Declan Lowney

Historia

Declan Lowney (born 1960) is an Irish director, known for his work in television and film. Among his work, he's directed shows by Penn & Teller, Father Ted, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, and Red Dwarf commercials for the AA.

Películas

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Director
Película centrada en la vida del reportero Alan Partridge.
Mr. Stink
Director
Chloe recedes into herself due to her family's uncaring attitude towards her. When she meets Mr. Stink, a smelly man, she invites him to live in her garden shed.
Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce
Director
Alan Partridge appears on Open Books with Martin Bryce to promote his new autobiography.
A Night with Beyonce
Director
A Night With Beyoncé, recorded at London’s Fountain Studios with host Steve Jones, sees the superstar perform some of her greatest and best known hits as well as tracks from her new number one album, “4″ (http://tvnewsroom.co.uk).
Celtic Woman: A New Journey
Director
The original buxom quartet of female singers, Lisa, Maev, Orla, and Chloe, have duly been joined by Hayley and are, as usual, backed by a full symphony orchestra and choir, plus enough traditional instruments (the house fiddler, Mairead, is a powerhouse) to keep things legit. The material ranges from folkloric, to a standard from another Celtic nation, to classical lite, to movie hits, to homegrown New Age.
Eddie Izzard: Sexie
Director
Filmed in Eastbourne where her grandfather and father were born and where she went to school, this show is the funniest live show that could ever be performed by a warm blooded animal.
Coogan's Runner
Self – Director
Video diary from behind the scenes of 2002's "Cruise of the Gods."
Cruise of the Gods
Director
The former stars of a TV sci-fi series are reunited for a cruise with members of their fan club.
Vangelis - Mythodea. Música para la misión de la NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey
Director
El escenario del concierto del Templo de Zeus en Atenas no podría ser más atmosférico si lo intentara y esas imágenes de artefactos cósmicos y helénicos proyectados en el fondo se integran de manera excelente con la música. Cualquiera que haya editado el metraje merece un Oscar, porque cada desvanecimiento, corte- lejos y la fusión de imágenes se ejecuta con un ojo y un oído sumamente expertos, y más de una imagen lo sorprenderá con su belleza impresionante. ¡Muy bien hecho a todos los interesados!
Wild About Harry
Director
A sleazy chef is forced to face the truth about the man he has become and realizes that he has the chance to begin again.
Spice Girls: Back In Britain!
Director
Want to know who has the biggest mobile phone bill? Who goes to bed the earliest? Who's the biggest gossip? Who's the naughtiest?!! Need all the latest news on weddings, babies, boyfriends and new hoses? Check out Back In Britain! - it's the most revealing interview we've given for ages! Love, the Spice Girls.
Blur: Live at Glastonbury '98
Director
Rain again turned parts of the site into a brown quagmire, but resilient campers still enjoyed the evergreen mix of entertainment and all night fun. Over 1,000 different performances on 17 stages included a new marquee for up and coming bands. The enlarged Dance Tent was as packed as ever. Theatre highlights included thepunk opera “Kiss my Axe”. Mud surfing proved popular. There were better loos and a proper on-site bank. American singer Tony Bennett rose above the mud in immaculate white suit and tie. Over £500,000 from the Festival’s income went to Greenpeace, Oxfam, water Aid and many local organisations. Acts included Blur, Primal Scream, Robbie Williams, Tori Amos, Pulp, Bob Dylan, Roni Size and the Chemical Brothers.
Phobophilia: The Love of Fear
Director
More terror/magic hijinks from Penn & Teller, with support from some other players. Paul Provenza spends the whole show trapped in a system of giant tubes. Skits include a new director and an auditioning starlet who can and will do anything, and the Three Stooges on a construction project. Other notable tricks include earthworms finding a photo from a stack, a borrowed ring apparently cut from a volunteer's stomach, and a bullet swap.
Take That - Live in Berlin
Director
Take That's second concert tour. Recorded live in Berlin in 1994.
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
Director
Spotlights the Velvet Underground's 1993 reunion tour of Europe, interspersing footage of the band's Paris concert and interviews with the members of the group. Concerts in Prague and Berlin included.
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
Director
Seminal experimental rock band The Velvet Underground, who initially disbanded in 1970, perform a set at L'Olympia in Paris, France in June 1993, during their brief reunion tour. The set features original founding members Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker performing 15 songs, including a new, previously unreleased track, "Coyote."
Pavarotti & Friends 8 - My Heart's Delight
Director
Luciano Pavarotti live from the Piazza Grande, Modena.
The Brother
Director
Starring Eamon Morrissey. Directed by Declan Lowney. One man show based on the writings of Flann O’Brien/Myles na Gopaleen/Brian O’Nolan. The Brother is the quintessential Dubliner, an authority on every topic who always knows best, and has become a loved Irish comic character and is the author of the great ode to stout.
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
Director
An ABC TV Special that aired on December 19th 1992
Tom Jones – Live At This Moment
Director
Live concert footage featuring 16 songs spanning Tom Jones' career including: "It's Not Unusual", "Kiss", "Delilah", "Green, Green Grass of Home", "What's New Pussycat?" "Move Closer", "Satisfaction" and "Help Yourself".
Beleza Tropical
Director
This half-hour documentary was screened on Channel 4 in 1989. Charlie Gillett is in conversation with David Byrne and Susan Young. Gillett explores Byrne's interest in the music composed during Brazil's repressive political regime spanning the 1960's -1980’s, and Byrne's aim to introduce a wider audience to this music by compiling a series of albums featuring musicians from that era. Byrne asked Young to direct the animated film Beleza Tropical (Umbabarauma) to accompany the first of these albums. Young describes her approach to the making of the film and reflects upon this subtle and fascinating genre of music. The soundtrack features various artists from the album Beleza Tropical, Brazil Classics 1.