Doug Klinger and Jason Baum talk about the notable music videos from 2021.
Interviews with music video directors and industry professionals, new release highlights, and IMVDb site news.
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A concept that began with some test footage shot in an aquarium, "Nightlight" by Dungeonesse, directed by Ariana Natale, beautifully combines Jellyfish and an invented loft style bedroom in the middle of a warehouse in East Brooklyn. The video features Jenn…
Prior to signing with Athem Films, director Tim Hendrix took on a passion project with an idea that might have started out bigger than the budget. "Teenage Rhythm" by GRMLN is a high-energy video of high school students having fun…
Mansions are a staple, almost right of passage for rappers when partying in music videos. But making the mansion party music video your own is a daunting task, a task director Andrew Hines took on in A$AP Ferg's "Shabba" video,…
"Everybody's Something" by Chance The Rapper is the fifth music video from his infectious mixtape Acid Rap. Starting with "Juice" at the beginning of this year, Chance has teamed up with director Austin Vesely on three of the five projects…
From the first public mention of Justin Timberlakes The 20/20 Experience projects, there has been a buzz around them that hasnt stopped, even nearly six months after the release of the first album. From interactive campaigns, to a weeklong residency…
Hip Hop videos are rich with tradition. Whether its rap hands, mean mugging, or random dudes everywhere, there are music video elements that have appeared in every era of hip hop. In the video for "Hive" by Earl Sweatshirt, director…
When it comes to making a one shot music video, all the elements need to be in place on both sides of the camera for the video to work out. For the Wild Nothing video for "Only Heather," directed by…
Its rare that a story about a dude murdering people and putting the in the back of his car will make you laugh, but that is exactly what happens in "Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster" by Thee Oh Sees, directed by John…
Shake The Baron is quickly gaining notoriety for their incredibly polished promos. Self-confessed serial storyteller Alex Amoling took on the challenge of making the video for the all important title track from Ghost Hits, taking a more bruising approach when retelling the story…
2013 has been a great year so far for Alex Lee and Kyle Wightman, also known as BRTHR. Each of their five videos released this year has been more complex and ambitious than the one before it, and each has…
Mr. Killums - El-Ps drug, sex, and violence addicted squirrel puppet - has a very storied music video history. Weve been fans of Killums since he appeared in two of our favorite videos from last year, El-Ps "The Full Retard"…
For the video I Dream in Neon by Dirty Beaches, director Michael Lawrence traveled to Germany to collaborate with Alex Zhang Hungtai (aka Dirty Beaches) on the project. The dark and partially autobiographical video features Alex as a the main…
When trying to come up with an idea for a music video, if there is an image that you cant get out of your head, its best to go with it. Director Ben Fee couldnt get the idea of flesh…
There have been plenty of songs and music videos about relationship troubles. However, not many of those videos take the approach that Ellis Bahl took for the video for "The War" by Josh Record, where the troubles are reflected not…
Each offering Ross McDowell and Ben Murray (aka Bullion Collective) have created for Disclosure has brought a different light to their music, starting with the MVA-nominated "Control," and then followed by "Latch," both in 2012. Their newest video, "F For…
Director Ian Perlman takes an extremely personal approach to the stock-footage music video. Rather than downloading a bunch of footage from web archives, Ian used old footage of his own family in the video for "Together/Never" by Oberhofer. Pulling footage…
Director Ollie Evans took a high brow meets street culture approach when directing Zomby's video for "With Love," which divides four tracks ("Ascension," "Sunshine Iin November," "Overdose" and "Memories") into different scenes in the video. Set in a warehouse-style church,…
A few weeks ago, the internet was taken my storm by 8-year-old Sophia Graces debut music video, "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun," directed by Matt Alonzo. The video features Sophia in her signature tutu (made famous through Sophias many appearances…
The last time director Filip Sterckx worked with the band Willow, it was for the video "Sweater" and featured lead singer Pieter-Jan Van Den Troost walking through a world made from projecting computer animation on the wall and floor. Their…
The internet is kind of freaking out today because for the first time in almost a decade, Pixies have released a music video. That video, for the song Bagboy, directed by LAMAR+NIK (Jesse Lamar High and Nik Harper), features a…
In "Global Girlfriend" by Solar Year, director Allie Avital Tsypin (of BANGS) follows actress Tania Asnes through an otherworldly spa as she relaxes under water, sips tea, and gets a head massage. The dreamlike video matches the mood of the song…
There is a lot of crazy stuff on YouTube. Like the channel csknives, aka Cold Steel Knives, which features founder Lynn Thompson and a bunch of other dudes slicing things in half with giant swords and sometimes slightly less giant…
Last month, we were on set with Nicolas Heller and D-Pryde on set of Lifted, and it was one of the most fun sets weve ever been on. There was money flying through the air, a dude dressed as a…
Often times when making a music video, you have to make some initial concessions. For example, if youre making a music video with a large cast, in one shot, completely hand-held with your arms in front of an actress, you…
Director Michael Lawrence has shot a lot of videos in a variety of exotic locations. From Indonesia to upstate New York, Michael has the ability to capture a location and make it a character in its his videos. For his…
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