Dave Meyers

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David "Dave" Meyers (born October 19, 1972 in Berkeley ) is an American music video and film director . In 2006 his entry won a Grammy Award . In 2003 his music video for Work It by Missy Elliott received the MTV Video Music Award .

Life

Dave Meyers grew up in Berkeley , California . His interest in film arose when he was working part-time in a cinema in Berkley. He then attended Loyola Marymount University , where he earned a degree in film production and philosophy.

After meeting Gus Van Sant while filming To Die For 1995 , he began making music videos in 1997, similar to Van Sant. In the meantime, more than 200 music videos have been made under his direction. His clients include musicians of all genres, including P! Nk , Janet Jackson , Jennifer Lopez , Aerosmith , The Offspring , Lil Jon and Master P .

His first big success was Work It by Missy Elliott which won the 2003 MTV Video Music Award for best video of the year. He repeated this success in 2011 with Katy Perry's Firework , in 2017 with Kendrick Lamars Humble and most recently in 2018 with Camila Cabellos Havana . He also received a Grammy Award for Missy Elliot's Lost Control and Lamar's Humble .

In 1999 he made his first feature film, Foolish, with Eddie Griffin and Master P in the lead roles, as stand-up comedians who want to break through. In 2007, The Hitcher was a remake of the slasher classic Hitcher, the 1986 Highway Killer .

From 2004 he also started making commercials for Adidas , Citibank , Starbucks and PETA , among others . His 2004 commercial for the Apple iPod earned him a Cannes Lion and a Clio Award . He won other advertising awards for Lowe's and the Getty Foundation . Ice Cube played a major role in the latter . He is a member of the Radical Media collective , which sees itself as an association of artists who pursue a different advertising approach.

Dave Meyers supports PETA , including shooting Raise Your Glass for Pink in 2010 , which campaigned for animal rights, and a video with Alicia Silverstone as part of a PETA advertising campaign.

Music videos (selection)

1995

  • Kev - Slaves to Society

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

  • WAii featuring will.i.am e Astro - Tell Me Something I Don't Know (I'm Ready For It) (co-directed with Christopher Sims)

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Filmography

  • 1999: Foolish
  • 2007: The Hitcher
  • 2010: Fuse Presents Z100's Jingle Ball (TV movie)
  • 2015: Volatile Love

Commercials

Awards

Award category Video year
MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year Missy Elliot - Work It 2003
MTV Awards Japan Best Video of the Year Missy Elliot - Pass That Dutch 2004
MVP Awards Direction of a female artist Missy Elliot - Pass That Dutch 2004
Grammy Award Best Short Form Music Video Missy Elliot - Lose Control 2004
MTV Australia Awards Best Video of the Year Pink - So What 2009
MTV Video Music Award Video of the Year Katy Perry - Firework 2011
MTV Video Music Award Video of the Year Kendrick Lamar - Humble 2017
Grammy Awards Best Music Video Kendrick Lamar - Humble 2017
MTV Video Music Award Video of the Year Camila Cabello - Havana 2018
Commercials Award Project Year
Cannes Lions Bronze Lion: Dance Apple iPod 2004
Clio Awards Gold Campaign: rock, hip-hop, dance Apple iPod 2004
NY ADDYS Lowes: Don't stop 2011
D&AD Awards Wood Pencil: Cinematography for Film Advertising Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames 2012
Andy Awards Silver Distinction: Web Film / Viral Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames 2012
The One Show Interactive Merit Award Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames 2012

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Author: TJ Montemer: Palisadian Dave Meyers Wins a Second Grammy. In: Palisades News. February 8, 2018, Retrieved March 9, 2019 (American English).
  2. ^ VMA 2003 - MTV Video Music Awards. In: MTV.com. Retrieved March 9, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Kendrick Lamar, Missy Elliott & Ariana Grande: You Must Know the Music Videos of Dave Meyers | MTV Germany. In: MTV Germany. August 24, 2018, accessed March 9, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Dave Meyers. In: Grammy.com. February 15, 2019, accessed March 9, 2019 .
  5. ^ Foolish. In: IMDb. Retrieved March 10, 2019 .
  6. ^ Hitcher, The: Dave Meyer's Interview. In: Cinema.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Commercials. In: Official website. Retrieved March 10, 2019 (American English).
  8. ↑ About. In: Radical Media. Accessed March 10, 2019 .
  9. ^ Raise Your Glass to Pink and Director Dave Meyers. November 3, 2010; Retrieved March 10, 2019 (American English).
  10. ↑ People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: Alicia Silverstone's sexy PETA clip banned in Houston. Retrieved March 10, 2019 .
  11. ^ PETA Thanksgiving. In: Radical Media. Accessed March 10, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Meyers, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meyers, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American music video and film director
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Berkeley