Brooklyn Beckham debuts as music video director for indie band Jaws

Beckham said he "fell in love" with the Birmingham band's music
Debut: Brooklyn Beckham is trying his hand at directing
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Tobi Akingbade15 July 2019
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Brooklyn Beckham is making his own mark in the world by making his directorial debut for indie rock band Jaws.

The 20-year-old son of Victoria and David Beckham is the man behind the visuals for the Birmingham band's latest single End Of The World.

The first born from the famous family is currently interning with the iconic photographer Rankin and was approached by the group after seeing them perform live.

Working with his friend Louis Valentine Berry, Brooklyn shot the video over two days, using frontman Connor Schofield's parents' home in Coseley, West Midlands, and a nearby community hall.

New ventures:Brooklyn Bckham, pictured with girlfriend Hana Cross, will try out directing
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He said: “I went to a Jaws gig and I fell in love with a song of theirs called End Of The World.

"It sparked an idea in me to make a music video for the guys. I met with Connor and the band to ask them if I could.

Brooklyn Beckham - In pictures

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Speaking to Miss Vogue, he added: "They loved the idea that Louis and I came up with and before we knew it, we were shooting it.

"I had so much fun filming and co-directing this one, I would love to direct more videos in the future."

The video, filmed at the Roaring Tiger Karate Club in Coseley, is a tribute to drummer Eddy Geach's late father, who practised the martial art.

After his father's death, Geach discovered photos he had taken from his days as a student and instructor.

These inspired the atmospheric black and white video which features children practising karate outdoors and in the community hall.

The former photography student also said: “It's a personal song for Jaws, so we did a recce down in Connor's hometown to pool our thoughts for it.

“We wanted to use karate kids because they have a meaningful connection to the band and it's a theme that follows from the album artwork.”

This comes after Beckham and his girlfriend Hana Cross,22, led the string of celebrities spotted out at Wimbledon.

Heading to the Centre Court on Sunday, the couple arrived together at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ahead of the Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic’s match.

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