Doug Nichol

Doug Nichol ( ) is an American filmmaker and commercials/music video director.

Biography

A graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he started his career as a cinematographer working with David Bowie, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and U2 and was director of photography on Madonna's Truth or Dare documentary. He has also directed campaigns for Levi's, Mercedes-Benz, Heineken, Virgin Mobile, Smirnoff, Toyota, Microsoft, Sony Ericsson, Peugeot, and American Express among others.

He won a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Sting's Ten Summoner's Tales^[1] and also received two other Grammy nominations for work with Aerosmith^[2] and NKOTB.^[3] He has won several MTV awards including Best Rock Video for Aerosmith’s "Pink".^[4] His music video for "This Is Hardcore" by Pulp has consistently been listed as one of the top music videos of all time.^[5]^[6]^[7]

In 2016, he directed California Typewriter.

Music videos

Texas, "When We Are Together"
Geri Halliwell, "Mi Chico Latino"
Kula Shaker, "Mystical Machine Gun"
Étienne Daho, "Ideal",
Pulp, "This Is Hardcore"
Étienne Daho, "Le Premier Jour"
Aerosmith, "Pink"
Shara Nelson, "Rough with the Smooth"
Lenny Kravitz, "Spinning Round Over You"
Jacques Dutronc & Étienne Daho, "Tous Les Gouts Sont Dans Ma Nature"
Renaud, "C’est Quand Qu’On Va Ou"
Des'ree, "I Ain't Movin'"
Sting, "Seven Days"
Sting, "Shape of My Heart"
Extreme, "Stop the World"
Del Amitri, "Be My Downfall"
Chris de Burgh, "Separate Tables"
Wet Wet Wet, "More than Love"
Étienne Daho, "Un Homme A La Mer"
Étienne Daho, "Rue Des Petits Hotels"
Étienne Daho, "Des Attractions Desastres"
Etienne Daho, "Double Zero et L’Infini"
Etienne Daho, "Interlude à la Desirade"
Tuck & Patti, "Dreams"
Florent Pagny, "Si Tu Veux M'Essayer"
Liane Foly, "Laisse Pleurer Les Nuages"
Les Valentins, "Les Pieds Dans La Lune"
Patricia Kaas, "Kennedy Rose"
Patricia Kaas, "Il Me Dit Que Je Suis Belle"
Shine, "Walking on the Town"
Toni Childs, "Many Rivers to Cross"
Del Amitri, "Kiss This Thing Goodbye"
Tiffany, "Here in My Heart"
Sons of Angels, "Cow Girls"
New Kids on the Block, "This One's for the Children"
New Kids on the Block, "Hangin' Tough"
New Kids on the Block, "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
New Kids on the Block, "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
New Kids on the Block, "Please Don't Go Girl"
Easterhouse, "Come Out Fighting"
Cheryl Pepsii Riley, "Me, Myself and I"
Tuck & Patti, "Time After Time"
Johnny Clegg & Savuka, "Take My Heart Away"
Baxter Robertson, "No Simple Cure"
The Cars, "Strap Me In"
Little Steven, "No More Party's"
Pete Bardens, "In Dreams"
Ray Parker Jr., "Girls Are More Fun"
Patti LaBelle, "Stir It Up"
Nomo, "Red Lipstick"

Commercials

American Express - Music Lover, Club Girl
Babybel – The Printer
Baileys – Truth, Dare
Bass Ale - A Taste For More
Bertolli – Anthem
British Midland – Escape, Flight 1400
Cadillac - Interstate
Caress – LL Cool J
Chase Bank - Back and Forth
Chrysler - Make It Safer, Anthem, 300,
Davidoff - Cool Water Woman
Dunkin' Donuts - Rachel Ray, Mobile Office
Ebel - Architects of Time
First Direct - Barbershop
Ford - Henri
France Telecom – Couple, Hammock
Heineken – Heineken Squad
Hugo Boss – Hugo, It’s Just A Fragrance
Kodak – Narvick, Temple, Mount Blanc
Kronenbourg – Barman, Player
Levi's – Hampster, Wives
LG - Lear Jet
Lloyds TSB – Boots, Paint, Lights, Note for Note
Mars - The Jogger
MasterCard - World Market
Mercedes-Benz - Change Lanes
Microsoft – Fox, Worm, Cow, Alien, Pamela
Molson Canadian - Under The Snow, Snowbank, Here’s To You Canada
Orangina - Le Salaire de la Pulpe
Palm - Gallery Opening
Peugeot - Ambush, Jump, The Hunt
Prudential Golf, Rear Window
Renault – Alligators, Kangaroos, Cows
Rover - Crossroads
Samsung – Estella Warren
SBC - Makin’ It
Smirnoff - Autocue
Sony Ericsson – Snatch, Torn, Change The Record, Dentist, Church, Fans
Target – Aqua, Guitar Kid, Dove, Tide
Toyota – Spies, Cyborg, Slap, The Bicycle
UPS – Singer, Caring Pilot
Virgin Mobile – Frozen, Wyclef Jean, Kellis
Visa - Traffic Cop
Vodafone - Laugh

References

^ "Grammy Award Past Winners".
^ "1999 Grammy Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Grammy Awards: Best Music Videos". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
^ "Madonna, Prodigy, Will Smith, Aerosmith Win Big At Video Music Awards". MTV. 1998-10-09. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
^ http://entertainment.time.com/2011/07/28/the-30-all-time-best-music-videos/slide/pulp-this-is-hardcore-1998/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Stylus Magazine's Top 100 Music Videos of All Time - Article". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
^ "100 Greatest Music Videos". Nme.Com. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-07-28.

External links

[1] "Grammy Award Past Winners".

[2] "1999 Grammy Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Grammy Awards: Best Music Videos". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-07-28.

[4] "Madonna, Prodigy, Will Smith, Aerosmith Win Big At Video Music Awards". MTV. 1998-10-09. Retrieved 2014-07-28.

[5] ttp://entertainment.time.com/2011/07/28/the-30-all-time-best-music-videos/slide/pulp-this-is-hardcore-1998/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[6] "Stylus Magazine's Top 100 Music Videos of All Time - Article". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2014-07-28.

[7] "100 Greatest Music Videos". Nme.Com. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-07-28.

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