Music Video Directors
Daniel Askill
Askill is an Australian born (1977), he mainly focuses on Pop or Rock videos, with artists such as Sia. He's worked with Sia 6 times, and worked with another 6 individual artists either once or twice. He's worked on 14 videos across 7 different artists.
He looks to have a very abstract method of directing his videos. His videos tell a story, however also want you to use your own imagination when viewing it. This goes against many theorists views, which believe that a music video should tell you exactly what the director wants. Yet he opposes this theory, clearly.
He uses lots of wide-angle tracking shots, which then move into close ups without any editing - just from the movement of the camera. I really liked the use of this as it cuts down on the editing which I really like, it also creates a nice flow to the shot.
Joseph Kahn
Khan is a Korean American film and music video director, who's real name is Ahn Jun-hee, but is professionally known as Joseph Kahn. Born in 1972, he's well known for his works with pop, rock and rap artists. He's won many MTV Music Video Awards, with nominations for Best Music Video of the Year.
In 2002, Kahn won his first Grammy for his works behind the video "Without me" by Eminem. Which also won awards for Best Music Video of the Year and Best Direction.
He's worked with artists such as U2, Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears, Eminem, Maroon 5 and Shakira. And most recently, four videos for Taylor Swift.
His music videos are very to the point. His music videos tell the story exactly how he wants them to be told, leaving very little room for your imagination to make up parts of the story.
He conforms to some theorists, such as that a music video should include exactly what you want to tell.
He uses a lot of aerial shots, especially in his video Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift. As well as a lot of long-distance shots. In another video, Love the way you lie by Eminem ft. Rihanna, he uses a lot of tracking shots which is an idea I really like.
Director X
Who's actual name is Julien Christian Lutz, but is professionally known as "Director X", is a Canadian music video director. Born in 1975, he's known for his works in the pop and rap industry. He's worked with artists such as ZAYN, Usher, David Guetta, Justin Bieber, Drake, Rihanna and many more.
His videos are very abstract, and don't really tell a story. More of just a couple of scenes which don't really relate to the song. The odd scene in Drake's "Hotline Bling" song actually relates to the song, where he creates a phone using his hand and puts it to his ear as the lyrics sing "I used to call you on my cell phone". Other than this, there is very little relation to the lyrics, in this song especially.
He also conforms to Laura Mulvey's "Male Gaze" theory, of having a main male character and many female characters for the sole purpose of "an erotic object for the viewers to view" as her theory states. This is clearly shown by the female characters in the video "Hotline Bling" by Drake being shown sexually and with no actual role in the video.
However he does conform to some parts of Andrew Goodwin's theory, mainly the part of Narrative and Performance stating that videos should lip-sync. Drake does a lot of lip syncing in the video for "Hotline Bling"
Joseph Kahn
Khan is a Korean American film and music video director, who's real name is Ahn Jun-hee, but is professionally known as Joseph Kahn. Born in 1972, he's well known for his works with pop, rock and rap artists. He's won many MTV Music Video Awards, with nominations for Best Music Video of the Year.
In 2002, Kahn won his first Grammy for his works behind the video "Without me" by Eminem. Which also won awards for Best Music Video of the Year and Best Direction.
He's worked with artists such as U2, Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears, Eminem, Maroon 5 and Shakira. And most recently, four videos for Taylor Swift.
His music videos are very to the point. His music videos tell the story exactly how he wants them to be told, leaving very little room for your imagination to make up parts of the story.
He conforms to some theorists, such as that a music video should include exactly what you want to tell.
He uses a lot of aerial shots, especially in his video Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift. As well as a lot of long-distance shots. In another video, Love the way you lie by Eminem ft. Rihanna, he uses a lot of tracking shots which is an idea I really like.
Director X
Who's actual name is Julien Christian Lutz, but is professionally known as "Director X", is a Canadian music video director. Born in 1975, he's known for his works in the pop and rap industry. He's worked with artists such as ZAYN, Usher, David Guetta, Justin Bieber, Drake, Rihanna and many more.
His videos are very abstract, and don't really tell a story. More of just a couple of scenes which don't really relate to the song. The odd scene in Drake's "Hotline Bling" song actually relates to the song, where he creates a phone using his hand and puts it to his ear as the lyrics sing "I used to call you on my cell phone". Other than this, there is very little relation to the lyrics, in this song especially.
He also conforms to Laura Mulvey's "Male Gaze" theory, of having a main male character and many female characters for the sole purpose of "an erotic object for the viewers to view" as her theory states. This is clearly shown by the female characters in the video "Hotline Bling" by Drake being shown sexually and with no actual role in the video.
However he does conform to some parts of Andrew Goodwin's theory, mainly the part of Narrative and Performance stating that videos should lip-sync. Drake does a lot of lip syncing in the video for "Hotline Bling"
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