What do Chris Cunningham, Jonathan Glazer, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, David LaChapelle, Mark Romanek and Tarsem all have in common? They've all been honored at early stages in their careersby wordwide ad creative conglomerate Saatchi & Saatchi in its annual New Directors Showcase.
The 2013 event was last night, featuring seveal directors who are likely already on your shortlist if you read videostatic.com. These include:
The anticipated new music video channel Revolt TV headed by Sean “Diddy” Combs gets closer to launch with the announcement of a distribution deal with Time Warner Cable, which has massive presence in major markets New York City and Los Angeles.
This is in addition to a previously established deal with Comcast, which essentially gives the channel nationwide distribution when it goes live later this year.
A druggy and depressing night in a crap club takes a Tarintonian turn when a bandit arrives with a gun and an inclination to shoot that look off The Weeknd's face.
(Oh, and Juicy J. Despite being the artist of record here, the Three 6 Mafia rapper takes on what would be the traditional featured role, with The Weeknd clearly the focus)
Stop-motion nuggets. Kaleidoscopic twerking. Probably not safe for work, or in good taste, especially when you consider the title, "Big Girls." That said, there's something hypnotic to it...
And there's an interesting backstory (no pun intended) via their YouTube page:
