ITAP Part 2-Genius of Moving Image Questions Part 3

Genius of Moving Image Questions Part 3

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

Portishead video – Only You

Bjork – All is full of love

Then Making All is full of love featuring interviews with Bjork and Chris Cunningham

1. How did Bjork and Chris collaborate on the All is full of love video?

Bjork originally gave Chris Cunningham a specific concept requirement for the feel and the look of the video, then after showing her the storyboard idea Chris did the production process himself before the end so she could see the results before the release.

2. What techniques were used on the portishead video to create the unusual slow motion effects.? Research this.

To create the ‘Other Worldly’ look of the video, the actors and musician were shot in water tanks, it was in post-production when the careful process of removing the air bubbles took place. Then the footage was taken into the shot of the ‘dark alley’.

3. What other music video directors have gone on to direct feature films? Name two and the feature films they have made.

 Film Director and producer Michael Bay had worked at ‘Propaganda Films’ directing commercials and music videos, Bay’s  success in music video’s gained a lot of attention which eventually led to him directing his first feature film ‘Bad Boys’ and went onto becoming a famous director with well known feature films like ‘Transformers’ and ‘Armageddon’.

Another music director is David Fincher, who was set on a directing career also joined the video production company ‘Propaganda Films’ ,and started off directing music videos and commercials which also led to his feature Debut ‘Alien 3’  and other successful movies such as ‘The Panic Room’ and The’ Social Network’.

4. Which famous sci - fi film did Chris Cunningham’s work on before he became a director?

Cunningham had worked for over a year on the film A.I. before leaving to pursue  a career as a director working under the name of Chris Halls.

5. What makes his work different or original compared to other similar directors?

I believe his background in the film industry as a special effects artist gives him an option on things when it comes to creating ideas, he said that after being in the industry he wanted to improve on his drawing which led to graphic novels which came useful when creating storyboards and planning. The most major quality that he has is that he creates his visual imagery from listening to the music rather than the other way of approaching the music with a fresh new idea.