commercial director
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A commercial director is an executive responsible for managing the commercial department within an organization, or a specific commercial project.
Filmmaking industry
In filmmaking industry, a commercial director is a film director who specializes in the creation of commercials, often for television, but sometimes also on film and of music videos (given that music videos are recognized as a form of advertising for the song featured in the video{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}).
= Noted commercial directors =
Noted directors of commercials include: Ridley Scott, Adrian Lyne, Hugh Hudson, Jean-Paul Goude, Jonathan Glazer, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, Joe Pytka, Tarsem Singh, Dougal Wilson and Tony Kaye, Norman Hafezi, Barry Myers.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} Music video directors who have gone on to feature film production include Michael Mann and Julien Temple.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/19/ecstasy-wilko-johnson-review-mark-kermode|title = The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson review – rocking against the dying of the light|website = TheGuardian.com|date = 19 July 2015}}
See also
References
- {{Cite book|title=TV Commercials: How to Make Them|author=Ivan Cury|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2005|isbn=9780240805924|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/tvcommercialshow00cury}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050407/http://tvc-director.com/ tvc-director.com - the tvc director global directory™ resource for commercial film directors] (Englisch)
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