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A '''music video director''' is the head of [[music video]] production. The [[theatre director|director]] conceives of videos' [[art]]istic and [[drama]]tic aspects while instructing the musical act, [[film crew|technical crew]], [[actor]]s, [[model (profession)|models]], and [[dancer]]s. They may or may not be in collaboration with the musical act.
A '''music video director''' is the head, overseer or facilitator of [[music video]] production. The [[theatre director|director]] conceives of videos' [[art]]istic and [[drama]]tic aspects while instructing the musical act, [[film crew|technical crew]], [[actor]]s, [[model (profession)|models]], and [[dancer]]s. They may or may not be in collaboration with the musical act.


On November 8, 1992, [[MTV]] began listing directors with the artist,{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} song, and record company credits, because music videos had increasingly become an [[auteur]]'s medium. "The case for the director as music video author is strong. It is the music video director who has principal control of everything that is added to the pre-existing recorded sound text."<ref>Robert J. Thompson and Gary Burns, eds. (1990). ''Making Television: Authorship and the Production Process'', p.177. {{ISBN|9780275927462}}.</ref> Directors, including [[Michel Gondry]], [[Spike Jonze]], and [[F. Gary Gray]], have gone on to direct feature films, continuing a trend that had begun earlier with directors such as [[Lasse Hallström]] and [[David Fincher]]. The most expensive video of all time was directed by [[Mark Romanek]]: [[Michael Jackson|Michael]] and [[Janet Jackson]]'s "[[Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song)|Scream]]" (1995), which cost $7 million to produce.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} In 2003, Spike Jonze, [[Chris Cunningham]], and Michel Gondry founded the [[Directors Label]].
On November 8, 1992, [[MTV]] began listing directors with the artist,{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} song, and record company credits, because music videos had increasingly become an [[auteur]]'s medium. "The case for the director as music video author is strong. It is the music video director who has principal control of everything that is added to the pre-existing recorded sound text."<ref>Robert J. Thompson and Gary Burns, eds. (1990). ''Making Television: Authorship and the Production Process'', p.177. {{ISBN|9780275927462}}.</ref> Directors, including [[Michel Gondry]], [[Spike Jonze]], and [[F. Gary Gray]], have gone on to direct feature films, continuing a trend that had begun earlier with directors such as [[Lasse Hallström]] and [[David Fincher]]. The most expensive video of all time was directed by [[Mark Romanek]]: [[Michael Jackson|Michael]] and [[Janet Jackson]]'s "[[Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song)|Scream]]" (1995), which cost $7 million to produce.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} In 2003, Spike Jonze, [[Chris Cunningham]], and Michel Gondry founded the [[Directors Label]].
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The following list does not include musical artists who have co-directed videos:
The following list does not include musical artists who have co-directed videos:


