Director Research 2: Nabil Elderkin

Nabil Elderkin moved to Australia from Chicago when he was 2 years old, growing up there he became interested in surfing and began to take photographs of the surfing scene. At age 17 he move back to Chicago with his mother and studied photography and he began to take photos at concerts and music bands.

He befriended a relatively unknown rapper names Kanye West. Feeling the vibe of potential from this young rapper he took the initiative to buy the domain name www.kanyewest.com. Then Kanye signed a multi million dollar record deal with Roc-a-fella records. Kanye's 'people' want the domain name www.kanyewest.com, so Elderkin proposed a deal. he didn't want any money, all he wanted was the chance to have a photoshoot with the young Kanye.

This was the photo shoot which established Elderkin, who since then has worked with Kanye as his official photographer, being a huge part of his 'Glow in the dark tour'.

On music videos, Nabil has worked with the best artists in the worlds, including The Arctic Monkeys, Kanye West, John Legend and many more.

Here are some of Nabil Elderkin's work which I really appreciate not just because I enjoy the songs, but because I feel an artistic wave of excellence when I view these selected videos:

Kanye West - "Coldest Winter" - 2008

G.O.O.D Music - "Mercy" - 2012

Director Research 1: Director X

Director X is a Canadian music video director, born in Toronto, Ontario and is of Trinidadian and Swiss decent.

He has directed a huge number of music videos, working with artists including; Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea Justin Bieber and 2 Chainz.

Below is a complete list of his work to date:

2014

• DJ Cassidy ft. Robin Thicke & Jessie J - "Calling All Hearts"
• Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - "Fancy"
• T.I. ft Iggy Azalea - "No Mediocre"

2013

• Drake - "Worst Behavior"
• Busta Rhymes - "Twerk It"
• The-Dream - "IV Play"
• 2PM - "A.D.T.O.Y."
• Ciara - "Body Party"
• Angel - "The World"
• Drake - "Started from the Bottom"

2012

• R. Kelly - "Share My Love"
• Drake - "HYFR"
• Shanell ft Lil Wayne & Drake - "So Good/6 AM"
• Nelly Furtado - "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)"
• The Wanted - "Chasing The Sun "
• Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
• 2 Chainz featuring Drake - "No Lie"
• Rick Ross featuring Wale and Drake - Diced Pineapples
• Manika - Good Girls

2011

• Karl Wolf ft Kardinal Offishall - "Ghetto Love"
• Mohombi ft Nicole Scherzinger - "Coconut Tree"
• The Wanted - "Glad You Came"
• The Wanted - "Warzone"
• MUHIZI Serge - "a.k.a MULLAH"

2010

• Street Pharmacy - "Stone Bricks And Mortar"
• Sean Kingston - "Letting Go (Dutty Love)"
• Nicki Minaj - "Your Love"
• The-Dream - "Love King"

2009

• Birdman feat. Lil Wayne, Rick Ross & Young Jeezy - "Always Strapped"
• k-os feat. Saukrates & Nelly Furtado - "I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman"/"Robot Kid"
• Sean Paul - "Now That I've Got Your Love"
• Nelly Furtado - "Más"
• Sean Paul - "Hold My Hand"
• David Guetta feat. Estelle - "One Love"
• Nelly Furtado - "Manos al Aire"
• Estelle feat. Sean Paul - "Come Over"

2008

• Brandy - "Right Here (Departed)"
• Common - "Universal Mind Control" (Original Version)
• Deborah Cox - "Beautiful U R"

2007

• R. Kelly feat. Usher - "Same Girl"
• Chrisette Michele - "Be Ok"
• Trey Songz - "Wonder Woman"
• Baby Bash feat. Sean Kingston - "What Is It"

2006

• Sean Paul feat. Keyshia Cole - "Give It Up to Me"
• Korn - "Coming Undone"
• Keshia Chanté - "Been Gone"
• Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - "Promiscuous"
• The Game - "Let's Ride"
• Xzibit - "Concentrate"
• Cassie - "Me & U" (original version)

