Doug Nichol Explained

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. His commercial for Levi's, involving a hamster, received the largest number of complaints to the Independent Television Commission at the time.^[1]

He won a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Sting's Ten Summoner's Tales^[2] and also received two other Grammy nominations for work with Aerosmith^[3] and NKOTB.^[4] He has won several MTV awards including Best Rock Video for Aerosmith’s "Pink".^[5] His music video for "This Is Hardcore" by Pulp has consistently been listed as one of the top music videos of all time.^{[6] [7] [8]}

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"
• 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

External links

• • Partizan.com
• Studiodaily.com
• Mvdbase.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC News Entertainment Rodent rage!. 2021-05-23. news.bbc.co.uk.
2. Web site: Grammy Award Past Winners. 2017-04-30.
3. Web site: 1999 Grammy Awards. . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011030229/http://www.nme.com/news/lauryn-hill/772. 2012-10-11.
4. Web site: Grammy Awards: Best Music Videos . Rock On The Net . 2014-07-28.
5. Web site: Madonna, Prodigy, Will Smith, Aerosmith Win Big At Video Music Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20010312171437/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424721/19980910/aerosmith.jhtml . dead . March 12, 2001 . MTV . 1998-10-09 . 2014-07-28.
6. The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos. Time.
7. Web site: Stylus Magazine's Top 100 Music Videos of All Time - Article . Stylus Magazine . 2014-07-28 . 2010-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100217033605/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-top-100-music-videos-of-all-time3.htm . dead .
8. Web site: 100 Greatest Music Videos . Nme.Com . 2014-07-23 . 2014-07-28.