Research into three music video directors.

1. Director Research
Edd Griles
Samuel Bayer
Mark Pellington

2. Edd Griles
 Edd Griles has directed music videos most famously for Cydi Lauper- 'Girls Just
Wanna Have Fun' (and many more of her songs) and Eddie Murphy as well as
also working closely with MTV and the VMA awards.
 He also directed videos for Huey Lewis and the News such as 'Stuck With You'
(and others) and Dan Harman- 'Second Nature‘
 My observation of Griles videos is that they tend to be classic 80’s pop, telling
the narrative of ordinary peoples lives including theme and emotion, often with
a gentle love story. Some people have commented that the videos are centered
around the middle or lower middle class Americans having fun. This could be to
do with directors own childhood, as well as that of the artist, for example
Cyndi Lauper in 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'.
 Colour is also a central part of Griles music videos as the vibrant colours and
geometric shapes make a more lively atmosphere and add to the fun vibes. this
can also be seen in her music video 'She-Bob' (also directed by Griles) and the
colourful and lively dance routine at the end.

3. Samuel Bayer
 Samuel Bayer has directed many memorable music videos:
Green Day- wake me up when September ends
Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit (nominated as best rock song)
Rolling Stones- Anybody Seen my Baby
Maroon 5- Pay Phone
 Bayer first trained as a painter but then broke into the music industry
and onto MTV in the early 1990's. His first music video was Nirvana's
single Smells Like Teen Spirit and this kick started his career directing
for many others such as Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden.
 Similarities in Bayers music videos are the dark and gritty tendency.
they seem less of a narrative and more abstract, with shots of the
performers in a smokey haze, with low key lighting creating a gloomy
atmosphere. he often includes black ad white images.

4. Mark Pellington
 The director of music videos such as: Pearl Jam- Jeremy 1991, U2- Until the world ends 1992,
Alice in Chains- Rooster 1992, Fray- Save a Life 2005, Cage the elephant- Cigarette daydreams
2014
 Pellington initially passed when asked to consider working on Pearl Jam's Jeremy (1991) because
it was very different to the more hop-hop style videos he'd worked on before. However, after
speaking to Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam vocalist) who wrote the song along side bassist Jeff Ament,
He realised that the song had a lot to it, bringing up many issues, some of which he could relate
to personally. This allowed him to bring a personal influence to the video.
 in one interview Pellington says: “I listened to it again and again, and after getting on the phone
with Eddie, that was it. It tapped into my own childhood and I just ended up writing and writing
and writing.”
 He collaborated with Bruce Ashley on this occasion and the two worked together closely (at one
point saying that they were inside each other's minds) to create the video that went on to win
Video of the Year at the VMA's (MTV Video Music Award) in 1993.
 This genre of music soon became Pellington's favorite to explore and similar themes can be seen
in his other videos such as U2's until the world ends in 1992 with camera reel-style flicking images
at the begging of both videos. In Until The World Ends, mirroring images and contrasting colours
are seen as well as using the negatives of images. this gives the video a distinctive feel.