Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Person #1: Daniel Cloud Campos

Video: Zedd featuring Hayley Williams in a song titled 'Stay the Night'.  
I will not scream for Hayley and her high-pitch voice. I will not scream for Zedd and his good-looking appearance.

I will scream out loud for the director (and the male dancer): Daniel Cloud Campos!!!
The dancer now stays behind the camera. And, yeah, he's the director!! He has made many mini-videos before and they are all awesome, funny, attractive, and well-directed (in angle, composition, effects, etc). But now he's doing it professionally~

He's a dancer so, of course, this video included dances as well and THAT'S
the reason I like this video. It didn't show collective dance like the previous style (e.g. Backstreet Boys' Larger Than Life' or Michael Jackson's Thriller). No more people dancing same choreography in a large stage. Campos showed that dance can be done in simple place: coach or bed. The movements were simple as well; holding hands, falling down, pulling each other but it's truly artistic and meaningful.

From the directing side, I love the way he connected Hayley with female dancer. She moved her head then it changed into the female dancer. The transitions were quick but smooth. The effects: I will just say it's great (who I am to comment if I can't make it myself.. :P). Well for me, the best part is to see him in this video. Although his dance was not as awesome as in Shakira - Did It Again music video, he's still stunning like always. I played this video many times just to admire his wonderful dancing movements.

He also directed Olly Murs featuring Chiddy Bang's Heart Skips a Beat. In this video, I can feel his funny nature, the way he made Olly communicated to the camera with his eyes. And when the musician puts their instruments, it was really his style: sequence of actions. And yeah, dancing scenes in the end; he didn't forget his background as a dancer. Love him so much!!


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