Music Video Director

Case Study

David Meyer

About MeyerDavid Meyer was born in Berkeley, California,

when growing up he began to get a love for film during his teenage years working at a local cinema at 17. David attended Loyola Marymount University where he studied and majored in Film Production and Philosophy. Once graduating from university David went to the Los Angeles film festival and produced a short film called Copper Woman and in the following year began to work with major company Paramount Pictures to work with the development of the two films Face off and also Twilight. David began to work with well known artist in the next ten years that followed, David worked with a range of different artist and wanted each of his videos to define the artist in their own unique way. Always involved in media David then started to do commercials, one being the silhouette campaign for Apple.

The Beginning The first music video David

directed was ‘Slave to society’ by K.E.V in 1995.

In 1996 David also directed ‘Off da hook’ by Off da hook.

Another song directed by David was ‘Throw your hands up’ by IFA’ in 1996

Into 1997... David continued to direct music videos into 1997 and directed 14 in total, to name a few are:

Sons of funk’s single ‘Pushing inside you’ was directed by David.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n

szKaUOhAjQ

The song raise the roof by Luke also was directed by David.http://www.singingfool.com/title.aspx?

publishedid=240307

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7n5BtmYsGM

Destiny’s Child- Just be straight

1998...

MC Ren- Ruthless for lifehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Axa_WaaEA

Mytown- Party all nighthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG3S

UHO2_Tc

Another song David directed was ‘Talk show shh’ by Shae Jones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFu5zU4iFY0&p=CEE3F23D53EA978E&playnext=1&index=44

1999...In 1999 I feel this was David’s breakthrough, in 1999 David began to work

with some well known artists, these included songs such as:

Kid Rock- Bawitdabahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ien

v1rBZFyc

Lil Wayne- Tha block is hothttp://www.youtube.com/wat

ch?v=fozA53bOUJI&feature=fvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3UD4ufklu4

LL Cool J- Shut em down

2000...With the new millennium, David worked with more well known artists and

beginning to make a name for himself. To pick just a few, they are:

Enrique Iglesias- Be with youhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNJrzGjysHA

Pink- Most Girls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsT0KMSACl4

Britney- Luckyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqQiAfQ8erU

2001...David continued creating lots of music videos with famous artists...

Missy Elliot- Get your freak onhttp://www.youtube.

com/watch?v=FPoKiGQzbSQ&ob=av3e

Pink- Get the party startedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjXu1svK-GQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCRwjtz4g9k

Christina Millian- Am to Pm

2002...Aerosmith- Girls of summer

Mariah Carey- Through the rain

Missy Elliot- Work it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UODX_pYpVxk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmE3K3yJops

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRNdmkH8zrI

2003...

Ludacris- Stand Up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZG7IK99OvI

Missy Elliot- Pass the Dutchhttp://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=iEzTXCSDjdU

Pink- Feel good timehttp://www.youtube.co

m/watch?v=3DMmj6Lm2XI&feature=related

2005...Rhymefest- Brand new

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/sy-5749496/rhymefest_brand_new_official_music_video/

Pink- Stupid Girlshttp://www.youtube.co

m/watch?v=kU1DChtdXk0

Missy Elliot- Lose Control

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdhit_missy-elliott-loose-control

2007David did not direct any music videos in 2006 due to his development in his film,

The Hitcher, but soon made more videos in hate following year of 2007.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3q4xr_natasha-bedingfield-i-wanna-have-yo_music

Natasha Bedingfield- Wanna have your babies

Pretty Ricky- Push it babyhttp://www.dailymotion.co

m/video/x59mnx_pretty-ricky-push-it-baby_music

Korn- Evolutionhttp://www.dailymotion.com/

video/x2ktyb_korn-evolution_music

2008...Missy Elliot- Ching a Ling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjIlocYE_Wc

T.I- Whatever you likehttp://www.youtube.com/w

atch?v=9yB8adfa8iE&feature=related

Pink- ‘So What’ and ‘Please don’t leave me’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XKZh3vWeGc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH1IE8R-P9o

2009...Pink- Fun house

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2priZPjpd_o&feature=related

Britney- Radarhttp://www.youtub

e.com/watch?v=rOIhVGROaAw

Lil Wayne- Prom queenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTurfn7vvCk

2010...?This year David has only made two music videos, but the videos are

still with global superstars..

Avril Lavine- Alice

Justin Bieber- Somebody to love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dyi1BW1cwk

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdrd8t_justin-bieber-somebody-to-love-feat_music

Awards...

With over 15 years of directing music videos, film making and adverts David has been given lots of awards.