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Client: Black Vulcanite

Project:  Jupiter’s Love Music Video

Release Date: 23 September 2016

Fresh off the recently released and highly-anticipated sophomore Black Vulcanite album “Black Colonialists”, our latest music video for the track entitled ‘Jupiter’s Love’ (An Afronaut's Love Story) takes the viewers on an intergalactic afro-futuristic journey. We hope you enjoy.

You can purchase the album here.

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Client: Hypebeast 

Collaborator: Friend’s Inc.

Project: Mzansi Style Guide (Trailer)

Release Date: 8 June 2016

Check out the trailer to our upcoming series ‘Mzansi Style Guide’ for hypebeast.com. The series takes the viewer on a tour of 9 different stores that are contributing to shaping the South African style landscape.

Read all about it here. Full videos coming soon.

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Client: Youngsta CPT

Project: Top Ten List (Official Music Video)

Release Date: Friday 13 May 2016

Warning: Rated 18VL

Our latest music video is for Cape Town’s biggest rapper, Youngsta CPT, for his song ‘Top Ten List’. The video is a bold,18VL-rated move for the artist as he takes on the music and media industry and questions why the city of Cape Town isn’t represented on the national stage. 

The video is a concept by Youngsta to pay tribute to his favourite horror movie franchise Friday The 13th - hence the decision to drop the video on Friday The 13th!

The video is directed by TAKEZITO who collaborated with Youngsta to see his vision coming together in this visual treatment. TAKEZITO felt the message was an important one for the city of Cape Town & enjoyed the process of referencing a cult horror film in a different context.

What do you think: will this be the year that Cape Town features on the national lists of best rappers and musicians? Will Youngsta lead a charge into the local hip hop game which is currently dominating the local music scene?

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Read all about us in this great feature on us in The Superbalist.

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Client: Head Honcho 

Project: HH Birthday Bash 2016

Release Date: 28 January 2016

Our long-time collaborators and leaders of local streetwear and lifestyle game, Head Honcho, hosted their 7th annual birthday bash on 28 December 2015. As always they called on us to capture the momental occasion in our signature cinematic manner. Well done to the Honchos & we wish you many more prosperous years!

Credits:

Cinematography by Zunaid The Editor & TAKEZITO 

Edited by Thabo Africa

Animation by Stuart Kets

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Client: Cornerstore / Hypebeast

Project: Hype Beast TV Profile on Cornerstore

Release Date:  14 January 2016

We are passionate about urban pop culture and fashion and style is central to that. So we were thrilled when we were approached by Hypebeast to do a profile on Cape Town’s favourite streetwear store, started by Twobop, Young & Lazy and Sol Sol. The video is entitled “Why Cape Town's Cornerstore Is Revolutionzing the Common Streetwear Shop” - watch it and find out.

Credits:

Directed & Edited by Chris Kets

Cinematography by TAKEZITO

Animation by Stuart Kets

Music by Card On Spokes

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Client: Family Tree Media / Cassper Nyovest

Project: Le Mpitse Music Video

Release Date: 18 December 2015

Cassper Nyovest asked us to service his production to create a raw depiction of the harsh reality in Cape Town hoods for his song ‪#‎LeMpitse‬ featuring Riky Rick. He wanted to show that no matter where you come from, you can follow in his footsteps and get out of any situation.

Directed, edited & shot by Kyle White TV.

‪#‎StopTheViolence‬ ‪#‎ShootCamerasNotGuns‬

Read his description of his concept below:

This is Music video/short film by Kyle White and Cassper Nyovest. It's titled‪#‎WelcomeToSouthAfrica‬ and it shows another side of Cape Town which you never see on TV. The Short film was shot in a township called Ravensmead in Cape Town. It shows a day in the life of a resident and the kids in the township and what they are exposed to including gangsterism and drug abuse. Cassper wanted to shoot in this style be he wanted to show what kind of environment he grew up in but managed to make it out and inspire other kids by saying "It don't matter where you come from".

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Client: Black Major / Boiler Room / G-STAR RAW

Project: Gqom Documentary

Release Date: 3 November 2015

Check out our latest work in collaboration with Black Major, created for Boiler Room & G-Star Raw.

This short documentary featuring Okmalumkoolkat, DJ LAG GQOMking & Rude Boyz SA goes deep into the tropical underground paradise of Durban to explore Gqom in its rawest form.

Directed & Edited by Chris Kets. Cinematography by Takezito. Sound by Thabo Africa. Animation by Stuart Kets. Sound Design by Tim Pringle. Produced by Sevi Spanoudi.

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Client: Quirk / Distell / Sister Act

Project: #My4thStreetParty Branded Content

Release Date: August/September 2015

Check out this fun series of videos we created for the trendy wine brand 4th Street Wine. We covered the all-expenses-paid parties of South Africa’s trendiest bloggers/fashionistas: Simply Palesa & New Hipster Style explored the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week; Twiggy Moli hosted an exclusive house party with an intimate performance by Riky Rick; & Ms. Lelo B from Just Curious went for a Spa Weekend at the luxurious One & Only.

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Client: BO¥ZNBUCK$

Project: Racing Club Collection Lookbook Video

Release Date: 30 July 2015

When it comes to street culture, there is no more influential, trend-setting crew than Boyzn Bucks. From fashion, style, trends lingo & music the BOYZN keep pushing the boundaries.

As huge fans of the movement, we are very proud to share the lookbook produced by us for their first-ever Motocross Jerseys, which will be available for purchase from next month. See the lookbook onwww.boyznbucks.com.

