John Lewis sales in 2015, and also won her a gold disc for record sales of Grace feat. G -Easy, ‘You don’t own me’.
She created ‘The improvised ad break Live’ which aired on Comedy Central. The improv actors went live on TV without knowing what product they were going to be creating skits around. The improv group are now famous across the globe.
She loves to make people laugh. Her ‘Moose the dog’ ads for ClearScore helped take the users from 600,000 to 8 million and gained Moose a cult following on Twitter.
She created an idea called ‘Fight for attention’ for Skoda which used eye-tracking technology similar to that used in face filters today.
She has created work for Dogs Trust, Nando’s, National Trust, Kopparberg, Sixt, Freeview, Nationwide, Selfridges and many more.
She has been invited to the judging panels of D&AD, Creative Circle, British Arrows, The APA, Kinsale Sharks and many more. She currently mentors for D&AD Shift and SheSays London. She has written articles and commented for many publications including ItsNiceThat, Campaign, The Guardian and The Sunday Times.
Aside from advertising, Anna was nominated for the D&AD YouTube Next Director Award for my short film ‘Bitch in Heat’.
She also co-founded Yako the bear with Riffraff films. Yako is a bear who is designed to help kids with their mental health.
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Get social with me:
▶ INSTAGRAM PROFILE: instagram.com/brendon_hansford
▶ TIK TOK: tiktok.com/@brendonhansford
▶ TWITTER: twitter.com/brendonhansford
▶ FACEBOOK: facebook.com/brendonkJhansford
BRENDON HANSFORD
CHOREOGRAPHER | MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
▶ WEBSITE: brendonhansford.com
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ALSO… don’t forget to check out the documentary I directed and starred in:
BUILDING A DANCER - A VLOG DOCUMENTARY (WATCH NOW)
▶iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/building-a-dancer/id1380021500
▶Amazon: amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B07CPL8LQL
▶Google Play: play.google.com/store/movies/details/Building_a_Dancer?id=GWI3aoxzbc0
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Welcome everyone to the newest addition to my YouTube channel! BH Live is a weekly live session I do on my Instagram account. I will be inviting some of the brightest minds in the industry to come online with me to be interviewed and have a general chit chat! Each week you all get the chance to ask questions to myself and my guests and it can be anything from how do you start in this industry to how do I get my hair so curly!
This week I had the crazy pleasure of interviewing two of the biggest hitters in the directing and advertising world:
▶ SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/user/brendonhansford?sub_confirmation=1
VAUGHAN ARNEL
With a career spanning two decades and over 4 billion hits on YouTube, Vaughan Arnell is one of the UK’s most prolific and iconic music video and commercials directors.
With his finger always on the pulse, Vaughan has picked up a host of accolades throughout his career. His music video for Robbie Williams “Rock DJ” was voted the 7th most groundbreaking music video of all time by MTV. His visual style and cutting-edge approach have led him to direct memorable, award-winning campaigns for major global brands such as Levis, Stella Artois and Wrangler. He has picked up three Brit awards, an MVA People’s Choice Award and an MVA Icon Award.
Vaughan is heralded for his cinematic vision and hands-on style with celebrity talent which consistently puts them in the comfort seat. He has a unique skill of always eliciting natural and engaging performances from his cast whilst his ceaseless ambition behind the camera has made him hugely versatile.
Vaughan’s credit list is something dreams are made of: Robbie Williams, Sam Smith, Normani, Pet Shop Boys, James Blunt, George Michael, John Newman, Olly Murs, Spice Girls, One Direction, Take That, All Saints, The Script, Jamiroquai, Rod Stewart, Rick Astley just to name a few. And this is only the artist he has worked with!
ANNA ARNELL
Anna has worked in the industry as a writer and Executive Creative Director for the past 10 years.
Shortly after graduating she was hired at 18 Feet & Rising - now called - And Rising. Anna was named Campaigns faces to watch in 2012 and was promoted to ECD/Creative Partner in 2016.
Her Christmas campaign for House of Fraser helped them beat John Lewis sales in 2015, and also won her a gold disc for record sales of Grace feat. G -Easy, ‘You don’t own me’.
She created ‘The improvised ad break Live’ which aired on Comedy Central. The improv actors went live on TV without knowing what product they were going to be creating skits around. The improv group are now famous across the globe.
She loves to make people laugh. Her ‘Moose the dog’ ads for ClearScore helped take the users from 600,000 to 8 million and gained Moose a cult following on Twitter.
She created an idea called ‘Fight for attention’ for Skoda which used eye-tracking technology similar to that used in face filters today.
She has created work for Dogs Trust, Nando’s, National Trust, Kopparberg, Sixt, Freeview, Nationwide, Selfridges and many more.
She has been invited to the judging panels of D&AD, Creative Circle, British Arrows, The APA, Kinsale Sharks and many more. She currently mentors for D&AD Shift and SheSays London. She has written articles and commented for many publications including ItsNiceThat, Campaign, The Guardian and The Sunday Times.
Aside from advertising, Anna was nominated for the D&AD YouTube Next Director Award for my short film ‘Bitch in Heat’.
She also co-founded Yako the bear with Riffraff films. Yako is a bear who is designed to help kids with their mental health.
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Get social with me:
▶ INSTAGRAM PROFILE: instagram.com/brendon_hansford
▶ TIK TOK: tiktok.com/@brendonhansford
▶ TWITTER: twitter.com/brendonhansford
▶ FACEBOOK: facebook.com/brendonkJhansford
BRENDON HANSFORD
CHOREOGRAPHER | MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
▶ WEBSITE: brendonhansford.com
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ALSO… don’t forget to check out the documentary I directed and starred in:
BUILDING A DANCER - A VLOG DOCUMENTARY (WATCH NOW)
▶iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/building-a-dancer/id1380021500
▶Amazon: amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B07CPL8LQL
▶Google Play: play.google.com/store/movies/details/Building_a_Dancer?id=GWI3aoxzbc0
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