anton corbijn photography session

Anton CorbijnMusic Video Director 2

Friday, 29 January 2010

• Photographer and director from the Netherlands based in London.

“I am a photographer really! I only came to do videos because the musicians I had photographed persuaded (or rather pushed) me to do a video for them as well as the stills”

Friday, 29 January 2010

U2 - Death Valley - USA 1986

Elvis Costello - Amsterdam 1977 Friday, 29 January 2010

Album Cover Designer

U2Achtung Baby

1991

R.E.M.Automatic for

the People1991

Friday, 29 January 2010

Anton Corbijn

• Music Video Director for:U2, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, Metallica, Therapy?, The Rolling Stones, R.E.M.

• website: http://www.corbijn.co.uk/

Friday, 29 January 2010

• U2 - One - 1992

Friday, 29 January 2010

• The Killers – All These Things That I've Done - 2005

Friday, 29 January 2010

JOY DIVISION ON FILM: CONTROL

Control (Anton Corbijn 2007)Friday, 29 January 2010

Control (Anton Corbijn 2007)

Friday, 29 January 2010

Photographic Composition: Rule of Thirds

• More of a composition guide rather than ‘rule’

• Rather than placing elements in the centre of the frame, place them at one of the intersections.

• Placing the focal point in the centre can create a less interesting picture.

Friday, 29 January 2010

Photography Task

• 1. Possible settings and locations

• 2. Shot set ups you might be using in your video

• 3. Abstract - ideas for textures & close ups for the digipak covers and magazine ad

Friday, 29 January 2010