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Jonathan L. Bowen
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- Los Angeles, CA
- United States
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Jonathan L. Bowen's Music Video Profile
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Portland, Oregon
- Current Location:
- Los Angeles, California
- I'm...
- an entertainment industry professional.
- Website:
- http://www.jlbmedia.com
- Favorite Music Videos:
- Cochise - Audio Slave, White and Nerdy - Weird Al, Speed of Sound - Coldplay, Heroes of Our Time - Dragonforce, Thriller - Michael Jackson, Victory - Puff Daddy, etc.
- Favorite Music Video Directors:
- Mark Romanek, Weird Al, John Landis, David Fincher, etc.
- If You Could Work With Any Artist, Who Would It Be?
- No definite answer, but a band like The Killers, Coldplay, or Foo Fighters would be amazing.
- Why Should You Be America's Next Music Video Director?:
- Because I not only know how to make visually appealing music videos that people love, but I know how to infuse them with a message or story that has more meaning than girls dancing around, bling, and hot cars. Music videos can be an art form as well as being entertainment, and they should be. Someone needs to start making more music videos of substance, without thinking that you have to sacrifice visual style or aesthetic appeal by incorporating deeper messages in your videos.
- Skills:
- I'm a professional writer and capable director/producer with excellent communication skills and the ability to work with people collaboratively to attain results everyone enjoys, not just myself. I come from a background in film criticism / film history and philosophy, so I'm able to use my knowledge of the art along with my knowledge of human philosophical issues to make work that has lasting value.
- Equipment:
- Several HVX200s, matte box and follow focus setup, lens adapter and lenses, porta-jib, dolly, numerous lighting kits and grip equipment, a full post-production suite loaded with several editing systems and many stock sound effects and video footage, full professional disc duplication services, etc.
- Educational/Professional Affiliations:
- Graduate of Oregon State University summa cum laude.
- Music Video Credits:
- Walk Alone - Autumn Tragedy
Winded - Rockchild
Ignis Fatuus - Autumn Tragedy
The Gothic Killer Clown - Fifi Larue
- Other Credits:
- Numerous corporate videos, several shorts, etc.
- Accolades/Awards:
- Winded was an Official Selection at Planet Ant Film and Video Festival, The Other Venice Film Festival, Hermosa Beach Short Film Festival, Action On Film International Film Festival, where it was also nominated for Best Music Video, Myrtle Beach International Film Festival, where it won Best Music Video, won a Silver Lei Award at Honolulu International, Official Selection at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology - Los Angeles, Official Selection at Foursite Film Festival, Winner Best Music Video at George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, nominated Best Music Video at California Independent Film Festival, and Official Selection of the Delray Beach Film Festival. It also was given an Honorable Mention from The Accolade Competition and selected as the Quarter 2 winner at Very Short Movies Festival. Ignis Fatuus won an Award of Merit at The Accolade Competition and was an Official Selection at Foursite Film Festival.
- Favorite Industry Quote:
- "You'll never work in this town again!"
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