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* [[Adam Jones (musician)|Adam Jones]]
* [[Adam Jones (musician)|Adam Jones]]
* [[Alan Calzatti]]
* [[Alex and Martin]]
* [[Alex and Martin]]
* [[Alireza JJ]]
* [[Anthony Mandler]]
* [[Anthony Mandler]]
* [[Anton Corbijn]]
* [[Anton Corbijn]]
* [[Baillie Walsh]]
* [[Baillie Walsh]]
* [[Benny Boom]]
* [[Benny Boom]]
* [[Beyoncé]]: "[[7/11 (song)|7/11]]"
* [[Beyoncé]]
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* [[Bill Fishman (director)|Bill Fishman]]
* [[Big TV!]]:
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* [[Bille Woodruff]]
* [[Bille Woodruff]]
* [[Bob Giraldi]]
* [[Bob Giraldi]]
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* [[David Mallet (director)|David Mallet]]
* [[Derek Pike]]
* [[Derek Pike]]
* [[Derrick Acosta]]
* [[Diane Martel]]
* [[Diane Martel]]
* [[Director X]]
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* [[Doug Nichol]]
* [[Dream Rockwell]]
* [[Dream Rockwell]]
* [[Erik White]]
* [[Ethan Hawke]]
* [[Ethan Hawke]]
* [[F. Gary Gray]]
* [[F. Gary Gray]]
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* [[George Ant]]
* [[George Ant]]
* [[Gil Green (director)|Gil Green]]
* [[Gil Green (director)|Gil Green]]
* [[Gianmarco Donaggio]]
* [[Gregory Dark]]
* [[Gregory Dark]]
* [[Godley & Creme]]
* [[Godley & Creme]]
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* [[Hype Williams]]
* [[Ivan Shapovalov]]
* [[Ivan Shapovalov]]
* [[Janell Shirtcliff]]
* [[Jake Nava]]
* [[Jake Nava]]
* [[Jared Leto]]
* [[Jared Leto]]
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* [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]]
* [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]]
* [[Jesse Peretz]]
* [[Jesse Peretz]]
*[[Jessy Terrero]]
* [[Jessy Terrero]]
* [[Jim Blashfield]]
* [[Jim Blashfield]]
* [[Joe Hahn]]
* [[Joe Hahn]]
* [[Joe Pytka]]:
* [[Joe Pytka]]
* [[John Landis]]
* [[John Landis]]
* [[John Lloyd Miller]]
* [[John Lloyd Miller]]
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* [[Jonathan Demme]]
* [[Jonathan Demme]]
* [[Jonathan Glazer]]
* [[Jonathan Glazer]]
* [[Joseph Kahn]]
* [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]]
* [[Julien Temple]]
* [[Julien Temple]]
* [[Justin Burquist]]
* [[Kevin Kerslake]]
* [[Kevin Kerslake]]
* [[Lasse Hallström]]
* [[Lasse Hallström]]
* [[Liz Friedlander]]:
* [[Liz Friedlander]]
* [[Logic (rapper)]]
* [[Logic (rapper)]]
* [[McG]]
* [[McG]]
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* [[Mathew Cullen]]
* [[Mathew Cullen]]
* [[Matthew Rolston]]
* [[Matthew Rolston]]
* [[Meiert Avis]]
* [[Melina Matsoukas]]
* [[Melina Matsoukas]]
* [[Michael Bay]]
* [[Michael Bay]]
* [[Michael Lindsay-Hogg]]
* [[Michael Lindsay-Hogg]]
* [[Michael Moore]]
* [[Michael Moore]]
* [[Michael Patterson]]
* [[Michael Patterson (animator)|Michael Patterson]]
* [[Michel Gondry]]
* [[Michel Gondry]]
* [[Michelle Zauner]]
* [[Paul Hunter (director)|Paul Hunter]]
* [[Paul Hunter (director)|Paul Hunter]]
* [[Phil Harder]]
* [[Phil Harder]]
* [[RT!]]
* [[RT!]]
* [[R. Kelly]]
* [[R. Kelly]]
* [[Rankin (photographer)|Rankin]]
* [[Ray Kay]]
* [[Ray Kay]]
* [[Roman Coppola]]
* [[Roman Coppola]]
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* [[Tamra Davis]]
* [[Tamra Davis]]
* [[Tarsem Singh]]
* [[Tarsem Singh]]
* [[Taylor Swift]]
* [[The Malloys]]
* [[The Malloys]]
* [[Thomas Trail]]
* [[Thomas Trail]]
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* [[Trey Fanjoy]]
* [[Trey Fanjoy]]
* [[U2]]
* [[U2]]
* [[Vincent Moon]]
* [[Wayne Isham]]
* [[Wayne Isham]]
* [[Weird Al Yankovic]]
* [[Weird Al Yankovic]]

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A music video director is the head, overseer or facilitator of music video production. The director conceives of videos' artistic and dramatic aspects while instructing the musical act, technical crew, actors, models, and dancers. They may or may not be in collaboration with the musical act.

On November 8, 1992, MTV began listing directors with the artist,[citation needed] song, and record company credits, because music videos had increasingly become an auteur's medium. "The case for the director as music video author is strong. It is the music video director who has principal control of everything that is added to the pre-existing recorded sound text."[1] Directors, including Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, and F. Gary Gray, have gone on to direct feature films, continuing a trend that had begun earlier with directors such as Lasse Hallström and David Fincher. The most expensive video of all time was directed by Mark Romanek: Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream" (1995), which cost $7 million to produce.[citation needed] In 2003, Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham, and Michel Gondry founded the Directors Label.

List

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The following list does not include musical artists who have co-directed videos:

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ Robert J. Thompson and Gary Burns, eds. (1990). Making Television: Authorship and the Production Process, p.177. ISBN 9780275927462.
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