In light of the July 4th holiday, Video Static will be on holiday for a few days. Funny how that works. We will, however, leave you with a new feature we call "1,2,3 with..."
Here's the deal: We'll be asking directors and other creative types in the music video world to pick three videos based on any criteria of their choosing. Their three favorite videos, ever. The three videos that they never want to see again. The three best videos with cameos by professional wrestlers (yes, Captain Lou Albano would count). Also, they have to explain their picks. Leading things off is Caswell Coggins, who directed the recent Chris Cornell "Arms Around Your Love" in addition to videos for Keane, Boy Kill Boy, The Feeling and plenty others.
Caswell Coggins, director (Draw Pictures):
Here are three videos I think are great...
- The first is Chris Cunningham's video for Aphex Twin "Windowlicker." It's a very dark video. It gets stranger each time I watch it.
- The second is Michel Gondry's video for Daft Punk "All Around the World." It's just a fantastic thing to watch. I never get tired of seeing it.
- Third is a recent video by Timothy Saccenti for the Battles "Atlas." It's just a great piece of music and a great performance captured by a beautifully simple visual concept. It has a relentless quality that I find very satisfying.
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