The Work Of Director Stéphane Sednaoui
THE WORK OF DIRECTOR STéPHANE SEDNAOUI
Stéphane Sednaoui
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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.Sednaoui’s background in fashion permeates every production, so it’s no wonder he’s worked with such stylish performers as Bjork and Garbage’s Shirley Manson. (Like Anton Corbijn, celebrity portraiture is also part of his purview.) Fortunately, his are more than pretty pictures, but concentrated capsules of mood, as in his melancholy meditations for Massive Attack (“Sly”) and Tricky (“Pumpkin”), and movement, as in his ecstatic explorations for the Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Give It Away”), U2 (“Mysterious Ways”), and Bjork (“Big Time Sensuality”). And yes, trivia buffs, that’s Sofia Coppola in the bad trip video for the Black Crowes’ “Sometimes Salvation.” —Kathleen C. Fennessy, Amazon.com
Parisian STÉPHANE SEDNAOUI, now based in New York, has become one of the most internationally renowned photographers and directors since his introduction to the world of fashion by JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER. At age 21, STÉPHANE worked with photographer WILLIAM KLEIN as the casting director and still photographer for his film LA MODE, MODE D’EMPLOI. By age 22 STÉPHANE SEDNAOUI was working full-time as a professional photographer. Since 1985 STÉPHANE has applied his unique photographic style to editorial fashion, celebrity portraiture, advertising print, and photojournalism, becoming one of its most celebrated players. His first major video breakthrough was the MTV award winning music video GIVE IT AWAY for THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS in 1992, perhaps their most defining visual moment as a band. He has since gone on to create classic music videos for the likes of U2, REM, NENEH CHERRY, ALANIS MORRISETTE and BJÖRK to name but a handful, each of which has brought an inspirational visual aesthetic to the song. His DVD features a host of special and exclusive material, including a brand new short film inspired by the song WALK ON THE WILD SIDE and featuring LOU REED (the first time ever for the song), plus new collaborations with BJÖRK and much more.
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