2005

• Sean Paul - "Temperature"
• Ludacris - "Pimpin' All Over the World"
• Rico Love - "Settle Down"
• Rihanna - "Pon de Replay"
• R. Kelly - "Happy People"
• R. Kelly - "U Saved Me" (directed under his real name Julien Christian Lutz)
• Ying Yang Twins - "Wait (The Whisper Song)"
• Usher - "Caught Up"

2004

• Lloyd Banks feat. Avant -"Karma"
• Mario - "Let Me Love You"
• Kanye West - "The New Workout Plan"
• Keshia Chanté - Does He Love Me?
• Nelly feat. Christina Aguilera - "Tilt Ya Head Back"
• Akon - "Ghetto"
• Usher - "Yeah"

2003

• Clipse Feat. Faith Evans - "Ma, I Don't Love Her"
• G-Unit - "Poppin' Them Thangs"
• Ginuwine - "There It Is"
• Keshia Chanté - Bad Boy
• Sean Paul Feat. Sasha - "I'm Still In Love With You"
• Timbaland and Magoo feat. Missy Elliott - "Cop That Disk"
• Loon - "How You Want That"
• John Mayer - "Clarity"
• Sean Paul - "Get Busy"
• Kelis - "Trick Me"
• Jay-Z featuring Pharrell Williams - "Excuse Me Miss"
• Melanie Durrant feat. Common - "Where I'm Goin'"

2002

• Aaliyah - "I Care 4 U"
• Sean Paul - "Gimme the Light"
• Nelly - "Hot in Herre"
• Eve feat. Alicia Keys - "Gangsta Lovin'"
• Alicia Keys - "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
• Donell Jones featuring Styles P - "Put Me Down"

2001

• 112 - "Peaches and Cream"
• Fabolous featuring Nate Dogg - "Can't Deny It"
• Jadakiss - "Knock Yourself Out"
• Usher - "U Got It Bad"
• Usher - "U Don't Have to Call"
• R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z - "Fiesta (Remix)"
• Kardinal Offishall - "Ol' Time Killin'"

2000

• Reflection Eternal featuring Vinia Mojica - The Blast (song)
• Mystikal - "Shake Ya Ass"
• Mystikal featuring Nivea - "Danger (Been So Long)"
• Ice Cube featuring Krayzie Bone - "Until We Rich" (co-directed with Cameron Casey)
• Ghostface Killah f/Madam Majestic & U-God - "Cherchez La Ghost"
• Donell Jones - "Where I Wanna Be"
• "Thong Song" (remix) - Sisqó featuring Foxy Brown
• Aaliyah featuring DMX - "Come Back in One Piece"

1999

• Case - "Happily Ever After"
• Choclair - "Let's Ride"
• DMX - "What's My Name?"
• Eric Benét featuring Faith Evans - "Georgy Porgy"
• Marvelous 3 - "Freak Of The Week"
• Mystikal featuring OutKast - "Neck Uv Da Woods"
• Ice Cube featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi - "You Can Do It" (co-directed with Cameron Casey)

1998

• Made Men featuring The L.O.X. - "Made Men"
• Onyx - "React"
• Onyx - "Broke Willies"
• Rascalz - "Northern Touch"
• Redman - "I'll Bee Dat"
• Maestro - "Stick to Your Vision"
• Glenn Lewis - "Bout Your Love"
• Total - "Sittin' Home"
• EPMD - "Richter Scale"

Here are some examples of my favourite pieces of Director X's work:

Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend" - 2012

Drake - "Started from the Bottom" - 2013

2 Chainz ft. Drake - "No Lie" - 2012

Brief.

Music Video:

A promotional package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video with two of the following 3 options:

• A website homepage for the band.
• A cover for its release as a part of a digipak.
• A magazine advert for the digipak.

My choice:

I have chosen to chose in addition to the brief: 'A cover for its release as a part of a digipak' and 'A magazine advert for the digipak'.