Posts Tagged ‘blur’
Music video | A glass-and-a-half of Jonathan Glazer
Two of the most successful ad campaigns of all time, at least in the alcohol market, were for Guinness and Stella Artois.
Enter director Jonathan Glazer, who not only worked on these ads, but also a range of music videos for artists such as Radiohead, Jamiroquai and Blur. As well as with actors Ben Kingsley, Nicole Kidman and Ray Winstone on two acclaimed feature films.
With this kind of background, it’s no surprise that Glazer’s oeuvre is included in a DVD collection featuring the work of several music video directors. A few months back I looked at Stephane Sednaoui. Now I’ve had a chance to look at the Glazer DVD.
Music | Music is my radar
This post is a quickie but a goodie. One of my favourite music videos care of the boys from Blur — “Music is My Radar”.
The clip is very retro — 60s futurism. The lads are on the set of a talkshow, which has just cut to a break. Behind them are four gigantic posters of the band members, all reminiscent of The Beatles. The set is 60s mod, blocks of red and white.
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