1) How did Bjork and Chris
collaborate on the All is full of love video?
Bjork and Chris Cunningham had mutual friends in London and
they suggested to Bjork to cooperate with Chris as they thought he was a genius
in what he does. Bjork sent the track to Chris who loved it and decided about
this collaboration. Bjork wrote the song and came up with the clear idea of
what she wanted. Her unusual vision was a mini film, kept in white and hard
surface which would describe heaven and involve ivory characters who makes love
and melt into each other. Chris on the other hand obsessed about engineer and
robots since he was kid. Bjorks idea gave him the opportunity to fulfil his
vision. Bjork didn’t like first version of the video but after a few weeks
Chris came back with the new sample. He brought it to another level which was
exactly what Bjork was looking for.
2) What techniques were used on
the portishead video to create the unusual slow motion effects.? Research this.
It was very hard to find exact technigues used in the
Portishead. The video was shot under surface in the tank full of water. The underwater
effect created distorted faces and specific mood. The floating person is
presented in slow motion.
3) What other music video directors have gone on
to direct feature films? Name two and the feature films they have made.
Marc Webb- he directed music video for Sanatana, Anastacia,
Fergie, Pussycat Dolls feat Timbaland, P. Daddy, Maroon, Nelly and film such
like ,,The Amazing Spider-Man’’.
Michael Benjamin Bay- he directed music video for Tina Turner
before he started a career in film director for: ,,Armagedon”, ,,Transformers”,
,,Pearl Harbor’’.
4) Which famous sci - fi film did Chris
Cunningham work on before he became a director?
Before Chris Cunningham became a director he worked on the
famous sci-fi film with Stanley Kubrick in the 1990s. The film was called
,,A.I’’ (Artificial Intelligence) and later was completed by S. Spielberg.
Chris spent a year working on the film before leaving to pursue his career as a
director.
5) What makes his
work different or original compared to other similar directors?
Chris Cunningham work is
different and original compared to the other directors. It starts with a right
approach to the client and idea. However he turned down many offers in the past
which couldn’t have given him the opportunity to express his own vision. He
always tries to create something new which hasn’t been done before. He is very
passionate about his work and constantly comes up with ambitious idea. Each of
his design is unlike the previous one. In his creation we can see scary,
surreal and a dark side (Aphex twins video) but also clean and beautiful pieces
(Bjork ,,All is full of love”).
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