Mark Romanek videography

Romanek at the 2010 Tokyo International Film Festival

American filmmaker Mark Romanek directed his first music video in 1986, for The The's "Sweet Bird of Truth".[1] He earned his first MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction nomination for "Free Your Mind", performed by En Vogue, in 1993.[2] Romanek later directed "Closer" for the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, which contains imagery involving terror, sexuality, and animal cruelty.[1][3] In 1995, he directed the video for "Scream", set in space and performed by Michael and Janet Jackson, as well as the New Age surrealistic "Bedtime Story", performed by Madonna.[4][5] They are two of the most expensive music videos ever made, costing $7 million and $5 million, respectively.[6] "Scream" gained 11 nominations at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, including Romanek's second Best Direction nomination,[7] and his first Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form.[8]

In 1996, Romanek directed the Mary Poppins-inspired "Novocaine for the Soul" for the rock band Eels.[9] The following year, he directed Fiona Apple's "Criminal", which explores themes of voyeurism and adolescence;[10] and won his second Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form for "Got 'til It's Gone", performed by Janet Jackson, Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell.[8] For his work in "Hurt" (2003), performed by Johnny Cash, Romanek earned another MTV nomination, and won his third Grammy.[8][11] In 2004, he directed the auto-biographical music video for Jay-Z's "99 Problems", for which he won his first MTV award.[12] Their subsequent collaborations—the installation-style 10-minute short film for "Picasso Baby" (2013),[a] and the animation video for "The Story of O.J." (2017)[13]—were nominated for Grammy Award for Best Music Video.[8]

Romanek made his feature-film directorial debut with the 1986 comedy-drama feature Static, which was nominated for Grand Jury Prize at the 1986 Sundance Film Festival.[14][15] He received a Saturn Award for Best Writing nomination for his work in the psychological thriller One Hour Photo (2002), which starred Robin Williams.[16][17] In 2010, he directed the romantic drama film Never Let Me Go, starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield, for which he was nominated for British Independent Film Award for Best Director.[18] Romanek also directed several commercials for iPod, Nike, and ESPN.

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  3. ^ ldetmer1271 (July 26, 2011). "The 30 All-Time Best Music Videos — Nine Inch Nails, 'Closer' (1994)". Time. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Boepple, Leanne (November 1, 1995). "Scream: space odyssey Jackson-style.(video production; Michael and Janet Jackson video)". TCI: Theatre Crafts International. Vol. 29. Theatre Crafts International. p. 52. ISSN 1063-9497.
  5. ^ Fouz-Hernández & Jarman-Ivens 2004, p. 56
  6. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (August 24, 2014). "The 5 Most Expensive Music Videos Of All Time". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1995". MTV. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d "Artist: Mark Romanek". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
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  10. ^ Zeltner, Mark. "Fiona Apple's 'Criminal' and Video Voyeurism for the '90s". Image. No. 5. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
  11. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2003". MTV. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  12. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2004". MTV. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  13. ^ "Jay-Z Releases Animated 'The Story of O.J.' Video From '4:44'". Rolling Stone. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  14. ^ Rausch 2008, p. 192
  15. ^ "Static: Archives: Sundance Institute". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  16. ^ Phillips, Jevon (March 6, 2003). "'Towers,' 'Report' top Saturn nominees". Variety. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  17. ^ "A Look at the 29th Annual Saturn Awards" (PDF). Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  18. ^ "The Moët British Independent Film Awards Announce Nominations and Jury for 13th Edition". British Independent Film Awards. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.


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