A music video director is the head 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.
- David Fincher
Two Grammy Awards aside, many entertainment companies cannot claim a Grammy. Still, Fincher has done it – twice! A native of Colorado, Denver has worked on videos such as “Twice Upon a Time” (1983), “Return of the Jedi” (1983), and “Indian Jones and Temple of Doom” (1984). His music video background is often marginalized due to his excellent film productions. His two Grammys came from working on “Love Is Strong” written by Rolling Stones (1995) and secondly, Justin Timberlake and J-Is’s “Suite & Die”. He also won three MTV Video Music Awards for Best Motion Picture with Double Grammy Wommy. The famous works of Pincher are as follows; Jermaine Stewart wrote, “We don’t have to take off our clothes”; Michael Jackson’s “Who is it”; And many other Madonna projects such as “Reveal Yourself”, “O Father”, “Vogue” and “Bad Girl”
- Melina Matsoukas
The youngest and yet as active as the rest, Melina Matsoukas. Matsoukas is an American-born music, film, television and commercial director. She holds two Grammy Awards for her work in “We Found Love”, by Rihanna, and the highly acclaimed “Formation”, for Beyonce. She grew up in the Bronx, graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of Arts and completed her graduate work at the AFI Conservatory. Matsoukas has become one of the most notable music video directors in the business. Her projects include artists such as Ne-Yo, Kylie Minogue, Solange, Lady Gaga, Eve, Pharrell, Whitney Houston, Robin Thicke, and many more.
- Hype Williams
Hype Williams, who is an American music video director who was born in raised in Queens, New York. Hype’s relationship with the hip-hop and R&B scene began in 1991. He is mainly credited for his video collaborations with Kanye West and as a result, has achieved many accolades for his work. He earned a BET Award for Best Director on for “Gold Digger”; Busta Rhymes’ “Wooh Hah!! Got You All in Check”, earned him an NAACP Image Award; an MTV Video Music Award was given to him for Best Rap Video for the production of Will Smith’s “Getting Jiggy wit It”; Best Group Video from MTV with the production of TLC’s “No Scrubs”; and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award by MTV for his work as a filmmaker.
Hype’s impressive credentials have touted him amongst the best Music Video directors and arguably one of the best African American directors. His collaborations include Slim Thug, Ne-Yo, LL Cool J, Beyonce, Aaliyah, Missy Elliot, and many more.
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