Director's Series Vol. 6 - Work of Director Anton Corbijn

Director's Series Vol. 6 - Work of Director Anton Corbijn
by Anton Corbijn

Director's Series Vol. 6 - Work of Director Anton Corbijn
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Actor: Adam Clayton, Bono, Joseph Arthur, Kurt Cobain, Nick Cave
Director: Anton Corbijn
Producer: Juliette Larthe
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); German (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 240 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd

DVD Reviews of Director's Series Vol. 6 - Work of Director Anton Corbijn

DVD Review: No Front 242 Headhunter???
Summary: 3 Stars

I want to order this, but there is no official video listing, just the one given by the first reviewer. That does not list Headhunter!?! :(

I want the EGGGGGGGGG!

I love eggs!

I will order this, as the Joy Division, DM, Echo, Propaganda alone are worth it, but seriously, no Headhunter? WTF?
A Grumph! (that's a play on the band as well as my disgruntled state of mind at the moment.)

I have given it 3 stars, since I don't have it yet. If Headhunter is indeed included then I will come back and edit my review. I figure 3 stars is "neutral."

DVD Review: Buy it
Summary: 5 Stars

I love this DVD. I love Corbijn's work, so having many clips & his narrative gives insights into his creative process.

DVD Review: Outstanding!
Summary: 5 Stars

I think that the "my friends" video is missing, but for the rest, it is a Great work, for all the fan of Anton

DVD Review: Introspective Journey
Summary: 5 Stars

"I know I would apologize if I could see your eyes
cause when you showed me myself I became someone else
But I was caught in between all you wish for and all you need"
~Joseph Arthur, In The Sun

Anton Corbijn's work has an element of introspection as opposed to visual overwhelm. In this collection you may notice the black-and-white grainy backgrounds with crimson highlights. His work is instantly recognizable and he is famous for photographing a long list of entertainers, including Miles Davis and Michael Stipe. He is known for his unique visions, like the Coldplay "Talk" music video.

This DVD includes "Red Guitar," where we find David Sylvian embracing a rich symbolism through Anton Corbijn's art in motion. You can truly feel the mingling of his mind with the ideas in David Sylvian's song and he captures peaceful images to highlight the beauty of David's voice. He seems to draw on mythology and images that represent the life of the soul.

U2's "Electrical Storm" is featured and there is a behind the scenes look at how the music video was filmed. Lovers fight as tension builds and then there is a breathlessly beautiful scene of kissing in a bathtub set near the ocean and fireworks all over the sky. Bono makes an appearance later talking about his experiences working with Anton Corbijn. I loved the purity of his voice as he sings "One." His voice was so ecstatic in this sepia toned director's cut. The beauty of his voice comes through with a brilliance of clarity like I've never heard it before. Truly stunning and gives you shivers!

Heart-Shaped Box is supremely colorful and the most expensive music video he made due to the time it took to add color to the black-and-white film. Kurt Cobain talks about how Anton's ideas were very similar to the vision he had for the video.

I loved Joseph Arthur's "In The Sun" with the red beach umbrella and the focus on a book he reads as he walks and rips out pages. When watching so many videos all at once, you start to notice similarities in ideas, like many have books with pages being ripped out and this seems to be symbolic of always absorbing experiences and then moving on to new inspiration.

Many of the videos have a similar trajectory with very different results. There is at times a story within the mood that propels the images forward towards their individual destinies. The images never move too fast and are captured at a pleasing pace so you can focus on the ideas instead of a blur of images. This poetic way of looking at filming brings in an artistic edge that allows you to relax into the emotions and images in a way that is often difficult in "many" of today's fast-paced music videos that focus on shock value and sex appeal instead of poetic sensuality and artistic beauty.

Throughout the videos we find kings wandering through pristine landscapes searching for tranquility and peace, poetic lyrics expressing the need for understanding while birds skate on what I assume to represent "thin ice." The concept of everyone being human and the similarity of experience within a unique expression seems prevalent in many videos. "Quiet Eyes" is entertaining due to the use of "stripes" which I guess makes a play on another word you could say is featured in the video.

A 56-page book is included with pictures presented in a scrapbook format with Anton's writing around the photographs. Here he explains why he started to film music videos and gives the reader an inside take on what inspired the way he filmed the videos.

I love the cozy chat with Anton Corbijn and how all the artists spoke of their experience with being filmed and photographed in such a positive way. Anton Corbijn seems to have connected on a level where artists could put their life in his hands and he would give them the gift of his amazing talents.

"You're in my mind all of the time
I know that's not enough
If the sky can crack, there must be some way back
To love and only love..."
~Bono, Electric Storm

~The Rebecca Review

DVD Review: making music visual
Summary: 5 Stars

It's hard to add much to the infinite praise that's justifiably been heaped on this genius. Essentially he started out like so many of us as a huge music fan, followed his passion with great determination and created a unique niche: the uncanny ability to get to the core of what a band is really all about and synthesize this vision through powerful visual media. He's a true visionary who has empowered us to see our bands through the proper lens.

Description of Director's Series Vol. 6 - Work of Director Anton Corbijn

Legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn is responsible for many of the most indelible and important images of the past two and a half decades. His recently released book U2 & I is a photographic retrospective of his 25 year collaboration with U2. Later this year, Anton will direct his first feature film, Control, based on the life of the late Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis.

Known as much for his photography as his videos, Anton Corbijn has produced some of rock's most memorable images. Long associated with Depeche Mode and U2 (that's his iconic shot on the cover of Joshua Tree), the Dutch director has worked with a diverse array of acts, including Joy Division ("Atmosphere"), Nirvana ("Heart-Shaped Box"), and Metallica ("Hero of the Day").

Read our interview with Anton Corbijn.
This collection captures over 20 years of wit and style, with influences ranging from surrealism, expressionism, and elegant European auteurs like Fritz Lang, Wim Wenders, and Ingmar Bergman (especially The Seventh Seal). Like many of the best video makers, Corbijn takes his cues more from the music and personality of the artists than the lyrics. The striking video for David Sylvian's "Red Guitar," for instance, features the singer, an old man, and a young boy--no red guitars anywhere. That about sums up Corbijn: often slick, occasionally bizarre--always unpredictable. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Be sure to check out The Director's Label Boxed Set Vol. 2, featuring The Work of Anton Corbijn, and volumes by Jonathan Glazer, Mark Romanek, and St?phane Sednaoui.

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