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{{Short description|American filmmaker and video director}}
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'''Doug Nichol''' is an American filmmaker and commercials/[[music video director]].
'''Doug Nichol''' is an American filmmaker and commercials/[[music video director]].


==Biography==
==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 (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s ''[[Truth or Dare (documentary)|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.
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 (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s ''[[Madonna: Truth or Dare|Truth or Dare]]'' documentary. He has also directed campaigns for [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Heineken]], [[Virgin Mobile]], [[Smirnoff]], [[Toyota]], [[Microsoft]], [[Sony Mobile|Sony Ericsson]], [[Peugeot]], and [[American Express]] among others. His commercial for [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]], involving a hamster, received the largest number of complaints to the [[Independent Television Commission]] at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC News {{!}} Entertainment {{!}} Rodent rage!|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/183380.stm|access-date=2021-05-23|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>


He won a [[Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video]] for [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]'s ''[[Ten Summoner's Tales]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=%22sting%22|title=Grammy Award Past Winners}}</ref> and also received two other Grammy nominations for work with [[Aerosmith]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lauryn-hill/772|title=1999 Grammy Awards}}</ref> and [[NKOTB]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/videos.htm |title=Grammy Awards: Best Music Videos |publisher=Rock On The Net |date= |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref> He has won several MTV awards including Best Rock Video for [[Aerosmith]]’s [[Pink (song)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424721/19980910/aerosmith.jhtml |title=Madonna, Prodigy, Will Smith, Aerosmith Win Big At Video Music Awards |publisher=MTV |date=1998-10-09 |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref> His music video for "[[This is Hardcore]]" by [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] has consistently been listed as one of the top music videos of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2011/07/28/the-30-all-time-best-music-videos/slide/pulp-this-is-hardcore-1998/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-top-100-music-videos-of-all-time3.htm |title=Stylus Magazine’s Top 100 Music Videos of All Time - Article |publisher=Stylus Magazine |date= |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/list/100-greatest-music-videos/217342/page/6 |title=100 Greatest Music Videos |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2014-07-23 |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref>
He won a [[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video]] for [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]'s ''[[Ten Summoner's Tales]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=%22sting%22|title=Grammy Award Past Winners|date=2017-04-30}}</ref> and also received two other Grammy nominations for work with [[Aerosmith]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/lauryn-hill/772|title=1999 Grammy Awards|website=[[NME]] |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011030229/http://www.nme.com/news/lauryn-hill/772|archivedate=2012-10-11}}</ref> and [[New Kids on the Block|NKOTB]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/videos.htm |title=Grammy Awards: Best Music Videos |publisher=Rock On The Net |date= |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref> He has won several MTV awards including Best Rock Video for [[Aerosmith]]’s "[[Pink (Aerosmith song)|Pink]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424721/19980910/aerosmith.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010312171437/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1424721/19980910/aerosmith.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2001 |title=Madonna, Prodigy, Will Smith, Aerosmith Win Big At Video Music Awards |publisher=MTV |date=1998-10-09 |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref> His music video for "[[This Is Hardcore (song)|This Is Hardcore]]" by [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] has consistently been listed as one of the top music videos of all time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=ldetmer1271 |date=2011-07-26 |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/07/28/the-30-all-time-best-music-videos/slide/pulp-this-is-hardcore-1998/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |title=The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos - Pulp, ‘This Is Hardcore’ (1998) |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-top-100-music-videos-of-all-time3.htm |title=Stylus Magazine's Top 100 Music Videos of All Time - Article |publisher=Stylus Magazine |date= |accessdate=2014-07-28 |archive-date=2010-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217033605/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/stylus-magazines-top-100-music-videos-of-all-time3.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/list/100-greatest-music-videos/217342/page/6 |title=100 Greatest Music Videos |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2014-07-23 |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref>

In 2016, he directed ''[[California Typewriter]]''.


