Directors Research Task

The Malloys- http://www.malloybrothers.com/

Music video directors made up of brothers Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy who are signed to HSI Productions.
They have created videos for many different genres such as pop, producing videos such as la la land by Demi Lovato, but more towards my interest many rock music videos, such as Icky Thump and My Doorbell by The White Stripes and Breakout by the Foo Fighters.



As they produce many videos for rock bands, i like the way that they film live performance with a series of fast paced short takes adding an element of excitement as they band perform. From the videos I have looked at and analysed they commonly use a narrative throughout their music videos, for example Breakout by the Foo Fighters has a comedic narrative throughout as the lead singer Dave Grohl tries to impress a girl he has taken out on a date.

The Malloys produced there first music video in 2000- which was Responsibility by MxPx. The Malloys also produce a lot of videos for Jack Johnson, this is due to having a close and personal relationship as they both part own Woodshed Films and Brushfire Records.

Grady Hall

Is an american director who's career began working at Warner bros.
- He became a music video director in 2001- for artists such as Beck and REM.
In 2013 he won 3 MTV awards for his music videos, one of those being the peoples choice award, for favourite music video with Katy Perry's video- Roar.

Grady Hall often produces pop videos such as this one for Katy Perry, and pop rock for bands such as Papa Roach. Due to the directors history in film making the music videos are very dynamic and creative. I especially like the use of colour in Katy Perry's video, highlighting the importance colour has in a music video. Mise en scene is the focus of this video as it is set in a jungle environment with vibrant scenery and interesting props.

Despite not having a large budget like these huge companies, I like the idea of putting emphasis on the mise en scene rather than a narrative within the music video, which is something I will try to mimic in my music video.