- Fightstar- Waste a moment (2006)
- McFly- Ballad of Paul K (2005)
- Dogs Die In Hot Cars- Lounger (2004)
- Keane- Bedshaped (2004)
- Keane- Somewhere Only We Know (2004)
- The Prodigy- Warriors Dance (2008)
- Guillemots- Annie Lets Not Wait
- The Horrors- She Is The New Thing
His background:
"From an early age Corin was keen on the mysterious and strangely sinister 70s children’s storybooks, that still inspire his work today along with Ray Harryhausen’s animated monster movies and a love of horror films." http://www.mysteriouscat.com/?page=about
Following a degree in Special Effects at Wimbledon School Of Art he dedicated 5 years of his life to making his stop motion short epic Butterfly whilst supporting himself making low budget music videos, commissioned sculptures and design & artwork for bands.
He is currently signed to White House Pictures (UK).
Analysis of the styles I find impressive:
I like how he uses animation to portray real life situations. “Corin Hardy has returned with another animated winner ... The director’s latest is a bloody expedition with The Horrors, one that certainly lives up to the group’s name.” http://www.mysteriouscat.com/?page=about
He did a video for the Guillemots Annie lets not wait single. The brief of the narrative is an emotional one, largely due to the subtelty of the animation. He uses puppets to portray romantic desparation.
In the Warriors Dance video by The Prodigy, it is awesome how he edits the cigarette packets into little paper people.
Jake Nava
Videos he has directed include:
- Little Boots- New In Town
- Britney Spears- If You Seek Amy
- Leona Lewis- Run
- Beyonce- Single Ladies
- Beyonce- If I Were A Boy
- Beyonce Feat. Shakira- Beautiful Liar
- James Blunt- Carry You
- Usher- Burn
- Robbie Williams- Lovelight
- Mariah Carey- Shake It Off
His Background:
- He also does T.V commercials.
- He is currently signed to Battlecruiser (UK) and FM Rocks (USA)
- He grew up in Hackney in London.
- The 2003 video he did for Beyonce's single crazy in love was nominated for a MOBO Best Video Award.
Analysis of the styles I find impressive:
I like how flexible he is, he can work with R and B stars like Beyonce and then work with rock stars like the Rolling Stones.
Also he can do sexy and he can do sweet. For example Beyonce and Shakira's single Beautiful Liar is sexy and seductive but then again, Beyonce's single If I Were A Boy is complete opposite because thats about love etc.
A song is supposed to tell a story and Jake Nava tells a story in the video's he makes. For example in Beyonce's video for If I Were A Boy, it shows her taking the more patriarchal role. But then at the end it all gets turned around again and she's just the girl and her boyfriend/husband is being his typical self again.
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