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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Music video ratios usually range from 16:9 to extremely wide. However, director Warren Fu took it all the way past 4:3 and used a square aspect ratio for the sexy and disorienting "Sooth My Soul" by Depeche Mode. We talked to Warren…
Last year, both Sigur Rós and director Andrew Thomas Huang released some amazing music videos. Sigur Rós released 16 videos as part of "The Vaktaru Mystery Film Experiment," and Andrew released the visually epic "Mutual Core" by Bj?rk, a labor-intensive…
"Do you think you could cry and grind at the same time?" There's no room for subtleties when casting for the lead role in a music video like "Cry Like A Ghost" by Passion Pit. So when Daniel Scheinert (of…
Over the past year, director and designer Kate Moross has collaborated with singer-songwriter Jessie Ware on all things visual - from logos, to print campaigns, to several of her music videos. Along with Jessie and the styling team at Silver Spoon Attire, Kate has directed nearly…
One of the best parts about watching music videos in an audience is getting to hear the different reactions out of people. And during the music video screening that we attended at SXSW, no video seemed to evoke as many…
Music videos are inspired by lots of different things, but its rare to find one that was inspired by 5th grade science fair projects. However, in "Live Your Life (TWINSMATIC Remix)" by Yuna, thats exactly where directors fourclops turned when…
The debut music video for an up and coming artist is one of the first opportunities they have to really establish an image for themselves. In "Fall Over," the first music video for BANKS, the way director Dylan Knight approached…
Sometimes, a director needs to actually see whats in their head in order to help visualize the concept, even if that means doing ballerina moves in their living room, which is exactly what director DJay Brawner did while brainstorming the…
"Like Home" by Nicky Romero and NERVO is Kyle Padilla's first video as a solo director, and an ambitious one. It includes motorcycle stunts, an artist's first attempt at music video lip syncing, and, of course, directing an actor acting…
Family portraits are notorious for being awkward. There is a website dedicated to it. You can be the coolest, most photogenic family ever, but if I hand you over to a Sears photographer, 10/10 you're going to end up looking like…
Often times, a lot of post-heavy music videos dont really come together until the backend. However, the video for Bootleg Fireworks by Dillon Francis was built almost entirely in the edit, so the plan when shooting for director team MENZ…
There are few things cuter than a bunch of elderly folks, boogie down to some funky tunes. Just out there getting their geriatric grove on, as a cool band jams on stage. Even a photo of Anderson Cooper holding grumpy cat is…
Practical and computer-based effects each come with their own unique set of challenges, and director Filip Sterckx decided to take on both sets when making the music video for Sweater by Willow. Consisting of a live-action lead singer traveling through a projected computer-animated world,…
If you like your music political, you might want to check out Killer Mike's track "Reagan," off his 2012 album R.A.P. Music. If you like your music videos political (and by political we mean Ronald Reagan's naked body, suspending in a…
Described as a "love letter to VHS and childhood," the video for Starcadians "HE^RT" has a look and feel that will be very familiar (and hopefully close to the heart) of many readers who grew up in the era of…
Having a music video selected to screen at SXSW doesnt just benefit the director of the video. Everyone involved with video, from the artist and through to each crew member, contributed to the success of the project. Thats why we were…
Having an inanimate object star in your music video can be difficult for both the director and the artist. For the director, they have to figure out a way to make a story about an object compelling. For the band,…
With the way budgets and production schedules are set up, there are sometimes shots in music videos that the director can only get once. Shots where everything has to go perfectly, and if it doesnt you have to keep going…
Often times, music video directors have to capitalize on what the situation offers them in order to be successful. On the music video for BBQ Sauce by Sean Price featuring Pharoahe Monch, director Todd Angkasuwan was able to capitalize on…
A good director and producer relationship is like a marriage, requiring a good balance of give and take from both partners for it to be successful. Thats why when director Ali Presley Paras describes his producing partner Kenneth Ferrell as…
Here at IMVDb, we are such big fans of Brooke Candy that we feel like we know her. We dont, though. But Spaghetto does! And has for a while now even before Brooke was everybodys favorite sexy lady rapper. After being friends for…
Crying on cue can be difficult for even the most seasoned actors to achieve. However, when using the right techniques, even nonprofessional actors can pull off a convincing on camera cry. In the June Zandona-directed Lapsarian," Lady Lazarus pulls it…
When a music video has a total of four crewmembers, and one of them is credited as prop master, its clear those elements play a significant role in telling the story of the video. In the music video for The…
When BRTHR (the duo behind colorful and visually interesting music videos for artists like Cris Cab, Angel Haze, and Nina Sky) teamed up with Emily Kai Bock to remix her video for She Is The Wave by Doldrums, their goal…
Brian C. Lehrers video for Tribo Fuego by TWST-1 features fire dancers, dark rituals, and a dude in a loincloth who also happened to be the key grip. Its not unusual for people to take on multiple roles on the…
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