{"id":39474,"date":"2011-09-13T13:48:33","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T19:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/?p=39474"},"modified":"2020-09-21T13:33:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T17:33:41","slug":"10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Incredible Commercials Created by Great Music Video Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/443215-martin-scorsese-sur-le-tournage-de-bleu-637x0-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39487\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39487 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/443215-martin-scorsese-sur-le-tournage-de-bleu-637x0-2-600x329.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/443215-martin-scorsese-sur-le-tournage-de-bleu-637x0-2-600x329.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/443215-martin-scorsese-sur-le-tournage-de-bleu-637x0-2-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/443215-martin-scorsese-sur-le-tournage-de-bleu-637x0-2.jpg 634w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/329;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The road to becoming a successful director is a long, complicated and arduous one. As any film student will know, it takes talent, perseverance, dedication and a lot of hard work to make it into the director\u2019s chair (a little bit of luck helps, too). As with any creative process, film directing is about learning, and the best directors continually experiment with their style throughout their careers. Many great directors have honed their skills in their early years working on commercials and music videos. These shorter, more immediate video forms have time and again been an industry proving ground for directors with extraordinary talent and vision. As a way of testing one\u2019s abilities and making a name at the same time, directing commercials and music videos is often the logical choice. Some famous directors are brought back into the shorter mediums even after establishing themselves, either simply for publicity or as a way of flexing their creative muscles in a more controlled environment. In any case, the world of advertising constantly throws up work of astounding quality and has long been associated with directors of the highest caliber. Here, then, are ten incredible commercials created by great music video directors.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>10. Tarsem Singh \u2014 Pepsi, &#8220;We Will Rock You&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/20080530_tarsem_33\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39486\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39486 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20080530_tarsem_33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20080530_tarsem_33.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20080530_tarsem_33-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/20080530_tarsem_33-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/450;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tarsem Singh first came to real prominence in 1991, winning MTV&#8217;s Video of the Year for the video he created for REM\u2019s &#8220;Losing My Religion.&#8221; He has also brought his vision to 90s videos for the likes of En Vogue, Suzanne Vega and Deep Forest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"710\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W7jkygJ_QNo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A considerable amount of advertising work followed, including this epically &#8220;rocking&#8221; Pepsi ad from 2005, featuring gladiatorial performances from Beyonce, Pink, Britney Spears and an imperial Enrique Iglesias. Tarsem has made two feature length movies, 2000\u2019s <em>The Cell<\/em>, starring Jenifer Lopez, <em><\/em>and <em>The Fall<\/em> from 2006. Both have garnered a cult following for their individual and unique look \u2014 though it&#8217;s the Indian director&#8217;s music videos that have perhaps made more of an impression on audiences.<\/p>\n<h2>9. David Lynch \u2014 Playstation 2, &#8220;The Third Place&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/david-lynch\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39476\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39476 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/David-Lynch-600x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/David-Lynch-600x390.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/David-Lynch-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/David-Lynch.jpg 627w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/390;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Lynch is best known for his darkly surreal cinematic journeys through small-town America. Exploring themes of alienation and lost innocence, exemplified by films such as <em>Eraserhead<\/em>, <em>Blue Velvet<\/em> and the TV series <em>Twin Peaks<\/em>, Lynch\u2019s work is often mysterious and rooted in a kind of dream logic which frequently divides audiences.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-2\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"532\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f2Af4Kzuvnw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This commercial from 2000 for Sony\u2019s games console, PlayStation 2, is a playful distillation of Lynchian tropes and motifs. As well as many other commercials for the likes of Giorgio Armani, Adidas and Nissan, Lynch has also carved a hugely successful career in music video, creating groundbreaking work for Chris Isaak\u2019s &#8220;Wicked Game&#8221; (starring Helena Christensen) and Massive Attack\u2019s &#8220;Unfinished Symphony.&#8221; He also worked with the late, great Michael Jackson on his &#8220;Dangerous&#8221; short films collection.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Michael Bay \u2014 Victoria\u2019s Secret<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/victoriasecret0michaelbay\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39477\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39477 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/VictoriaSecret0MichaelBay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/VictoriaSecret0MichaelBay.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/VictoriaSecret0MichaelBay-300x175.