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.
Out of the many things that social media has changed, music video production is definitely on the list. While most films require some amount of on-set secrecy, most of the time you can find pictures and video from a music…
Eelier this week, we headed over to ACME Studio in Brooklyn to check out director Nicolas Heller and D-Pryde on set of the video for Lifted. We knew we were in for a crazy afternoon when as we were walking…
The internet popularity meter doesnt always reflect quality. But wow, this week you got it right, internet. So many of the videos in this weeks list are not only popular, but they are also so, so awesome. The week started…
Anyone who has ever wondered what the members of a band do after they break up will get that question answered in the music video for the song Leave The World Behind by Lune, who teamed up with Swedish House…
Convincing a family member to be in one of your music videos is actually more difficult than it sounds. Of course theyre supportive, but the only people who usually want to be in front of a camera are the type…
With all of the compromises that usually have to be made to get a music video finished, sometimes a director just needs to put their foot down. Director Malia James did that when finding a location for the video for…
If youre anything like us, the first time you heard She & Him (the musical duo made up of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) you went, Whaaat? I didnt know Zooey Deschanel could sing like that, you guys! And now, you…
Flux is putting on quarterly screenings at the Hammer Museum at UCLA and one of those screenings is tonight. The main program is the LA premiere of David Shanes short Playdate and Kirsten Lepores animated film Move Mountain. For music video fans,…
In the video for Around The Block by Pretty Lights featuring Talib Kweli, director Anthony Dickenson focuses on the technical process of creating music and visuals - the wires, knobs, interfaces, and the human element that goes into creating sound…
Last night, Kanye West released the song New Slaves by projecting the music video onto the side of 66 buildings across the world. One of the projection locations, on the side of the Museum of Design & Arts near Columbus…
What would a rapper and a comedian do if you gave them $5,000 and told them to make a music video? If you think the answer would be to get pizza with Childish Gambino, dress up like a chicken, and…
First off, we should start by saying great job this week everybody. You all worked really hard on whatever you do, and should be proud of the effort you put in. Music videos also did a great job this week,…
Inspiration as a filmmaker can come from all different places. For DP David Kruta, he was able to succeed in his current career by drawing influence from his previous careers, including his time spent as a graphic designer and as…
At the beginning of this month, we traveled out to LA to attend the Los Angeles Music Video Festival. Co-directed by Sami Kriegstein and Colleen Curlin, LAMVF is one of the few things that allow us to take a break…
The way it has previously worked at IMVDb is users submit content, we moderate it, and then it goes up on the site. However, IMVDb users aren't all just anonymous people. Since launched our page management feature in late 2012,…
The Uncluded, the genre-crossing duo comprised of Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson, has been on a music video tear recently, already releasing four videos off of their debut album Hokey Fright, which was released last week. Likely our favorite video…
Last week while in LA for the Los Angeles Music Video Festival, we had the opportunity to drop by the set of Cindy & Me by Caged Animals, directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada and shot by Niko Weisnet. We were…
If you're visiting IMVDb, there's a good chance that you're visting it on a phone. A lot of our traffic comes via mobile, and although you could technically access the site through your phone, it wasn't always easy. That's why…
For their last music video, Wasted My Time by I/O, director duo BRTHR spent three days running around Long Island, packing in multiple locations with multiple setups all within a short period of time. For their latest video, Bounce by…
Some of the things youll find in this weeks most popular music videos are female rappers riding elephants, comedians kissing each other on the lips, and projectile stigmata blood spraying over topless brides. This week also featured over 8 million…
The Art of Pop Video is an exhibit in Liverpool that tells the story of music videos by showcasing over 100 of them from the past 80 years. The exhibit is currently running at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative…
Remember that reality show The Simple Life where Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie would travel the country failing at low-wage jobs? Apparently the managers and owners of the places they worked at on that show actually made out easy, because…
Last week, director Abraham Vilchez-Moran released the flashy Liberachi by M. Watts featuring Pusha T. The video features lots of sexy ladies, a snake, and of course M. Watts and Pusha T looking cool. The set seemed like a lot of…
Right behind Psy on the list of recent artists who have used music videos to propel their careers would have to be Macklemore X Ryan Lewis. Despite being named to XXL magazines 2012 Freshman Class, it wasnt until the success…
Today we're very excited to announce a new feature we've been working on for quite some time: the ability for companies on IMVDb to promote themselves throughout the site. It's easy, and you can get set up today. The concept…
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