The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
Portishead video – Only You
Bjork – All is full of love
Questions:
1. How did Bjork and Chris collaborate on the All is full of love video? They had mutual friends and knew of each other’s work, and people in their circle of friends had seen a video of the Aphex twins by Cunningham and suggested that the two should would together.
2. What techniques were used on the Portishead video to create the unusual slow motion effects? The video was filmed partially underwater to create the distorted look in the people's faces and then was edited to put the video in a realistic urban scene.
3. What other music video directors have gone on to direct feature films? Name two and the feature films they have made.
-Richard Ayoade has directed music videos for bands such as Artic monkeys, Vampire Weekend and The Last Shadow Puppets he then has gone onto directing the hit cult comedy film Submarine.
-Marc Webb directed music videos for bands such as Yellowcard, Incubus and Good Charlotte and now has directed the indie romance film "500 days of summer"
4. Which famous sci - fi film did Chris Cunningham’s work on before he became a director? Chris Cunningham worked on two Sci-Fi films; A.I and Alien as a member of the special effects team and character designer.
5. What makes his work different or original compared to other similar directors? He is very different to directors by the way he visualises his work and the process he takes towards producing his work, it has a dark, ghostly and surreal feel to it. Working in the film industry behind the scenes has also worked to his favour as he has the experience and the skills that some directors may not.
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