Filmmaking students create official video for new B*Witched single
Monday 29 June 2026
Two Filmmaking students have directed, shot and edited the official music video for B*Witched’s new single Firefly.
Fyval Winter directed the video and Noah Bessette was the cinematographer and editor on the production. Filming took place on location and at LIPA at the end of their third year.
B*Witched have had four UK number one singles and have also enjoyed success across Europe and North America, clocking up album sales of over three million.
We spoke to Fyval and Noah to find out more about the video for Firefly.
How did this opportunity come up?
Fyval: During the Directing module, I wanted to make a short film set to a B*Witched song as part of my coursework. They were my favourite 90s pop band and a huge part of my teenage years, so I reached out to see if they'd be interested. I didn't really expect to hear anything back.
As it turned out, the band were preparing to release a new single and their management team got in touch. They'd seen some of my work online and asked if I'd be interested in creating the official music video. I've worked closely with Noah over the past three years, so we teamed up, spoke with the band and developed a concept together.
Tell us about the video.
Fyval: The song’s called Firefly and it’s about finding your light again by doing the things you love. We spoke to them about this and they said they’d like to show some of their real lives. So, we leaned into that and did separate shoots, one for each of the four band members, and then did some filming here at LIPA in the Sennheiser Studio and in Liverpool with the whole group.
Noah: As the cinematographer, I was working with Fyval on each individual section, ensuring they were distinctive but also worked together in the video. There were six different styles in total: the individual band members, the performance in the Sennheiser Studio, and then the section at the end where they all come together, which we shot at Pocket Café Bar in Liverpool.
What was it like working with a band you’re such a big fan of?
Fyval: They say never meet your heroes, but it was incredible. They’re beautiful people, beautiful souls, so talented and they work so hard. It was very exciting.
What do you think you learnt from this experience?
Fyval: I think the scale of the production was what surprised us. We were having discussions with make-up artists on set, for example, when we’re used to doing our own make-up on our productions. To have this huge team of people all working together was a new experience, but I feel it has prepared me for whatever’s next.
Noah: It was a perfect bridge from student productions to industry work. You have an entire production team that’s not related to you working on other things, such as getting behind-the-scenes footage, a social media team, make-up and costume. That was an interesting shift that I really enjoyed.
Do you feel the Filmmaking course prepared you for this shift?
Fyval: Definitely. We’ve been really pushed and have really pushed ourselves to make the most of all the equipment and facilities we have here; we’re never out of the editing suite! I never thought in my first year I would achieve something like this in my third year. I would never have imagined I could do that.
Noah: All the things we’ve worked on, all the technical aspects, prepared us for this. Because we wanted these distinct styles that also worked together, our lighting and cinematography training enabled us to achieve that. I think we felt well prepared.
Fyval: We were shooting this while I was doing the Directing module. It was perfect timing and a perfect ending to three years at LIPA.
Fyval and Noah were assisted by fellow Filmmaking students, Poppy Anderson and Jas Taylor.
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