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/350;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michael Bay\u2019s high-octane, big-budget Hollywood film career \u2014 think <em>Armageddon<\/em>, <em>Pearl Harbor<\/em>, and <em>Transformers<\/em> \u2014 was largely facilitated by his lavishly designed music videos from the late 1980s and early to mid 90s. He has worked with some of the most popular acts of the time, creating mini-epics for Tina Turner, Lionel Ritchie and Aerosmith.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-3\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"710\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TmNEG8IFd_Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Probably his best known work was for heavyweight Rock icon Meatloaf, whose &#8220;I&#8217;d Do Anything for Love (But I Won&#8217;t Do That)&#8221; featured a typically extravagant Bay-produced video. This 2010 ad for lingerie company Victoria\u2019s Secret contains many trademark Bayisms: loud rock music, sharp edits, scantily clad women and, yes, thunderous explosions!<\/p>\n<h2>7. Sofia Coppola \u2014 Miss Dior<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/sofiacoppola_blogue_wwd\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39478\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39478 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/sofiacoppola_blogue_wwd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"592\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/sofiacoppola_blogue_wwd.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/sofiacoppola_blogue_wwd-245x300.jpg 245w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 485px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 485\/592;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since the breakthrough success of <em>Lost in Translation<\/em> Sofia Coppola has enjoyed a thriving career \u2014 including being nominated for an Academy Award for that movie in 2003. Coppola has been involved with film and music her whole life \u2014 hardly surprising given her family background: she is the daughter of <em>Godfather<\/em> director Francis Ford Coppola. Appearing as Mary Corleone in her father\u2019s <em>Godfather Part III<\/em>, led to acting roles in Madonna\u2019s &#8220;Deeper and Deeper&#8221; video and Sonic Youth\u2019s &#8220;Mildred Pierce.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CSpfNBMyt_g&#038;feature=related<\/p>\n<p>As a director she has worked with The Flaming Lips, Air and, most famously, The White Stripes on their video for &#8220;I Just Don&#8217;t Know What to Do with Myself.&#8221; This 2008 commercial for Miss Dior highlights Coppola\u2019s playful approach to the art of filmmaking and her subtle, art-house influenced use of color and controlled editing techniques.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Mark Romanek \u2014 Nike Air Jordan, &#8220;Tell Me&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/ph4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39479\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39479 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ph4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ph4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ph4-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This intensely powerful commercial for Nike from award-winning director Mark Romanek contains many of the elements that have made him such a sought-after imaginative presence in the creative world. Romanek is a hugely prolific music video director and has been in demand since the 1980s. He has worked with a veritable <em>Who&#8217;s Who<\/em> list of massive names, from David Bowie and Madonna to Jay-Z and Coldplay.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-4\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"710\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5NalM5yBMo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Perhaps his most respected work is the poignant 2002 video for Johnny Cash\u2019s cover of the Nine Inch Nails track &#8220;Hurt,&#8221; which remains loved by fans and industry experts alike. Romanek has also forged a feature movie career directing Robin Williams in the creepy thriller <em>One Hour Photo<\/em> and Keira Knightley in last year\u2019s <em>Never Let Me Go<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Spike Jonze \u2014 Gap, &#8220;Pardon Our Dust&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/560px-spikejonze1secondfilm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39480\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39480 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/560px-SpikeJonze1SecondFilm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"599\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/560px-SpikeJonze1SecondFilm.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/560px-SpikeJonze1SecondFilm-280x300.jpg 280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 560\/599;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spike Jonze\u2019s anarchic spirit and energetic love of filmmaking comes through loud and clear in this remarkable commercial for The Gap. Created in 2005, it only actually aired in a select few cities around the US before it was pulled. Jonze \u2014 Adam Spiegel to his folks \u2014 has a background in skateboard and music videos and has produced wildly imaginative work for the likes of the Beastie Boys, Daft Punk, Bj\u00f6rk and Fatboy Slim.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-5\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"532\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oob5uobmcy8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Critically acclaimed feature films including <em>Being John Malkovich<\/em>, <em>Adaptation<\/em> and <em>Where the Wild Things Are<\/em> have only raised the stock of this inimitable filmmaker even higher.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Kathryn Bigelow \u2014 Revlon, &#8220;Just Bitten&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/kathryn-bigelow-celebrates-after-winning-best-director-during-the-82nd-academy-awards-in-hollywood\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39483\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39483 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/09c94badb2e2f2c406a9806b266ee-600x447.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/09c94badb2e2f2c406a9806b266ee-600x447.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/09c94badb2e2f2c406a9806b266ee-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/09c94badb2e2f2c406a9806b266ee.