Monday, 18 July 2016

Task 11: Director Research - Jake Nava + Key Learning Points


Jake Nava

"Jake Nava is a British director, best known for his work in music videos and TV commercials. 
- Nava graduated with a degree in film from the University of Westminster. After college, he began his career directing music videos and films for MTV Sports. He's created videos for various artists, including Britney Spears,Beyoncé, and Adele. Nava has also directed advertising campaigns for ArmaniPumaBacardi, and more. In 2013, he directed three music videos for Beyoncé’s visual album (“Partition,” “Grown Woman,” and “Flawless”). 

-  In 2011, Nava's advertisement for Lucozade placed #10 on Campaign Magazine’s Top 10 TV & Cinema Ads. Entertainment Weekly named Nava the fifth best music video director of 2011 for his videos "Someone Like You" and "Monster". The Times placed Nava's video for Beyoncé, "Single Ladies", at #3 in The 25 Most Influential Music Videos of All Time. It won "Video of the Year" at the MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards and the BET Awards. In 2006, Nava directed an anti-gun campaign to reduce inner city gun crime in London. The video was highly successful, reaching over 90% of its target audience, and received three D&AD nominations." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Nava


What did you learn from this task?
I learnt;

  • How to search for directors
  • About what awards different directors have achieved
  • About the type of music videos each director produces


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