Aggressive (film director)
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| Industry | Music videos Development |
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| Headquarters | New York City, United States |
| Website | www.aggressive.tv |
Aggressive is a New York-based Grammy Award-winning music video directing team of Alex Topaller and Daniel Shapiro.
Aggressive has been described by Movie Creation Mag as “having a fascination with the wonderful, in the likes of the surrealist Rafal Olbinski” and “tenacious about pushing themselves and some overclocked hardware in order to create striking videos” by Video Static.[1]
To date, Aggressive has directed music videos for Michael Jackson, Stone Temple Pilots, Juanes, Megadeth, Bloc Party, The Click Five, Kerli, Susan Justice, Black Label Society, Hoobastank, Killswitch Engage, The Script, Alexis Jordan and Lil' Rob.
Aggressive has also directed commercials for brands such as Ford, Toyota, Bloomberg, Ralph Lauren, Anna Sui,[2] Marc Ecko, Penfolds (RED), D&B, MTV, Subway, AT&T, Kyocera, Cablevision, Topps, Caché and more.
Both coming up from VFX backgrounds, Topaller and Shapiro take a hands-on approach in all aspects of the process, from concept development, to shoot direction, all the way through post-production.[3]
Accolades
- 2008 Winner “Best Music Video” Latin Grammy Awards (Juanes "Me Enamora")[4][5]
- 2008 Nominee "Video Of The Year" MTVLA Los Premios (Juanes "Me Enamora")
- 2008 Winner Estonian Music Awards (Kerli "Walking on Air")
- 2008 Nominee “Best Pop Video” MTV VMAs (Kerli "Walking on Air")
- 2016 Best Experimental BassAwards (1976)
Music Videos
2015
- Tiesto Ft. Jane Zhang "Change Your World" [6]
2014
- Cris Cab "Loves Me Not" [7]
2013
2012
- Susan Justice "Eat Dirt"[10]
2011
2010
- Stone Temple Pilots "Cinnamon"[13]
- Alexis Jordan "Happiness"[14]
2009
- The Script "Breakeven"
2008
- Kerli "Walking on Air"[15]
- Juanes "Gotas De Agua Dulce"
- Juanes "Me Enamora"
2007
- The Click Five "Jenny"
- Killswitch Engage "The Arms of Sorrow"
- Megadeth "A Tout Le Monde"
2006
- Bloc Party "I Still Remember"[16]
- Black Label Society "Concrete Jungle"
- Hoobastank "Born to Lead"
2005
- Lil' Rob "Summer Nights"
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ↑ Saturday, July 16, 2016. "The Trusted Source For News, Information, Industry Trends, New ScreenWork, and The Back Stories in Film, TV, Commercials". SHOOTonline.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ "ynet אקטיב אגרסיב - תרבות ובידור". Ynet.co.il. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ↑ "Tiesto, Chinese Pop Star Jane Zhang Reimagine 'Change Your World' : Buzz". Music Times. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ "Aggressive: Cris Cab "Loves Me Not"?". Stashmedia.tv. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ "Cris Cab f/ Pharrell "Liar Liar" (Aggressive, dir.)". VideoStatic. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ↑ "WATCH IT: Susan Justice "Eat Dirt" (Alex Topaller + Dan Shapiro, dir.)". VideoStatic. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ↑ "Michael Jackson "Behind The Mask" (Aggressive, dir.)". VideoStatic. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ↑ Doug (2010-06-02). "WATCH IT: Alexis Jordan "Happiness" (Aggressive, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ↑ Directorial Team Aggressive Shoots and Creates Effects for Bloc Party Music Vid - DesignTAXI