Director's Series Vol. 7 - Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui
by Stephane Sednaoui
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Actor: Björk, Bono, Jeff Cease, Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Peter BuckDirector: Stephane Sednaoui
Brand: Universal Studios
Cinematographer: Daniel Landin
Cinematographer: Eric Engler
Producer: Ellen Jacobson
Producer: Lance Bangs
Producer: Philippe Dupuis-Mendel
Producer: Richard Brown
Producer: Stephanie Bruni
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 200 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Product features:
- WORK OF DIRECTOR STEPHANE SEDN, THE (DVD MOVIE)
DVD Reviews of Director's Series Vol. 7 - Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui
DVD Review: It's New to Me, but I Like It
Summary: 4 Stars
I'll start by saying that I wasn't incredibly familiar with Stephane Sednaoui before the release of this DVD. To be blunt, I had no idea who he was, and a good portion of his videos were foreign to me (well, they're French). I'm pretty glad that I got a chance to see some of his material, however. Sednaoui is also a fashion photographer, and it shows in his music video work: lots of color, brilliance, and energy are common in his work. He's almost an opposite of Anton Corbijn in this respect, who tends to choose darker, matte-like subjects over flashy, shiny and colorful ones, but I still grew to appreciate his ability. Plus, I've heard he's quite a ladies man.
To start with the videos, I'm definitely partial to the work he's done with Bjork, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Mirwais (I had never heard of this group until I watched the DVD, by the way) because I think their music fits Sednaoui's style. In fact, his videos seem to fit like a glove over the funky rhythms of Give It Away or Bjork's quirky Big Time Sensuality. There are some cases, one being his work with Tricky, which prove his versatility to some extent.
Another example of his talents in visual art comes from the brilliant short films on this disc...I'm actually curious if he's done more work in this area, because I loved these. Walk on the Wild Side, which Sednaoui describes as a faithful interpretation of Lou Reed's song/poem, describes the lives of 5 teenagers moving to New York in search of glory and excitement. Another one, Army of Me, is an animated short that originally started as a video project for Bjork's song with the same name. Both are just cool, visually stunning, and just another side of Stephane's talents.
I think I'd be more critical of this guy if I knew more about him, maybe. This is definitely not my favorite DVD in the set, nor have I spent nearly as much time with it as I have the Romanek and Corbijn collections. But I'm glad that I got a chance to be introduced to his work, well, besides his U2 videos that I never really cared for too much. And isn't the whole point of this series to get us looking past our favorite musicians and appreciating the ones behind the camera.
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Description of Director's Series Vol. 7 - Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui
Sednaoui?s career took off with the phenomenal success of his videos for Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give It Away" and U2?s "Mysterious Ways" in the early 1990?s and ever since he has been redefining music videos and photography with his stylish and unique work.According to Bono, "He?s much cooler than anyone in his videos." That?s high praise indeed as French filmmaker/photographer Stéphane Sednaoui has conjured up many of music?s hippest clips. Glitter, mirror balls, metallic paint--if it glows, shines, or sparkles, you can bet he's incorporated it into one of his projects.
 Read our interview with Stéphane Sednaoui. |
See More
 Be sure to check out The Director's Label Boxed Set Vol. 2, featuring The Work of Stéphane Sednaoui, and volumes by Mark Romanek, Jonathan Glazer, Anton Corbijn. |
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