Blackburn director twins get big break with celebrity music video

Bashford brothers Liam and Kyle, both 20, are heading to Leeds this weekend to shoot the film.

A group of celebrities are recording “It doesn’t have to happen” after a recent spate of fatal stabbings in the UK.

The brothers, of Preston Old Road, were asked to take part in the project when filming a celebrity launch party by ex-Emmerdale star Stephen Nicholas.

They will see their work, which details two stories about the possible outcomes of carrying knives, broadcast in gymnasiums, and on London buses.

Producers are also in talks to roll out the film into schools and onto music channels.

The collaboration, under the name UK Flow, includes world champion boxers Johnny Nelson and Junior Witter.

The project, supported by Richard Caborn MP, Girls Aloud, and players from the England football and rugby squads, aims to raise money for a number of knife crime charities.

The song was the idea of actor Stephen Nicholas, who starred in Sky One’s footballing drama Dream Team, and Emmerdale, who wanted to raise awareness of knife crime and its consequences.

The 30-year-old joined forces with Casualty actors Luke Bailey and Elyes Gabel, former Hollyoaks star Lee Otway, DJ and presenter Marvyn Williams, singer Steve Edwards, and singing teacher Ali Heath Cook, to record the song at the Yellow Arch Studios in Sheffield.

The former Blackburn College media studies students have made a number of productions which have been broadcast on video-sharing website YouTube.

Liam said: “We were approached by Stephen Nicholas who wrote the song for the music video.

“We wrote the storyboard for the video, which we are proud of.

“Our work is very creative and people will be able to relate to the story.”

The song “It doesn’t have to happen” features in the music video.

Brother Kyle added: “We have been directing for two years now and this is a really big break for us.

"It’s a massive opportunity to get our name out there.”