Sam McClymont
Solo work from The McClymonts' Samantha McClymont.
Featured Work
"Cooking In My Kitchen" Music Video
A charming music video production showcasing Sam's personality and solo artistry. The video brings warmth and authenticity to this heartfelt track, shot in a domestic setting that mirrors the song's homespun lyrics. Rather than relying on elaborate sets, we used natural light and simple staging to let Sam's natural charisma carry the performance. The result is a clip that feels genuine and approachable — qualities that define Sam's solo identity as distinct from her work within The McClymonts.
The production design drew heavily on the song's domestic imagery. We worked with the location's existing elements — the textures of a real kitchen, the quality of afternoon light through actual windows — to create a visual environment that could have been anyone's home. That decision, to work with rather than against reality, kept the production grounded and reinforced the emotional intimacy at the heart of the track. Sam's natural ease in the space made the performance feel lived-in rather than staged.
Director: Ross Wood | Format: Narrative performance
"Heart of a Man" Music Video
An emotional music video capturing the depth of Sam's songwriting and vocal performance. This production took a more cinematic approach than "Cooking In My Kitchen," using carefully composed wide shots and close-up performance footage to build emotional weight across the track's runtime. The contrast between open landscape shots and tight framing on Sam's face mirrors the push and pull of the song's lyrics about love and vulnerability.
The locations were selected specifically to create a visual language of distance and closeness. Wide exterior shots place Sam's performance within a broader landscape — suggesting the scale of emotional experience — while the close-up sequences create an intimacy that draws the viewer in. This interplay between the vast and the personal mirrors the song's thematic tension between longing and acceptance.
Colour grading played a significant role in the final cut. We used a warmer, slightly desaturated palette for the wide exterior shots and a richer look for performance sequences, which helped distinguish the emotional registers across the song's structure without being obvious about it.
Director: Ross Wood | Format: Cinematic performance / landscape
About Sam McClymont
Samantha (Sam) McClymont is one-third of the acclaimed Australian country music group The McClymonts, alongside her sisters Brooke and Mollie. The group has been one of Australia's most decorated country acts since their formation in the mid-2000s, winning multiple Golden Guitar Awards at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and earning a strong following across both the Australian country circuit and internationally.
Growing up in Grafton, New South Wales, all three sisters were immersed in music from early childhood, performing at local venues and country festivals well before their commercial breakthrough. Each sister brings a distinct voice and temperament to the group, and it is this combination — not just the vocal blend but the contrast of personalities — that has made The McClymonts one of the more distinctive acts in Australian country music.
Sam's voice tends toward warmth and intimacy. While the group's recordings showcase their tight three-part harmony, Sam's solo work reveals a more personal dimension — less reliant on the group dynamic and more focused on direct emotional communication. This quality made her solo productions a distinct creative opportunity for our team: the challenge was to serve that intimacy with visual choices that didn't overwhelm or distract from it.
In addition to her performance work, Sam is a contributing songwriter in The McClymonts' catalogue. That background gave her an unusually nuanced understanding of what she wanted from the production process during our sessions together. She came prepared with strong ideas about pacing, location, and emotional register — qualities that don't always come naturally to artists who are primarily performers rather than writers. The collaboration was efficient and creatively satisfying as a result.
Production Context
These two productions were completed after 171 Entertainment had developed a strong working relationship with The McClymonts through multiple group productions. That existing relationship gave us an unusually clear understanding of Sam's strengths as a performer — specifically those qualities that surface most clearly outside the trio dynamic. Directing her solo, we could lean into precisely those elements without needing to negotiate the balance between three personalities.
Both productions were completed on modest budgets, which shaped the aesthetic decisions in ways that ultimately suited the material. Shooting in authentic locations rather than studio environments, using natural light as the primary source, and keeping the crew small created conditions that tend to produce genuine, unselfconscious performances. Some of the most honest work we have produced has come from productions where the constraints forced us away from over-engineered solutions and toward simpler, more direct choices.
For further context on our music video production work with Australian country artists, see the Country Clips Archive and our profiles of Melinda Schneider and Adam Brand.
Frequently Asked Questions
What solo music videos did 171 Entertainment produce for Sam McClymont?
171 Entertainment produced two solo music videos for Sam McClymont: 'Cooking In My Kitchen' and 'Heart of a Man', both directed by Ross Wood. These productions were developed separately from her work with The McClymonts and focused on showcasing her individual artistry and voice.
Who directed Sam McClymont's solo music videos?
Both 'Cooking In My Kitchen' and 'Heart of a Man' were directed by Ross Wood for 171 Entertainment. Ross took a naturalistic, performance-focused approach to both clips — using natural light and minimal effects to let Sam's vocal and personal presence drive the visual experience.
Who is Sam McClymont?
Sam (Samantha) McClymont is one of three sisters who form The McClymonts, an acclaimed Australian country music group from Grafton, New South Wales. Alongside her sisters Brooke and Mollie, she has won multiple Golden Guitar Awards at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and contributed significantly to the group's songwriting catalogue.
How did 171 Entertainment's production approach differ for Sam's solo work compared to The McClymonts?
For The McClymonts as a group, 171 Entertainment used staging that emphasised the dynamic between three performers — positioning, harmony, and interaction. For Sam's solo productions, the approach shifted to intimate one-person framing: tighter close-ups, simpler domestic or landscape settings, and a quieter visual palette that suited the personal nature of her solo material.