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The Directors Series returns with the legendary Mark Romanek. Watch his music videos here.Since the late 1980s, Romanek has been responsible for some of the most influential music videos of all time, crafting unforgettable visuals for Nine Inch Nails, Fiona Apple, Jay-Z, Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Johnny Cash, Beck, and many more.His boundary-pushing approach has earned him 20 MTV Video Music Awards and a reputation as one of the greatest music video directors in history. Beyond music videos, Romanek has also directed the feature films Static, One Hour Photo, and Never Let Me Go. He’s also Volume #4 of the original Palm Pictures’ Director’s Label DVDs.Join Emma Higgins and Jason Lester as they sit down with Romanek for a rare career-spanning conversation, discussing his creative process, his most iconic work, and the evolution of music videos as an art form.
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Floria Sigismondi | The Directors Series
Volume 6 of The Directors Series is here, featuring the iconic Floria Sigismondi. Watch her work here. Floria’s audacious music-video imagery and trademark style have made her one of the most acclaimed directors in the genre’s history with videos for artists like Rihanna, Bjork, David Bowie, Sigur Ros, The White Stripes, Interpol, Leonard Cohen, Fiona Apple, The Cure and Christina Aguilera. Most recently, Floria’s video for Sam Smith featuring Kim Petras, “Unholy,” won Video for Good at the MTV EMAs; Video of the Year at the Juno Awards and the New York International Fashion Film Festival. It received five nominations at the MTV VMAs including Best Direction and Video of the Year. Previously, Floria’s video for Justin Timberlanke’s “Mirrors,” won the MTV VMA Video of the Year as did her video for Sigur Ros, “Untitled,” at the MTV EMAs.Spectacle, the first museum exhibition to celebrate the art and history of the music video, showcased Floria’s enormous influence. Her videos for David Bowie, “Little Wonder” and “Dead Man Walking,” have earned permanent spots in New York’s MoMA PS1. In 2023, Floria was awarded at Camerimage Festival for Directing Achievements in the Field of Music Videos.
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Marc Webb | The Directors Series
Marc Webb might be most famous now for his work in the world of feature films (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man) not to mention his prolific work in television. However his work in music videos has made no small impact either. Marc is the force behind some of the most iconic videos for artists like My Chemical Romance, AFI, Greenday, Fergie, Nelly, Evanescence, Maroon 5, Weezer, All American Rejects and many many more.The Directors Series will be announcing more live events soon, so stay tuned to @wedirectmv to keep up.
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Director X | The Directors Series
The Directors Series returns with the legendary Director X. Since the late 1990s, Director X has been a force behind some of the most iconic videos of the era for artists like Drake, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, Nelly, Usher, Justin Bieber, Rosalia, DMX, Kanye West, and numerous others, cumulatively garnering billions of views. Emma and Jason sit down with X for a career-spanning interview.Watch Director X's music videos here.The Directors Series will be announcing more live events soon, so stay tuned to @wedirectmv to keep up.
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Hiro Murai | The Directors Series
We're back for episode 2 of The Directors Series. This time Emma and Jason are honored to be joined by filmmaker Hiro Murai. Over the last 15 years, Hiro has been the mastermind behind videos for Childish Gambino, FKA Twigs, Earl Sweatshirt, Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar, Michael Kiwanuka, Massive Attack, Chet Faker, Spoon, The Shins, St. Vincent, and numerous others, as well as a creative force on TV series like Atlanta, The Bear, and Barry.Check out Hiro's music videos here.The Directors Series will be announcing more live events soon, so stay tuned to @wedirectmv to keep up.
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