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/447;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Bigelow\u2019s Oscar triumph in 2010 for <em>The Hurt Locker<\/em> \u2014 she famously became the first woman to pick up the Best Director award\u00a0\u2014 was a fitting tribute to a sharp and skilful operator who has been at the top of her game for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3uzIFrybHXY<\/p>\n<p>As well as appearing in her then-husband James Cameron\u2019s wonderfully cheesy music video for Martini Ranch in the late 1980s, she also directed her own music video, for New Order\u2019s &#8220;Touched By The Hand Of God.&#8221; Commercial work followed, including spots for Baileys, Hummer and Budweiser. This ad for Revlon, starring the gorgeous Jessica Biel, shows off Bigelow\u2019s perfect sense of light and shade as well as her penchant for artistic editing.<\/p>\n<h2>3. David Fincher \u2014 Levi&#8217;s, &#8220;The Chase&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/david_fincher\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39482\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39482 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/david_fincher.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"391\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/david_fincher.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/david_fincher-300x197.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 594px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 594\/391;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Fincher has pedigree as a music video director of the highest possible caliber. Era-defining work with Madonna on the video for &#8220;Express Yourself&#8221; (and more) brought other big-name artists such as George Michael, Michael Jackson and the Rolling Stones to the director\u2019s door.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-6\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"532\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e-7l5FPluDM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Preceding his music video work, Fincher learned his trade on commercials for (amongst others) Converse, Pepsi, Nike and Levi&#8217;s. This gloriously inventive ad is an example. Recalling themes that would crop up later in his feature movie work \u2014 particularly the brooding tension of <em>The Game<\/em> and <em>Seven<\/em> \u2014 this ad showcases a brilliant director with a mastery of timing and drama.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Michel Gondry \u2014 Smirnoff Vodka, &#8220;Smarienberg&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/ff_gondry1_f\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39484\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39484 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ff_gondry1_f-600x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ff_gondry1_f-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ff_gondry1_f-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/ff_gondry1_f.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/352;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michel Gondry is an Academy Award-winning movie director (he was honored for his work on the screenplay for <em>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/em>) known for his ingenious set designs and original approach to story-telling. His career really took off when working with Bj\u00f6rk on the video for her song &#8220;Human Behaviour.&#8221; In total he has directed seven of the Icelandic singer\u2019s videos.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-7\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"532\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1vj4jppqwkw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a wonderfully prolific career, Gondry has worked on well over fifty music videos for stars such as Kanye West, Kylie Minogue, Beck and Radiohead. And with this stunning commercial for Smirnoff vodka he virtually invented the &#8220;bullet time&#8221; technique which the Wachowski brothers used to such great effect in <em>The Matrix<\/em> trilogy.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Martin Scorsese \u2014 Chanel, &#8220;Bleu de Chanel&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-incredible-commercials-created-by-great-music-video-directors\/martin-scorcese\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-39485\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39485 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/martin-scorcese.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/martin-scorcese.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/martin-scorcese-300x199.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 590px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 590\/393;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Martin Scorsese is a true Hollywood legend. In a long and distinguished career, he has won almost every film award there is to be had, and in films such as <em>Raging Bull<\/em>, <em>Taxi Driver<\/em> and <em>Goodfellas<\/em> has set new benchmarks for shockingly realistic depictions of people on the edge of society. As well as having had a career in feature movies that has redefined American cinema, Scorsese has also worked with recording artists such Robbie Robertson, Eric Clapton and, most famously of all, Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-8\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"710\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oG-nnDlnWrA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 1987 video for &#8220;Bad&#8221; was strongly influenced by the classic musical <em>West Side Story<\/em> and is one of the most instantly recognizable music videos of the 1980s. This effortlessly classy advert for Chanel may not make a great deal of sense, but like almost everything Scorsese has a hand in, it is cool, great to look at and has a tough, streetwise edge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The road to becoming a successful director is a long, complicated and arduous one. As any film student will know, it takes talent, perseverance, dedication and a lot of hard work to make it into the director\u2019s chair (a little bit of luck helps, too). As with any creative process, film directing is about learning, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":39483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[120,7192],"class_list":{"0":"post-39474","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-commercials","9":"tag-music-videos"},"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61651,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39474\/revisions\/61651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}