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Paul Hunter is an American film director, screenwriter, and music video director. He has directed over 100 music videos, television advertisements and was nominated for an Emmy for Nike's Freestyle commercial.[1] In 2004, the Washington Post called Hunter one of the "most seminal names among black hip-hop directors."[2]
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, music video director, |
Years active | 1995–present |
Website | Official |
Hunter graduated from Cal State Northridge with a degree in Radio, TV & Film.
Hunter has worked with musical artists including Whitney Houston, Aaliyah, Pharrell, Dr. Dre, TLC, Christina Aguilera, Tyrese Gibson, Beyoncé, LL Cool J, Justin Timberlake, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Michael Jackson.
Hunter made his feature-length directorial debut with Bulletproof Monk, starring Chow Yun Fat and Seann William Scott.[3]
Hunter's directed the music video of Michael Jackson's come-back single, 'You Rock My World' and the award-winning "Lady Marmalade" video for the soundtrack to the film Moulin Rouge! (2001).[3]
While working with Prettybird, Hunter has also done commercial work including a spot for Bacardi he co-directed with actor Michael B. Jordan.[4]
Selected music video credits
editFilmography
edit- Bulletproof Monk (2003)
- Government Cheese (TBA)
Awards
editMusic videos
- 2007 - MVPA Awards - Best Direction of a Male Artist - Justin Timberlake: "My Love" (Director)
- 2006 - MVPA Awards - R&B Video of the Year - Stevie Wonder: "So What the Fuss" (Director)
- 2002 - MVPA Awards - Hollywood Digital Award for Rap Video of the Year - Jay-Z: "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (Director)
- 2001 - MTV Video Music Awards - Best Video of the Year and Best Video From a Film - Mya, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim: "Lady Marmalade" (Director)[5]
- 2000 - MVPA Awards - Best Direction of a Male Video - D'Angelo: "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" (Director)
- 1999 - MTV Video Music Awards - Best Cinematography in a Video - Marilyn Manson: "The Dope Show" (Director)[6]
- 1999 - MVPA Awards - Rock Video of the Year and Best Direction of a Music Video - Marilyn Manson: "The Dope Show" (Director)
- 1997 - MTV Video Music Awards - Best Rap Video - The Notorious B.I.G.: "Hypnotize" (Director)
- 1997 - MVPA Awards - Best Urban/R&B Video - Erykah Badu: "On & On" (Director)
Commercials
- 2010 - London International Advertising Awards - Bronze Television/Cinema/ Digital/Web/Mobile - Axe: "Destiny" (Director)[7]
- 2010 - Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity - Bronze Award: Product & Service/Cosmetics & Beauty - Axe: "Destiny" (Director)[8]
- 2013 - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 TV Commercial / Digital Short Film (Director)[9][10]
Notes
edit- ^ Club Love (4 February 2007). "1 - Making of NIKE Freestyle Commercial". Dailymotion.
- ^ Nguyen, Tommy (August 15, 2004). "Cut to the Directors". Washington Post. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
'Historically, I've seen more African American directors break into the music video industry through hip-hop and urban music, and that's a good thing,' says Scott Edelstein, a former head of music video production for HSI Productions, the company that once repped Hype Williams and still houses Paul Hunter, the two most seminal names among black hip-hop directors.
- ^ a b "Kate Moss stars in new ad to launch Virgin Mobile Contract". Esato. 21 December 2005. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ Beer, Jeff (December 3, 2018). "Exclusive: Why Michael B. Jordan directed the new Bacardi commercial". Fast Company. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
Paul Hunter is a renowned music video director and cofounder of the commercial production company Prettybird.
- ^ "2001 MTV Video Music Awards - Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2001 MTV VMAs". mtv.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012.
- ^ "1999 MTV Video Music Awards - Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 1999 MTV VMAs". mtv.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008.
- ^ 2010 London International Awards
- ^ Cannes Film Lions Winners 2010
- ^ Samsung GALAXY Note 3 Official TVC - Dreams. Official channel of Samsung on YouTube. Archived from the original on 2013-10-01. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ Samsung GALAXY Note 3 presents "Dreams", a digital short film. Official channel of Samsung on YouTube. Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 23 October 2013.