Daniel Kleinman

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Daniel Kleinman (born December 23, 1955 ) is a British director . He has directed over 100 music videos by well-known artists and is one of the most award-winning directors of commercials ; In 2009 he was elected Commercial Director of the Decade by Brandweek magazine . Since 1995 he has designed the title sequences of seven James Bond 007 films .

Life

Daniel Kleinman studied at Hornsey College of Art in London , then worked as an illustrator and began creating storyboards for directors of music videos , which led to the first video under his direction in 1983. He subsequently created music videos for artists such as Thomas Dolby , Madonna , Pat Benatar , ZZ Top , Fleetwood Mac and Simple Minds in the 1980s and has directed over 100 music videos to date.

He started shooting commercials in the 1990s and became one of the most award-winning directors in the advertising industry. He has won numerous awards at the British Television Advertising Awards and the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity . When a new director was sought after the death of Maurice Binder in 1991 for the title sequences of the James Bond films , the choice fell on Kleinman, whose music video for the title song License to Kill from James Bond 007 - License to Kill (1989) by Gladys Knight had impressed those in charge. By 2015 he designed the opening credits for seven of the eight James Bond films made since 1995. He also directed the music video of the theme song Tomorrow Never Dies from James Bond 007 - Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) by Sheryl Crow .

In 2006, Kleinman founded the film production company Rattling Stick with Ringan Ledwidge and Johnnie Frankel , which was ranked third in the 2012 Gunn Report and fourth in 2013 in the Most Awarded Production Companies in The World .

Awards (selection)

  • 1985 : Nomination for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction (Simple Minds, Don't You (Forget About Me) )
  • 1986 : Nomination for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction (Pat Benatar, Sex as a Weapon and X , Burning House of Love )
  • 2001: Gold Cannes Lions Award (John West, Bear )
  • 2002: Gold Cannes Lions Award ( Xbox , Champagne )
  • 2003: Gold Cannes Lions Award (John Smith's, Monsters and Johnnie Walker , Fish )
  • 2006: Grand Prix Cannes Lions Award ( Guinness , Noitulove )
  • 2008: Gold Cannes Lions Award ( Smirnoff , Sea )
  • 2010: Viral Video Awards 2010, jury award for the best political viral on the topics of climate, democracy or justice (Plane Stupid, Polar Bear )
  • 2014: British Animation Award, Best 3D Commercial (Talk Talk, Model Britain )

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Films (directing)

  • 1985: Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour
  • 1987: Van Halen: Live Without a Net
  • 1994: Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era (TV movie)
  • 1995–1996: How to Be a Little Sod (TV series)

Film leader James Bond 007 (Director)

literature

  • Tom from Logue Newth: The Ad-Makers: How the Best TV Commercials are Produced. Focal Press, New York 2013, ISBN 978-0-415-81230-6 , pp. 72-87 (interview with Daniel Kleinman).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eleftheria Parpis: Commercial Director of the Decade. In: Brandweek. Vol. 50, No. 44, 2009, p. 28.
  2. ^ Daniel Kleinman Biography. ( Memento from October 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Production Company Rattling Stick . Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ben Radatz: James Bond: 50 Years of Main Title Design. Art of the Title, December 18, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ About Us. Production Company Rattling Stick . Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ The Gunn Report 2012 released. Campaign Brief, January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ Nick Goundry: Gunn Report 2013 reveals most awarded commercial production companies. The Location Guide, February 13, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ MTV Video Music Awards | 1985. Viacom International. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ MTV Video Music Awards | 1986. Viacom International. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ a b Cannes Lions classics: humor in advertising. The Guardian Media Blog, June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ a b Kristin Wilcha: SPECIAL REPORT: DIRECTORS Daniel Kleinman. SHOOT, October 17, 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ Ann-Christine Diaz: Guinness 'Noitulove' Wins Cannes Film Grand Prix. Advertising Age, June 24, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  12. ↑ Simon Furse: 2008 Cannes Lions Winners. SourceEcreative, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  13. ↑ Virals & Winners 2010. Viral Video Awards, interfilm Berlin , 2010. Accessed June 5, 2014.
  14. ↑ Jennifer Wolfe: 'Peppa Pig,' 'Gumball' Top 2014 British Animation Awards. Animation World Network, March 7, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Kleinman, Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kleinman, Danny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British director
DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1955