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''''Jim Blashfield''' (born September 4, 1944, [[Seattle, Washington]]) is an [[United States|American]] filmmaker and media artist, best known for his short films such as ''[[Suspicious Circumstances]]'' and ''[[The Mid-Torso of Inez]]'', and his music videos for musicians [[Talking Heads]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Nu Shooz]], [[Paul Simon]], [[Peter Gabriel]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Tears for Fears]], [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] and [[Marc Cohn]]. He has collaborated with [[Bill Frisell]] and the [[Oregon Symphony]]. Blashfield is the recipient of a [[Golden Lion|Cannes Golden Lion]], a [[Grammy Award]], and several [[MTV Music Award]] nominations and awards. Recent films include ''Bunnyheads'', ''SuctionMaster'', ''Vanity and The Tasseled Loafers'', an irreverent interpretation of [[Hector Berlioz]]' ''Dream of a Witch's Sabbath'' with music by the Czech Philharmonic. Recent multi-image installations include the 7 screen "Circulator" and the 5 screen "Conveyor" as well as Running Dog with Cactus, and The Resurrectory, a collaboration with the [[Liminal Performance Group]].<ref>[http://www.liminalgroup.org/about/collaborators]</ref> ==Filmography== ===Selected Short films=== *''The Mid-Torso of Inez'', (1978) Produced in collaboration with Vern Luce *''Suspicious Circumstances'', (1985) Music by Steve Koski, Ken Butler and Stan Wood *''My Dinner with the Devil Snake'' (1990) *'' The Tasseled Loafers'', (2001) Music by Hector Berlioz and the Czech Philharmonic *''St. Helens Road'', (2002) Music by the Land Camera Micro Orchestra (2002) *''The Lone Ranger'', (2002) Music by Bill Frisell *''Bunnyheads'', (2007) Based on the sculpture of Christine Bourdette, co-produced with Lourri Hammack *''SuctionMaster:Triumph of Science'' (2008) *''Vanity'' (2010) ===Moving Image Installations=== *''Evolution of a City'', (1997) Produced in collaboration with Carol Sherman *''Running Dog w/ Cactus'', (2002) *''The Resurrectory'', (2004) In collaboration with the Liminal Performance Group *''Conveyor'', (2010) *''Circulator'', (2011) *''Flooded Data Machine'', (Work in progress) ===Theater / Performance=== *''Bird of Paradise", (1989) Written and directed in collaboration with Victoria Parker ===Music videos=== *"[[And She Was]]", [[Talking Heads]] (1985) / MTV Nominations (1986): Best Group Video, Best Concept Video *"Good Friends'', '' Joni Mitchell'' (1985) *"[[I Can't Wait (Nu Shooz song)|I Can't Wait]]", [[Nu Shooz]] (1985) *"[[Graceland (album)|Boy in the Bubble]]", [[Paul Simon]] (1986) / MTV Nominations (1987): Best Video, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Most Experimental, Viewers' Choice *"[[Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)|Don't Give Up]]" (version 2), [[Peter Gabriel]] (1986) *"[[Leave Me Alone]]", [[Michael Jackson]] (1989) / Grammy Award (1990): Best Short Form Music Video / Cannes Golden Lion Award (1989): Best Special Effects / MTV Award (1989): Best Special Effects / MTV Nominations (1989): Best Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Viewers' Choice *"[[Sowing the Seeds of Love]]", [[Tears for Fears]] (1989) / MTV Awards (1990): Breakthrough Video, Best Special Effects / MTV Nominations (1990): Best Group Video, Best Post-Modern Video *"[[Walk Through the World]]", [[Marc Cohn]] (1993) *"[[Pancreas (song)|Pancreas]]", [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] (2006) ===Sesame Street=== Blashfield produced several segments for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' during the 1980s. *''The Word is No'' *''Monster in the Mirror'' *''Exploring in Your Closet'' *''Isadora's Sneakers'' - a short about the [[seasons]] *''I Like to Pretend'' - I Can Fly / I'm an Astronaut ==References== {{reflist}} *[http://goldenageofmusicvideo.com/?p=174 Blashfield interview at the Golden Age of Music Video website] ==External links== *[http://www.blashfieldstudio.com Blashfield Studio website] *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087709/ Blashfield at the Internet Movie Database] {{Authority control}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Blashfield, Jim | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American filmmaker | DATE OF BIRTH = September 4, 1944 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blashfield, Jim}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American animators]] [[Category:American music video directors]] [[Category:Filmmakers from Seattle, Washington]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]]'