Music/News: 15 Aug 2013
The Hot Press Newsdesk

HTC Take One! The final two

We're delighted to announce that Daniel Dalton and Susan Gleeson have been chosen as the final two contestants in TAKE ONE! The HTC-Hot Press Music Video Project.

Both finalists will be given a budget of €1,000 and an award winning HTC One to shoot their video for Irish rock combo The Dirty Epics, one of Ireland's hottest bands.

One of the two will be selected as the official video for the forthcoming single, “Those Pretty Things” and the winning video maker will receive €2,000, their own award winning HTC One and a PR and social media campaign to highlight their fantastic work..

The two completed music videos will go head to head with the overall winner decided upon through a mix of public votes and votes from the band, HTC and Hot Press.

Meet our finalists........

Daniel Dalton

Daniel, from Dublin, originally studied Visual Communication at NCAD. In 2011 he started a cinematography course in Ballyfermott College of Further Education where he met friends with the same passion for making films. They have won a number of awards and continue to work on projects together.

Susan Gleeson

Susan, who is originally from Cork, recently graduated from a two year film-making course in St Kevins College and also spent a year studying Creative Digital Media in the Digital Skills Academy. Currently she is freelancing as a videographer for live gigs and music videos, and working on a documentary exploring creativity within music and film.