Anthony Mandler
Anthony Mandler (born on the 18th April 1973 in Los Angeles) is a music video director which directs music videos for many artists such as Rihanna, Drake, Jay-Z and many more. Rihanna is the most frequent collaborator which he likes to work with his work is displaid trough the popular videos on the music charts around the world such as "Rihanna - Only girl in the world", "Drake - Over", "Usher - OMG". These music videos have very high standards as they depend on the wealth as well as the popularity of the artists.
Anthony works really closely with the artists to create the perfect product which the artists desire. He works around his starts and their needs, they just place ideas in his mind and he makes it work. the Collaborators keep in contact at all times to make sure there are no misunderstandings between the artists and the work produced.
Here is an example on the first music video collaboration between the producer and Rihanna. This music video reflects back on the artist life as well as represents her in the way she would live her life. Anthonys work is mainly represents the artists in the current era of time, this is represented by the change in the music videos overt time. An example of this is shown by Rihanna being a sexy innocent girl who fits in the crowd however contrasting on the later work done with the artist Rihanna is represented in a completely different way. This is demonstrated in the music video "Rihanna - Wait Your Turn" the concept of this video contrasts the first video as Rihanna brings a completely different appearance upon her self. In this video she is shown as a dominant character as she is experimenting with her clothes as well as her hairstyles.
This music video director is also known for the use of close ups this is shown in his work over the past years. In most music videos he creates the use of close ups allows the audience to get more insight on the artists as well as allows the audience to gain a bond with the artist.
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