Aaron Platt
| Aaron Platt | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1981 |
| Occupation | Film director Director of photography |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
Aaron Platt, (born June 9, 1981), is an American film director and cinematographer residing in Los Angeles, California.
Platt's body of work consists of cinematography for music videos, feature films and commercials and directing commercials and music videos.
Platt is a frequent collaborator with independent film director, Cam Archer. His work on Archer's feature film debut, Wild Tigers I Have Known, which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, earned him a Best Cinematography nomination at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards.[1] The Independent Spirit Awards seeks to celebrate the spirited pioneers who bring a unique vision to filmmaking.[2] His latest collaboration with Mr. Archer consists of a feature film titled "Shit Year" which will premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and is starring Ellen Barkin and Malora Walters.
Platt directed his first music video in 2004 for Kelli Scarr's, "Haunts Me". Some of the more notable music artists Platt has directed music videos for include Keri Hilson, ("I Like"), and OneRepublic, ("Apologize").[3] In the beginning of 2010 He directed and photographed video game content for the famous Japanese Rock Band "X JAPAN" In December 2006 Platt wrote, directed, photographed and edited a music video for OneRepublic's "Apologize". The video was an entry for a contest held by the band. Platt's video was the first runner-up winner in the contest. Although the video did not win the Grand Prize, it has become a major sensation on the popular video sharing website YouTube. As of July, 2011, Platt's video, which features the original track of "Apologize", has garnered more than 36,000,000 views. His video was also used unofficially to feature the remix of "Apologize". That video has been viewed more than 82,000,000 times and is listed as YouTube's seventh most watched video all-time and fifth most watched video all-time in music.
Aaron's commercial work includes projects for Spike TV, Wii Table Tennis, Finesse Shampoo, State Farm Insurance, AAA (American Automobile Association) and Feniderma Aftersun.[3]
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[edit] Awards and nominations
- PLUS Camerimage "Best Cinematography", 2009 Nomination for Coldplay's "Strawberry Swing"
- American Cinematographer, 2009 Article for The Maine "Into Your Arms" music video
- SHOOT magazine "New Directors Showcase", 2009 Selected Director for The Gliteratti's "Keep Me Up All Night"
- Won Most Promising Filmmaker - 2004 Ann Arbor Film Festival for The Cold Ones.[4]
- Nominated Best Cinematography - 2007 Independent Spirit Awards for Wild Tigers I Have Known.[4]
- Won Best Cinematography - 2007 Sacramento International Film Festival for The Pacific and Eddy.[4]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Cinematography
- Junction (2008)
- The Red Canvas (2008)
- The China Project (2008)
- The Lodge (2008)
- Serpent and the Sun:Tales of an Aztec Apprentice (2008)
- "Making the Cut" (4 episodes, 2007)
- Giving Back (2007) TV episode (director of photography)
- Tension of School (2007) TV episode
- Senior Soiree (2007) TV episode (director of photography)
- Welcome to Vidal Sassoon (2007) TV episode (director of photography)
- The Pacific and Eddy (2007)
- Lords of the Underworld (2007)
- The Grass Grows Green (2007)
- Rolling (2007)
- Time and Tide (2006)
- "7 Deadly Hollywood Sins" (4 episodes, 2006)
- Pride (2006) TV episode (intro sequence)
- Lust (2006) TV episode (intro sequence)
- Envy (2006) TV episode (intro sequence)
- Gluttony (2006) TV episode (intro sequence)
- "Fast Inc." (2006) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006)
- Hooligan's Valley (2005)
- American Fame Pt. 2: Forgetting Jonathan Brandis (2005)
- Godly Boyish (2004)
- American Fame Pt. 1: Drowning River Phoenix (2004)
- The Cold Ones (2004)
- Bobbycrush (2003)
[edit] Music videos
- Nicole Scherzinger - "Try with Me" (2011)
- Kris Allen - "The Truth" (2010)
- Keri Hilson - "I Like" (2009)
- Meg & Dia - "Black Wedding" (2009)
- Melody Gardot - "Baby Im a Fool" (2009)
- Ryan Leslie - "Addiction" (2008)
- The Glitterati - "Keep Me Up All Night" (2008)
- Queens of the Stone Age - "Sick Sick Sick"
- Mumm-Ra - "She's Got You High"
- Six Organs of Admittance - "Shelter"
- Smugg Juggler - "This Is It" (2007)
- OneRepublic - "Apologize" (2006)
- Kelli Scarr - "Haunts Me" (2004)
[edit] Commercials
- Feniderma Aftersun - "Touching"
- WII Table Tennis - "'The Match"
- State Farm Insurance - "Winner's Circle"
- AAA - "Found Money"
- Finesse - "Discovery"
- Kohler - "Bold Look"
[edit] Director
- The Cold Ones (2004) (Director and writer)
