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(December 31, 2006 -
February 22, 2007) NEW VIDEO CLIPS ON HSIPRODUCTIONS.COM
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2006 YEAR-END REVIEW
HSI Productions
re-launched its website with a new layout a few months ago.
The Paul Hunter Commercials section now includes full Quicktime video
clips for the following commercials:
- Burger King - Stuff of Legend
- JC Penney - Crazy Beautiful
***a MUST WATCH!***
- Diet Coke - Roller Girl
- HP - iPod Mash Up
- Pepsi - Sumo
- Burger King - Cross The Road
(a.k.a. Coq Roq)
The Paul Hunter Music Videos section now
includes full Quicktime video clips for the following music videos:
- Justin Timberlake - My Love
- Outkast - Idlewild Blues
- Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
- Stevie Wonder - What The Fuss
- Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell -
Drop It Like It's Hot
- Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away
- Marilyn Manson - Dope Show
- D'Angelo - Untitled
Hmmm... Paul Hunter's been a bit
low-key in 2006. But of the 6 or so videos he's done, many have
been pretty high-profile. There's the Mariah Carey & Pharrell
Williams video Say Somethin' (shot on-location at
the Louis Vutton store in Paris), the Mary J. Blige/U2
collabration of the U2 remake One, and the current smash
Justin Timberlake video My Love. My
personal favorite is the Justin Timberlake video (perhaps my favorite
video of the year), while my least favorite would have to be
Idlewild Blue by Outkast (the video does absolutely
nothing for me). Aside from his video work, Paul Hunter has been
pretty busy with his commercial work. He did several commercials
including ones for Burger King, JC Penney, and the
heavily-played Diet Coke "Roller Girl" commercial (which
may have actually premiered in 2005, but was still going strong thru
2006). No word on any future projects for 2007.
(August 30, 2006) NEW JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE; LUKE & Q VIDEOS
Paul Hunter shot the new Justin
Timberlake video My Love, which permiered late last
week. Let me tell you, this video is GREAT. Starts off
with a 1:40min. intro with JT and Timbaland chanting "My Love"
against a dimly lit (black) background with pulsating linear
fluorescent bulbs. Then the real video starts. Justin
dancing against a minimal cool white or cool light blue set (like
those minimally-shot Gap ads from a few years ago). Some lyrics
from the song are conveyed visually, as violins, love notes, and a
gold ring float past him (I can't quite explain it properly, but its a
great shot) Justin and a troupe of about 7-8 dancers doing an
intense choreographed dance. Shots of them dancing are (almost
seamlessly) edited between them against the light-colored set and a
dimly-lit black setting. The camera swoops around them in weird,
but interesting, angles. The shots are edited to the beat of the
song. Great feel to the video. The video ends with a shot
of Justin dancing solo, as the camera swoops around and UNDER him.
Pretty cool stuff. The video features a cameo by rapper T.I.,
who also raps on the track.
view the
video at justintimberlake.com
or
YouTube it here
Paul Hunter co-directed a video with his
brother, Kevin. The video is for My Turn by R&B
duo Luke & Q.
(August 30, 2006) PAUL HUNTER SHOOTS NEW OUTKAST VIDEO
Paul Hunter directed the new Outkast
video Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me) from the
soundtrack to the new Outkast movie Idlewood. The video
premiered August 9 on MTV's Total Request Live.
(thanks to Brandon N. for the info)
(August 1, 2006) PAUL HUNTER VIDEOS SHUT OUT OF MTV VIDEO MUSIC
AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Paul Hunter videos received ZERO nominations for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards.
The nominations were announced yesterday (July 31). I suppose it
has been a slow year for Paul Hunter and videos, as he only did 7 or 8
that were eligible for this year's awards. But even his video
for Mariah Carey's Don't Forget About Us (which is the
most-played/most-popular of his videos since last August) failed to
turn up any nominations. Last year his videos for Gwen Stefani (Hollaback
Girl) and Snoop Dogg/Pharrell Williams (Drop It Like It's Hot)
received a total of 6 nominations, with Hollaback Girl winning
the award for Choreography. The awards will be handed out during a live
broadcast from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on August 31.
click here to view
the other nominees @ MTV Video Music Awards website (Flash site)
click here to view list of nominations at Stereogum (simple text)
(June 14, 2006) MARY J. BLIGE/U2 VIDEO
It seems that Paul Hunter had directed the video for the Mary J.
Blige/U2 collaboration One (a cover of the U2
classic). I think the video has been airing for a while now, but
I hadn't heard about it until this week (perhaps because the video was
primarily shown in Europe? Not entirely sure if that was the case...).
The video is a simple black & white performance video with close-up
shots of Mary J. Blige, Bono, and other U2 bandmembers, as well as
static shots of the backstage and props (signature-Paul Hunter style).
