Biographical information
Paul Hunter is an American music video director who has directed over 100 music videos since 1996. He has directed videos for a diverse range of artists, whose genres range from rock to hip hop. Paul Hunter has also done adverts for Nike, Burger King and Coca Cola. He was nominated for an Emmy for his Nike Freestyle advert. Paul Hunter has also been involved in the making of a few feature films. For example, he directed 'Bulletproof Monk'.
Paul Hunter's Work
Paul Hunter has directed lots of music videos over the years. He has directed music videos for bands/artists ranging from Enrique Iglesias to Christina Aguilera to Snoop Dogg. Paul Hunter directed the multiple award winning 'Divas' (Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya and Lil Kim) video for the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. He has also won a Music Video Production Association award for Best Direction of a Male Artist for 'My Love' by Justin Timberlake in 2007. He also one another MVPA for Best R&B video for 'What the Fuss' by Stevie Wonder in 2006.
Examples of Paul Hunter's work
TLC - Unpretty
Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost A Thing
Christina Aguilera - Come On Over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMoQm_TZ2DE
Britney Spears & Madonna - Me Against The Music
Aaliyah - One in a million
Justin Timberlake - My Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtU3KmxJGg8
Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya and Pink - Lady Marmalade
Similarities within Paul Hunter's work
- Quite a bit of sexualised display/scopophilia
- A lot of performance
- Quite often there is more performance than narrative
- Lots of choreographed dances - this is also linked to the genres of music he directs videos for
- When there is a narrative, band members/artists act within the narrative as well as the performance
- Videos appear to be quite high budget - also linked to the artists/bands he directs videos for
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