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5 unusual facts about music video director


Bumble Bees

It featured the group trying to make a good music video, but being hampered by a poor director, faulty equipment and the weight of René Dif being too much for a backstage crewman holding his support rope.

Eres para mí

The music video for "Eres Para Mí", directed by Sebastián Sánchez, who had previously worked with Babasonicos.

Hand on Your Heart

"Hand on Your Heart" featured a colourful music video that was directed by Chris Langman and filmed at Minogue's hometown in Melbourne, Australia in March 1989.

R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.

The video was directed by Mellencamp and Faye Cummings, was filmed using a kinescope camera, featured an African American-vocal group and a Caucasian-instrumental group with the two groups playing together at the end of the video.

Underneath Your Clothes

The music video for "Underneath Your Clothes" was directed by American photographer Herb Ritts and it was the second to last he directed before his death.


Katherine Dieckmann

Katherine Dieckmann is a film and music video director known for her work with R.E.M. and the feature films Good Baby and Diggers.

Laurent Boutonnat

Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born 14 June 1961 in Paris) is a French composer and film and music video director, best known as the songwriting partner of Mylène Farmer and the director of moody, provocative and literature-inspired music videos.

Lovelight

"Lovelight" features a music video that was directed by Jake Nava and filmed in Vienna, Austria during a break from Williams' European Close Encounters Tour.


see also

Åkerlund

Jonas Åkerlund (born 1965), Swedish film and music video director

Andrés Bretel

Bretel also works as a music-video director, having created videos for Gaia, Tonka, Carlos Salas, Wayo, and Fueradelresto.

Arthur H

He is the son of French singer Jacques Higelin and of Nicole Courtois, and half brother of singers Izïa Higelin and stage and film actor, theatre director and music video director Kên Higelin.

Aubé

Stéphan Aubé (born 1971), a French music video director and pianist

Gary Mason

Gary H. Mason, music producer, promoter and music video director

Hedgehog in the Fog

The film is a great influence to music video director and filmmaker Michel Gondry.

Higelin

Kên Higelin (born 1972), French stage and film actor, theatre director and music video director

Matteo Bernardini

Matteo Bernardini (born April 5, 1983) is a film and music video director and illustrator whose portfolio includes works for the likes of Moby and Microsoft.

Me Hipnotizas

The music video director was Ricardo Moreno, he is highly respected director who has worked with big names such as: Juan Gabriel, Pepe Aguilar, Los Tigres del Norte and world wide rock band, Foo Fighters.

Mike D

In 1993, Mike married film, television and music video director Tamra Davis; they have two children, Davis Diamond and Skyler Diamond.

Nawal Al Zoghbi

In 2002, she worked with music video director Sherif Sabri to create a new image for her album and single titled "Elli Tmaneito", the video spawned some controversy since it was clearly a copy of the Spice Girls video for their song "Holler".

RKZ

RKZ is also a music video director, and has directed/produced the majority of his music videos, as well as music videos for other artists including Cashtastic, Roach Killa, Preeya Kalidas and Skott Summerz.

Stone Cold Sober

The music video for the song was directed by the British music video director Sophie Muller.