According to
this German U2 fansite, the video was shot in mid-February 2006 in
Mexico City.
click here to
view the video at Mary J. Blige's official website
(May 17, 2006) MARIAH CAREY PEPSI COMMERCIAL PREMIERES
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STEVIE WONDER VIDEO WINS MVPA AWARD
Pepsi Cool Tones & Motorola Phones kicked off their celebrity
ringtone promotion this past Monday, with the premiere of a nationwide
television commercial featuring Mariah Carey. The Paul
Hunter-directed commercial clip, set in a trendy restaurant, features
Mariah Carey appearing singing her new ringtone "Time Of Your Life",
as a man's cell phone rings.
go to
Pepsismash.com for more info on this promotion
The Paul Hunter-directed video for
Stevie Wonder's What The Fuss won R&B Video of the Year
at the 15th Annual MVPA (Music Video Production Association) Awards,
handed out last week in Los Angeles.
click
here to view a full listing of award nominations/winners, plus view
clips from the nominated videos
(April 21, 2006) PAUL HUNTER TO SHOOT PEPSI COMMERCIAL FEATURING
MARIAH CAREY
Mariah Carey is partnering with Pepsi Cool Tones and
Motorola Phones to write and record 20 original ringtones, as part
of a campaign featuring more than 100 original voice and music
ringtones written/performed by this summer's hottest artists.
This promotion will kick off with a Paul Hunter-directed commercial,
which is set to premiere sometime in May.
click here to read press release at Yahoo!
(April 4, 2006) MVPA 2006 AWARDS NOMINATIONS
The MVPA (Music
Video Production Association) has just announced the list of
nominations for their annual awards show. Paul Hunter-directed
videos have received a total of 4 nominations; 2 of which are in the
technical categories:
Pop Video: Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
R&B Video: What The Fuss - Stevie Wonder
Choreography: Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani (choreographer:
Kishaya Dudley)
Make-Up: Don't Forget About Us - Mariah Carey (make-up artist:
Kristopher Buckle)
The awards will be handed out May 11 in
Los Angeles
go to VideoStatic.com for a full list of nominees (as MVPA.com hasn't
posted them up yet)
(thanks to Kevin H. for the info)
(March 27, 2006) UPCOMING MARIAH VIDEO INFO
MTV.com has posted
an article with more info on the upcoming Paul Hunter-directed video
for Mariah Carey featuring Pharrell Williams & Snoop Dogg, Say
Somethin'.
click here to read article
(March 14, 2006) NEW JAMIE FOXX TO PREMIERE ON BET ACCESS
GRANTED
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UPCOMING MARIAH CAREY VIDEO
The new Paul Hunter-directed video for Jamie Foxx's DJ Play A
Love Song will premiere on BET Access Granted on
Wednesday (March 15) at 7:30pm.
(thanks to BN for the info)
Paul Hunter has shot a new video for
Mariah Carey. According to
mariahcarey.com,
the video for Say Somethin' was shot on location in
Paris, and co-stars Pharrell Williams and Snoop Dogg.
Click here to view an exclusive online photo gallery with photos
from the video shoot, at
mariahdaily.com.
(thanks to Cihan for the info)
(March 8, 2006) NEW VIDEO FOR JAMIE FOXX
Paul Hunter shot a new video for Jamie Foxx's second single a
few weeks ago. In the video for DJ Play A Love Song,
Foxx tries to win his old girlfriend (played by America's Next Top
Model winner Eva Pigford) back from her new man (boxer Winky Wright).
The video has a setting styled after 1960's Cuba.
click here for article & behind-the-scenes photos from the video shoot
(December 31, 2005 - January 11, 2006) 2005 YEAR-END REVIEW
2005 was a pretty decent year for Paul
Hunter. He continued to do a handful of videos:, about 9-10
videos in the past 12 months, including such highly-rotated clips as
Hollaback Girl (Gwen Stefani), Don't Cha
(Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes), and Don't Forget About
Us (Mariah Carey). Paul was also fortunate enough to
direct R&B legend Stevie Wonder on his video for So What
The Fuss, which had a very unique concept. It was the
first 'descriptive music video', which carries an optional audio track
(provided by Busta Rhymes) which describes the visuals on the screen
for people with visual impairments. Paul also did a handful of
commercials this year including the controversial BK "Coq Roq"
clip, and the recent Virgin Mobile clip featuring Kate Moss.
My favorites this year include Signs (Snoop Dogg feat.
Justin Timberlake) and Hollaback Girl (Gwen Stefani).
My least favorites include Don't Cha (Pussycat Dolls)
and Can I Have It Like That (Pharrell Williams). I
haven't heard any news on possible projects that Paul Hunter will be
involved with in 2006; but as with the past several years, you can
expect more great videos and commercials.
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