With the 16th annual MVPA Awards coming up on Wednesday, May 16 in Los Angeles, Video Static will be running profiles on various nominees. First up is Director of the Year nominee Philip Andelman, who is being recognized for his videos:
- Fort Minor "Where'd You Go"
- John Mayer "Waiting For The World To Change"
- Silversun Pickups "Well Thought Out Twinkles"
name: Philip Andelman
company: Partizan
job/title: director
First video: The first video I directed was for a rock band called Palo Alto, who were on Island/American Recordings. Rick Rubin was producing the band and the commissioner at the label took me to go see them. I just begged and begged and begged to do a video for them until she finally acquiesced. It was literally a dream come true, but it was also only the second or third treatment I’d ever written and really had no idea what I was doing. The budget was $30k, which back then seemed like nothing, but now seems par for the course. I called in every favor I could and our producer Valerie Romer pulled off a miracle. I remember how professional I felt because there was a motor home and catering truck.
Strangest Video: Dan the Automator and I decided to do an instructional video on how to prepare a meal for a girl you've just slept with. It was for the last Handsome Boy Modeling School album. We both love cooking and food, so really it was just an excuse to buy some white truffles and good champagne. Prince Paul came over and we shot for a couple of hours before devouring the food. There was a really dirty bodega downstairs from the house and I found this stuff called "Big Up Orange Drink" which we decided to make mimosas with for the last shot. It came in a dinky little squeeze bottle and I remember the two of them sipping this frightful neon-orange concoction and Paul broke character for a second and exclaimed, as if in total bewilderment, "This ain't bad!"
What's Next: I'm off to Paducah, TX in three days to shoot a video installation of super-slow motion rodeo riders and strippers with a friend of mine. Should be a pretty interesting few days. I just got a schedule of the 65th Annual Old Settlers and Cattle King Rodeo which we will attend, and I am very excited to see that from 1 – 3pm there will be a Jubileee. I've never attended a Jubilee and it sounds rather exciting.
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