Music Video Directors

Joseph Kahn

How long have they been in the industry?

Joseph has started his own production company in 1999 called SuperMega Media. However, he has made his first music video in 1990 for Pain Teen for their song called "The basement" Over the years he has made many music videos and won a few awards for his music videos which made him an incredible and famous music director.

How long have they been in the industry?

What genre do they tent to stick to?

Joseph does not tend to stick to a particular genre. His first music video was a rock genre but then 2 years later he has done a rap video which shows a massive change in the genre. Over the years in the years in the industry, he did music videos for the following genres: Rock, Metal, Rap, Hip-hop, Pop, R&B, Soul, Electropop, Country and many others.

What genre do they tent to stick to?

Do they work exclusively (or often) with a specific artist?

He works with many different artists across all genres which shows he is capable of working for artists all over the music industry. However, in the recent years, he has often worked with Taylor Swift on all her new videos like "Bad blood", "Look what you made me do", "Blank space" and a few others. This shows some exclusivity.

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What are their signature styles?

Many of Joseph's videos feature several close-ups. This could be done to allow the audience to see the facial expressions of the actors in the videos. He has done this in Britney Spears' "Toxic", Kelly Clarkson's "Never Again" and Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie". He uses many close-ups in order to show the actors facial expressions so the audience can see the emotions the actors are feeling.

What are their signature styles?

Are there any particular shots you found interesting?

I found these shots interesting as the first screenshot is a pov shot which makes the audience feel like they are that given character and feel like they are inside all the action. With the second shot, I like the editing technique used as it feels like the two actors come at one which is not often seen in music videos.

Are there any particular shots you found interesting?

Hannah Lux Davis

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Hannah Lux Davis

How long have they been in the industry?

Hannah has been in the industry for around a decade now. Her first official music video was shot in 2008 for a group called Boomkat. She is since then working on many more projects and came on to become a successful director working with artists such as Little Mix, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Miley Cyrus.

How long have they been in the industry?

What genre do they tend to stick to?

At the start of her career, Hannah tends to stick to rock bands. But from 2011, she has changed the genre she was working with. Many of the genres she deals with now are pop and hip-hop which is a massive change of genre from the start of her career.

What genre do they tend to stick to?

Do they work exclusively (or often) with a specific artist?

She does not work exclusively with any specific artists, however, there is a range of famous artists she has worked with other the years. These include Lil Wayne, Tinashe, Jessie J, Little Mix, Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. She has also won The MTV video music award for best hip-hop video in 2013 for "Love me" by Lil Wayne. Then in 2014, she has won MTV video music award for "Miss movin' on" by Fifth Harmony.

Do they work exclusively (or often) with a specific artist?

What are their signature styles?

As Hannah produces many pop music videos, she tends to stick to bright, lively and deep colours. She uses it to interest the viewers and catches their attention. These colours can be found in Ariana Grande's "Side To side", Nicky Minaj's "The Night Is Still Young" and Demi Lovato's "Sorry Not Sorry" She uses bright colours in order to differentiate herself from other music directors which makes it her own style. Also she works mostly with female artists which the colours could be applicable to.

What are their signature styles?

Are there any particular shots you found interesting?

I found these shots interesting as they present woman as sexual objects which links into the theory of The Male Gaze which means a lot of men would be interested in seeing this kind of angles. I have also liked the colours used in these shots as they are vibrant and they are not often used in music videos which makes it more interesting.