Favourite Music Video Director - Anthony Mandler

Born April 18, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA, Anthony Mandler is most recognised for being a commercial and an award winning music video director, and has written and directed music videos for several famous artists including Eminem, The Killers, OneRepublic, and Mary J Blige.
He is most famous for collaborating with Rhianna and is still continuing to do so, on songs such as Unfaithful, and Only Girl (In The World).
The reason why i have chosen Anthony Mandler is because he directed the videos for the song "When You Were Young" by The Killers as well as the song "Say (All I Need)" by OneRepublic.
Mandler is constantly praised for his originality in his music videos.





I have given these two examples because, in my opinion, they are two very good songs and i believe he has done a brilliant job on them.

I like the fact that this director does not just focus on one type of music genre, and varies from pop to r&b to rock/indie rock; as though he is giving all types of artists a chance.

I also like how in most of his music videos there is a story behind them. Whether they are complicated or not it still gives the song an edge to it and attracts the viewer more. A good example of this is the video above: "When you were young" by The Killers. The video is centered around a young woman in her twenties and is based on flashbacks that eventually illustrate the story of how they came to be there; it is also about how live changes whether you want it to or not. Like most of Mandler's videos, the music video is set in a foreign country, and in this case it is set in Tlayacapan, Mexico.

"Say (all i need)" by OneRepublic, was filmed in Paris, France. The video is shot in black and white and a few shots in colour (whilst performing). The video is mainly of the lead singer running around Paris as though he is searching for something. We also see all the sights of Paris, the back streets/allyways, and life in general around the city. There are one or two cuts to shots of the band performing. The way it is filmed and the style of the video is very unique and shows just how talented Anthony Mandler is.