Directors Label Explained

Directors Label is a series of DVDs released by Palm Pictures compiling the work of notable music video directors.

The series' first three volumes, featuring the work of Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham, and Michel Gondry, were released in 2003. Four new volumes were released in 2005, this time featuring Mark Romanek, Jonathan Glazer, Anton Corbijn and Stéphane Sednaoui.

Though future releases in the series are unlikely, according to series creator Richard Brown,[1] other directors that were at one point rumoured or planned for releases include Mike Mills, Hammer & Tongs, Shynola, Jean-Baptiste Mondino and Roman Coppola, as well as a planned hip-hop and R&B series featuring Paul Hunter, Director X, and Chris Robinson.[2]

In 2002, predating the Directors Label series, Palm Pictures released a DVD of Hype Williams' work, titled Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1.[3]

Volume 1: The Work of Director Spike Jonze

The first installment of the series centered on director Spike Jonze and was released on October 28, 2003.[4] It includes interviews and audio commentaries from musicians such as Fatboy Slim, Weezer, The Pharcyde, Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Björk, Christopher Walken and Puffy, plus the making of "Drop" with The Pharcyde. It also includes a commentary on a selection of the videos by the Beastie Boys. Enclosed is a book comprising Jonze's photographs, drawings and interviews.

Track listing

All videos directed by Spike Jonze, except where noted.

Volume 2: The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

Music videos

Other work

52 Page Book

Behind the scenes photographs, storyboards, sketchbook drawings, record cover art and interview

Volume 3: The Work of Director Michel Gondry

Music videos

Special features

Stories And Things

52 Page Book

Michel's stories, drawings photographs & interviews.

Omissions

Trailers for "Volume 3: The Work Of Director Michel Gondry" (found on the Volume 1 and Volume 2 DVDs, as well as on Palm Pictures' website) include clips of, as well as references to, Gondry's heavily autobiographical video for Radiohead's "Knives Out." It is unclear why this video was omitted from the final DVD; however, as of June 2008, it is available on the compilation DVD , released by EMI after the band had left its contract.

In August 2009, "Knives Out", along with other omissions and more recent works of Gondry's, were released by Partizan Films on a DVD compilation titled .

Volume 4: The Work of Director Mark Romanek

Music videos

Special Features

56 Page Book

Includes photographs by Mark Romanek and Spike Jonze interview with Mark

Volume 5: The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer

Music videos

Special Features

Films

Tramp

Paul Kaye

56 Page Book

Includes photographs, sketches, storyboards and interview.

Volume 6: The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

Music videos

Special Features (stuff)

56 Page Book

Anton's photos, text and drawings.

Volume 7: The Work of Director Stephane Sednaoui

Music videos

Special Features

56 Page Book

Diary of photos, storyboards, sketches and comments

Series 1 Box Set

Shortly after the release of the first three volumes, Palm Pictures released a box set including all three plus a bonus disc featuring more recent content. Because no additional Cunningham videos were included on the disc, the box set also included a poster with images from the Cunningham disc. Those who purchased the three volumes individually could receive the bonus disc and poster by e-mailing Palm Pictures, but Palm Pictures is no longer able to provide the bonus DVD and Poster.

Spike Jonze

Michel Gondry

Chris, Spike + Michel

Series 2 Box Set

Palm Pictures released a box set of Volumes 4–7 immediately upon their individual releases. Unlike the first box set, there was no additional content save for the box itself.

References

  1. Web site: Directors Label Series Kaput?. www.theplaylist.net. 2023-05-10.
  2. Web site: MTV Movies - Features and Interviews. MTV. July 29, 2017. September 14, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070914035616/http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/features/d/directors_series_feature_091305/index2.jhtml.
  3. Web site: Palm Store: Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1. www.palmpictures.com. 2017-07-29.
  4. Web site: Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham, Michel Gondry & Palm Pictures Present The Directors Label; Director-Compiled DVD Series to Debut October 28. Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. September 17, 2003. July 10, 2019.

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