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Francis lawrence
- 1. Francis Lawrence MusicVideo Director
- 2. Introduction • FrancisLawrence born March 26, 1971, is an American music video, film, and television director and producer. • He has produced music videos for some of the biggest artists and producers in the world. • His CV included stars such as Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Lady Gaga. Lawrence's videos are renowned for there crisp style and elegance, however he also has the ability to think completely outside the box, for example in Lady Gagas bad romance video.
- 3. CV • “GoneTill November” Wyclef Jean (1997) • “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” Aerosmith (1998) • “Fortunate” Maxwell (1999) • “Girl’s Best Friend” Jay-Z (1999) • “I’m A Slave 4 U” Britney Spears (2001) • “Cry Me A River” Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland (2003) • “Bad Romance” Lady Gaga (2009)
- 4. Videos • Lawrence’sstyle is renowned for being crisp slick and sexually oriantated. Videos like Justin Timberlake's ‘Cry me a river’ http://youtu.be/DksSPZTZES0 and Britney Spears ‘Im a slave 4 U’ http://youtu.be/Mzybwwf2HoQ • However in contrast to this he has also directed quirky music videos such as Lady Gagas ‘Bad Romance’ http://youtu.be/qrO4YZeyl0I , despite the quirky element that comes from Lady Gagas influence, the element of crisp well cut directing is still apparent. • As well as this Lawrence also directed the iconic video for Aerosmiths ‘I don’t want to miss a thing’. This song was made in conjunction with the film Armageddon. http://youtu.be/JkK8g6FMEXE