Saturday, 20 September 2014

Music video directors

David Fincher:














Best Music Videos: "Express yourself" and "Vogue" (Madonna), "Freedom '90" (George Michael) and "Janie's got a gun" (Aerosmith).
Best films: Seven (19995) and Th Social Network (2010).


'Janie's got a gun' by Aerosmith is one of the band's most popular songs, and this is partly down to the music video. The video is a mini thriller fitted into a music video. This added with gloomy lit cinematography adds to the uniqueness of the music video. Fincher received huge acknowledgement after this music video. It is regarded as one of the best music videos created.
  • Gloomy lit cinematography.
  • Uniquely compelling visuals.
  • "Janie's got a gun" - mini thriller movie in music video.
  • Won numerous awards.
Mark Romanek:













Best Music Videos: "Are you gonna go my way?" (Lenny Kravitz), "Closer" (Nine Inch Nails), "Scream" (Michael Jackson ft. Janet Jackson), "Hurt" (Johnny Cash) and "99 Problems" (Jay-Z).
Best films: One hour photo (2002) and Never let me go (2010)



'Closer' by Nine Inch Nails is one of the most controversial music videos still to this day. The rock band had a controversial image anyway, and Romanek helped them to achieve this in their video. It's compelling visuals help ensure the success of this video. The visuals match the band's image and the pace of the song matches the editing.
  • Footage always stark.
  • One of the best music videos in "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails.
  • Won awards.
Jake Nava:




















Best music Videos: "Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)" Beyonce, "Someone like you" (Adele) and "Burn" (Usher).


Highly famous and popular music video directed by Nava. The video is highly famous for its choreography and colorisation. The video is powerful and the lyrics match the visuals to great effect. The video helps Beyonce to connect with her fans as the video is very entertaining. Nava's creation has made many want to create the famous choreography from the video.
  • Colourisation
  • Worked with some of the best artists in the world.
  • Successful videos
  • Choreography


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