Mark Romanek who was born September 18, 1959 is an American
filmmaker whose directing work includes feature films, music videos and
commercials. Romanek's music videos have won 20 MTV Video Music Awards, including
Best Direction for Jay-Z's "99 Problems", and he has won three Grammy
Awards for Best Short Film Music Video, which is more than any other director. Romanek's
2002 music video for Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt"
has been hailed by many critics and fans alike as the most personal and moving
music video ever made. The song expresses self-loathing and the futility of
worldly accomplishments; this content took on a new poignancy when sung by Cash
near the end of his life, quietly performing in his memorabilia-filled home,
with shots of the flood-ravaged "House of Cash" museum and archival
shots of a younger, cockier Cash edited in. The video was nominated for seven
VMAs, winning one for cinematography and also won Romanek his third Grammy.
Another reason why I believe that Romanek is personally an inspiration to me is
due to his work with U2. He was the director behind their hit songs “Summer
nights” and “Invisible” and as this is the same artist that I have chosen my
song for, I feel personally inspired by his work.
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