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


==Commercials==
==Commercials==
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* [[Babybel]] – The Printer
* [[Babybel]] – The Printer
* [[Baileys Irish Cream|Baileys]] – Truth, Dare
* [[Baileys Irish Cream|Baileys]] – Truth, Dare
* [[Bass Ale]] - A Taste For More
*[[Bass Brewery|Bass Ale]] - A Taste For More
* [[Bertolli]] – Anthem
* [[Bertolli]] – Anthem
* [[British Midland]] – Escape, Flight 1400
*[[British Midland International|British Midland]] – Escape, Flight 1400
* [[Cadillac]] - Interstate
* [[Cadillac]] - Interstate
* Caress – [[LL Cool J]]
* Caress – [[LL Cool J]]
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* [[Ebel]] - Architects of Time
* [[Ebel]] - Architects of Time
* [[First Direct]] - Barbershop
* [[First Direct]] - Barbershop
* [[Ford]] - Henri
*[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] - Henri
* [[France Telecom]] – Couple, Hammock
*[[Orange S.A.|France Telecom]] – Couple, Hammock
* [[Heineken]] – Heineken Squad
* [[Heineken]] – Heineken Squad
* [[Hugo Boss]] – Hugo, It’s Just A Fragrance
* [[Hugo Boss]] – Hugo, It's Just A Fragrance
* [[Kodak]] – Narvick, Temple, Mount Blanc
* [[Kodak]] – Narvick, Temple, Mount Blanc
* [[Kronenbourg]] – Barman, Player
*[[Kronenbourg Brewery|Kronenbourg]] – Barman, Player
* [[Levi's]] – Hampster, Wives
*[[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]] – Hampster, Wives
* [[LG]] - Lear Jet
*[[LG Corporation|LG]] - Lear Jet
* [[Lloyds TSB]] – Boots, Paint, Lights, Note for Note
*[[Lloyds Bank|Lloyds TSB]] – Boots, Paint, Lights, Note for Note
* [[Mars]] - The Jogger
*[[Mars, Incorporated|Mars]] - The Jogger
* [[Mastercard]] - World Market
*[[Mastercard|MasterCard]] - World Market
* [[Mercedes-Benz]] - Change Lanes
* [[Mercedes-Benz]] - Change Lanes
* [[Microsoft]] – Fox, Worm, Cow, Alien, Pamela
* [[Microsoft]] – Fox, Worm, Cow, Alien, Pamela
* [[Molson Canadian]] - Under The Snow, Snowbank, Here’s To You Canada
* [[Molson Canadian]] - Under The Snow, Snowbank, Here's To You Canada
* [[Orangina]] - Le Salaire de la Pulpe
* [[Orangina]] - Le Salaire de la Pulpe
* [[Palm, Inc.|Palm]] - Gallery Opening
* [[Palm, Inc.|Palm]] - Gallery Opening
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* [[SBC Communications|SBC]] - Makin’ It
* [[SBC Communications|SBC]] - Makin’ It
* [[Smirnoff]] - Autocue
* [[Smirnoff]] - Autocue
* [[Sony Ericsson]] – Snatch, Torn, Change The Record, Dentist, Church, Fans
*[[Sony Mobile|Sony Ericsson]] – Snatch, Torn, Change The Record, Dentist, Church, Fans
* [[Target Corporation|Target]] – Aqua, Guitar Kid, Dove, Tide
* [[Target Corporation|Target]] – Aqua, Guitar Kid, Dove, Tide
* [[Toyota]] – Spies, Cyborg, Slap, The Bicycle
* [[Toyota]] – Spies, Cyborg, Slap, The Bicycle
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* [http://www.partizan.com/partizan/commercials/?doug_nichol Partizan.com]
* [http://www.partizan.com/partizan/commercials/?doug_nichol Partizan.com]
* [http://www.studiodaily.com/hdstudio/editorschoice/Q&A-Doug-Nichol-on-Flight-and-Dreams_4412.html Studiodaily.com]
* [http://www.studiodaily.com/hdstudio/editorschoice/Q&A-Doug-Nichol-on-Flight-and-Dreams_4412.html Studiodaily.com]
* [http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Nichol&first=Doug Mvdbase.com]
* [http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Nichol&first=Doug Mvdbase.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105041753/http://mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Nichol&first=Doug |date=2010-01-05 }}

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Latest revision as of 19:09, 19 October 2024

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

Biography

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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

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Commercials

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References

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  1. ^ "BBC News | Entertainment | Rodent rage!". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  2. ^ "Grammy Award Past Winners". 2017-04-30.
  3. ^ "1999 Grammy Awards". NME. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11.
  4. ^ "Grammy Awards: Best Music Videos". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  5. ^ "Madonna, Prodigy, Will Smith, Aerosmith Win Big At Video Music Awards". MTV. 1998-10-09. Archived from the original on March 12, 2001. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  6. ^ ldetmer1271 (2011-07-26). "The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos - Pulp, 'This Is Hardcore' (1998)". Time. Retrieved 2024-10-19.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Stylus Magazine's Top 100 Music Videos of All Time - Article". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  8. ^ "100 Greatest Music Videos". Nme.Com. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
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