Research- Music video director research.

'Martin de Thurah' won the Best Director Award 2009 for the Creative Review UK. His video for Carpark North ‘Human’ won the audience award, here is a clip of the video. This video used high quality special effects and editing.


Here is an example of his latest work:

I like his excellent ability to focus on detail, he uses refreshing ideas such as confetti thrown in the air and slow action shots of the falling action of rain so it looks very innovative. He also zooms in on certain movements of objects, this gives a original effect you probably wouldn't normally see without his editing. I also like his variation with mise-en-scene where he works with high and low key lighting to create a different atmosphere and mood.

Through researching his work I found some useful ideas for my music video including a more clear exploration of the possibilities of editing and camera shots to create high quality effects. This added to my ideas targeting our audience and 'indie/alternative' genre of music.

Here is a link to the 'Creative Review UK music award winners' this was beneficial so I could see what video's were effective and see if I could take inspiration from any of their ideas: http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/october/uk-mvas