Francis Lawrence
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 Lawrence at the European premiere of Water for Elephants, April 27, 2011 |
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| Born | Francis Lawrence March 26, 1970 Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Director |
Francis Lawrence (born March 26, 1970 in Vienna) is an American music video and film director.
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[edit] Life and career
Lawrence was born in Vienna, Austria. His father is a physicist who taught at California State University, Northridge and his mother is V.P. Technology at a PR agency.[1][2] He moved to Los Angeles at the age of three.[1] Lawrence worked as 2nd assistant camera on the feature Pump Up the Volume directed by Allan Moyle prior to earning his bachelors degree in film production at Loyola Marymount University Film School. He went on to work as first AD on the feature Marching out of Time directed by Anton Vassil in 1993. Francis Lawrence then joined ex-classmate Mike Rosen in co-directing music videos. Lawrence shot his first music video for Michael Blakey President of Atco Records with the band Tidal Force which became a great success. Soon, Lawrence became known for his original and imaginative music video scripts and visual directing style.
He eventually joined a major new production company and his successful career as music video director, having worked with stars like Britney Spears, The Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z, Avril Lavigne, Aerosmith, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Destiny's Child, Garbage, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Shakira, and Missy Elliott. He has also directed numerous commercials for clients such as Coca-Cola, L'Oréal, Calvin Klein, Pepsi-Cola, Maybelline, Kid's Footlocker, Bacardi, McDonalds, GAP, Bud Light, CoverGirl, Oldsmobile and Disneyland. In 2005, his feature film debut was Constantine based on the Hellblazer comic book, starring Keanu Reeves.
In 2007, he directed I Am Legend (based on the Richard Matheson novel), with Will Smith. Lawrence will also be an executive producer of the new Fox series, Touch.[3] He is currently signed to DNA Inc.
In 2011, he won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form for directing Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" music video.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Feature films and TV series
- Constantine (2005)
- I Am Legend (2007)
- Kings (2009) (three episodes)
- Water for Elephants (2011)
- Touch (2011)
- Survivor (TBA)
[edit] List of music videos
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lee, Chris (February 19, 2005). "From MTV to wrestling with Satan". LATimes.com. http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/19/entertainment/et-constantine19?pg=3. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ Brownfield, Paul (December 13, 2007). "Finding hope in dystopia". LATimes.com. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/13/entertainment/et-francis13. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ http://seriable.com/danny-glover-touch-fox-arthur-dewitt/
[edit] External links
- Francis Lawrence at the Internet Movie Database
- Francis Lawrence at the mvdbase.com
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