Directors

Music video Directors. 

Hannah Lux-Davis: Hannah Lux-Davis

No matter where you stand as a music fan, the world of pop still dominates the industry. Its carefully polished aesthetic has been shaped and refined by committee for years and years, and cynics would have you believe that this means there’s no artistic merit to be found there. They’re wrong.

Maintaining such a sheen while keeping things fresh and within pop’s rigid parameters is no small task, . Still, it’s something Hannah Lux-Davis manages to accomplish time and time again. With a client list that includes Jessie J, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne and Paris Hilton, Lux-Davis has produced videos that act as vibrant, conceptual mission statements for the some of the biggest names out there. In a world driven by excess, indie cred isn’t everything. Sometimes it’s enough just to see something cool.

some work includes: 

DANIELS

DANIELS is the collective name of directing duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – a pair who’ve cut their teeth at the more surreal end of the spectrum (hardly surprising when you learn they were both interns for Eric Wareheim). Since going it alone they’ve established themselves with an incredible body of work that combines very physical comedy, bizarre choreography and an irrepressibly immature charm.

Like almost no other directing force out there, DANIELS’ ability to take an oddball idea and run with it as far as humanly possible shows off their confidence in their productions. One cursory look through their videography and it’s clear to see why they’ve been twice nominated for a Grammy in their short careers. Whether they’re reanimating the corpses of Foster The People, impregnating girls at a glance for Chromeo or awakening the libido-to-end-all-libidos at the behest of Lil Jon (above), their videos spread through the internet like clickbait wildfire

Spike Jonze

Compared to his staggeringly long music videography, Spike Jonze’s film output has been rather sparse; those three flicks listed above as his “Best Movies” are the only ones he’s directed so far in his singular career. Batting a flawless 3-for-3, the Jackassproducer is an auteur we’d love to see more from, and we don’t just mean typically great music videos like his most recent clip, Jay-Z and Kanye West’s simple yet outlandishly fun “Otis.”

Whether he’s working with hip-hop acts or indie rock luminaries, Jonze has always separated his videos from the rest of MTV’s pack with sheer inventiveness: supplanting Weezer into a Happy Days episode for “Buddy Holly”; giving the impression that The Pharcyde are walking the streets in backwards motion for “Drop”; filming Christopher Walken’s mesmerizing one-man dance-off for Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon Of Choice.” Jonze knows nothing about “conventional.”

some other music videos he's directed: Buddy Holly”, Weezer (1994); “Sabotage”, Beastie Boys (1994); “Drop”, The Pharcyde (1996); “Sky’s The Limit”, The Notorious B.I.G. feat. 112 (1997);“Flashing Lights”, Kanye West (2008) 

Brett Ratner

 Ratner managed to get artists such as Redman, LL Cool J, Heavy D, and Wu-Tang on board. He has directed music videos including  Tonight’s Da Night”, Redman (1993); “Nuttin’ But Love”, Heavy D & The Boyz (1994); “Triumph”, Wu-Tang Clan (1997); “Heartbreaker”, Mariah Carey feat. Jay-Z (1999)

David Fincher 

Arguably one of the best music video directer he has directed music videos including Express Yourself”, Madonna (1989); “Vogue”, Madonna (1990); “Cradle Of Love”, Billy Idol (1990); “Freedom '90”, George Michael (1990); “Straight Up”, Paula Abdul (1998); “Janie’s Got A Gun”, Aerosmith (1994). Also directing the critically acclaimed 'The girl with the dragon tattoo' 

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/08/the-15-most-accomplished-music-video-directors/