STARRING:

Okmalumkoolkat, Stilo Magolide, Bhubesii, Riky Rick Makhado,Thegooddokta, Phiko, Mkay Frash, uSanele & Scoop Makhathini.

CREDITS:

Creative Director: Siyabonga Ngwekazi Executive Producers: Sanele Xolo & Phikolomzi Mditshwa Director & Producer: Takezito Assistant Director: Chris Kets Cinematography: Takezito & Chris Kets Editor: Zunaid the Editor Assistant Editor: Chris Kets Animator: Stuart Kets Graphic Design: Zamani Xolo Music: Ganja Beatz Sound Design: Tim Pringle

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Client: Cow Africa & Momentum

Project: #WorthSavingFor

Release date: 13 July

We got briefed by Cow Africa to shoot the video for Momentum’s #WorthSavingFor campaign in which we were tasked with interviewing 4 wise elders about what they believe is worth saving for in life. The result is a charming video that taught us a lot!

Real Gs save for their future!

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Client: Head Honcho, G.H. Mumm Champagne, Jameson Whiskey

Project: Stay Fresh Durban July 

Release Date: 16 July

Head Honcho Clothing's ‪#‎StayFreshDBN03July‬ event at Moses Mabidha Stadium was 6 levels of LIT. Our video captured the vibe of the best party of the Durban July. Featuring great performances by Aewon Wolf, Sketchy Bongo, AKA, Da L.E.S & Breeze!

Enjoy!

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Client: Between 10 and 5

Project: Young South Africa 2015

Release Date: 16 June 2015

We were asked by leading local creative showcase, Between 10 and 5, to co-produce this year’s #YoungSouthAfrica video. 10 and 5 had curated 6 thought-leaders - Lazi Mathebula, Pola Maneli, Rendani Nemakhavani, Andiswa Mkosi, Thandiwe Tshabalala and Dillion Phiri - and by capturing their thoughts on the current state of the nation, we set about capturing the zeitgeist of our generation. 

Director Takezito explains his approach, “#RhodesMustFall and the vocal youth movement around it is an icon of our current zeitgeist. We see the youth questioning the place of our colonial heritage within our independence. Statues are being torn down, but this begs the question: what will we replace them with?

Young South African creatives are filling this void by redefining our identity through interrogating our past and heritage and bringing it new relevance. In the video statues and cityscapes are used to symbolise our colonial past, and colourful animated overlays represent the fresh ideas being born out of this generation of ‘creative warriors’. The transformative energy is contained within their presence.

We are the DIY generation, and thus we chose a punk aesthetic throughout the video; a raw, unpolished style to mimic the birth of the ‘new South African identity’, which is arguably being created in front of our eyes by today’s contemporary artists and creatives – dubbed in the documentary as ‘The Catalyst’.”

Credits:

Directed by Takezito (VCG) Produced by Between 10and5 Cinematography by Zunaid Green & Takezito (VCG) Edited by Chris Kets (VCG) Animation by Stuart Kets (VCG) Sound Design by Tim Pringle (Origin Audio) Music by Jumping Back Slash (via Biblo.tv)

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Client: Eduvator

Project: The Story of Zanele Mgoqi, Principal of Three Sisters Educare

Release Date: 16 June 2015

Eduvator is a social enterprise that aims to improve South African school infrastructure using crowd-funding and a can-do attitude. Through crowd-funding Eduvator empowers citizens to make a direct and meaningful impact on the education problem in South Africa.

To compliment our promo video, Takezito & Chris Kets co-directed & shot a short documentary on the founder of the Three Sisters Educare, Zanele Mgoqi. Zanele Mgoqi is a remarkable woman and community leader. Three Sisters Educare was started by Zanele Mgoqi almost a decade ago in a small shack to protect vulnerable children from crime and to give them a good foundation in life. By supporting this project you will show her that her vision and hard work is something you want to see more of in this country.

Visit www.eduvator.co.za for more information and to get involved.

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Client: Eduvator

Project: Three Sisters Educare Fundraising Project

Release Date: 16 June 2015

Eduvator is a social enterprise that aims to improve South African school infrastructure using crowd-funding and a can-do attitude. Through crowd-funding Eduvator empowers citizens to make a direct and meaningful impact on the education problem in South Africa.

In our promo video co-directed & shot by Takezito & Chris Kets, we feature a young rapper called Jay Makopo to help motivate citizens to get involved in this youth-run social campaign.

The first project aims to raise R500,000 for Three Sisters Educare to help them build a new classroom block, which will enable them to get registered with the government in order to receive support.

It may sound like a lot of money but it’s really not. If 5000 people donate R100 each, we’ll reach our goal. We believe this is possible – please prove us right! Become one of the 5000 people who will show the world that there is hope, that we care and that when we come together we can make a difference.

Visit www.eduvator.co.za for more information and to get involved.

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Client: The African Rising Foundation

Project: #TheAfricanDream

Release Date: 16 June 2015

We were briefed by The African Rising Foundation to assist in the creation of a content campaign that aims to define The African Dream. The project calls for young aspiring African leaders to work together to start defining a common vision for the continent. 

This is our launch PSA from the Chairman, Ndaba Mandela. More speeches will follow featuring thought-leaders and influencers from the continent and diasporra.

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Client: Hunter’s / LoveAll

Project: LoveAll Party at The Assembly 30.04.2015

LoveAll is the biggest tennis-themed party in SA run by a passionate collective of DJs who've become renowned for creating great memories on the dancefloor. 

We grand the LoveAll collective and have always loved the work they do, so we were amped to produce the first ever video on the legendary party for Hunter’s. 

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