Music video directors research

1. Music Video Directors
By Georgia Leaper

2. Emil Nava
 Directed music video “Summer” for Calvin Harris,
which premiered on 6th April 2014 and has had
more than 160 million views on YouTube.
 He has directed over 40 music videos, many of
which have been nominated for the “Video of the
Year” award, incuding I Need Your Love by Calvin
Harris and Price Tag by Jessie J.
 He has worked with many well known and
successful artists such as Calvin Harris, Jessie J, Ed
Sheering, Paloma Faith, Rita Ora and Tinie Tempah.
 He mainly works with the production company
London Alley Entertainment.

3. Adam Powell
 Most famous for working on music videos for Example, he has
directed Stay Awake, Changed The Way You Kiss Me and One
More Day (Stay With Me), all by Example.
 Other notable music videos that he has directed are Girls and
Sex by The 1975, People Help The People by Birdy and I’ll Get
Along by Michael Kiwanuka.

4. Colin Tilley
 Award winning music director
 Worked with artists such as Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Nicki
Minaj, Usher, Cheryl Cole and many others.
 He is most famous for his writing and directing of music
videos for R&B artist Chris Brown, whom he has collaborated
with 19 times.
 He has won many awards, including Video of The Year at the
2011 BET Awards for Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now” music
video.
 He has most recently shot his first film “Mr Happy” whilst
beginning to develop numerous other film projects in LA.