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Thirty Frames Per Second: The Visionary Art of the Music Video

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The video is an amazingly overlooked artform. Sure there are plenty of bad throw-away videos made daily, but there are others not so forgettable. This book not only acknowledges that fact, but does a great job of convincing the reader. From Bjork to U2 several artists are known for thier innovation and creativity not only in the recording studio but in the film studio as well. The book does not forget the directors behind these visions. If you look at the names you will see a cross reference of visual artists,fashion photographers big name movie directors and soon-to-be movie directors. 33 frames is a visual treat to look at for both the music fan, photog-lover and coffee book collector. ake a look!.

If you love the art of music video - you must buy this book. Just think of all the books written on movies and this really is the first to appreciate the music video as an artform. Even if you are not a music video fan - the images are simply spectacular and the design a masterpiece. Steve Reiss is clearly a rising star of design. A must for video buffs, photography buffs or design buffs.

This book includes hundreds of stills from videos, from various artists, such as Chris Cunningham, Floria Sigismondi, Mark Romanek, Michel Gondry, Samuel Bayer and Anton Corbijn!!! It also gives you a short description on how these talented people got into the the music video buisness. If you have just a little interrest in music videos/Commercials or photography, this book is a must.
It includes forword by the autheur and an interview with Michael Stipe, on how Videos has influenced REM...

Its hard to find any information about music video/directors, but this book mentions all of them( allmost!).
If you want to see more, I highly recomend Floria Sigismondis Redemption, and Mark Romaneks Music Video Stills

Not exactly what I was thinking. The title is misleading, the text is unreadable. The idea is good but who care to see picture of actual video. It would have be nice to have video made of this book. Waste of time try to read it.

The book is great and full of information about almost any director of a music video a person would like to know. It is very colorful and has pictures of familiar music videos. It also inlcudes a biography for each director and mentions their style and techniques.

Beautiful Design by Tolleson out of San Francisco. They do wonderful graphic design work. Check out their book "Wash, Soak, Rinse, Spin: Tolleson Design" for more of their style work. There is nothing better than a book that is designed to match the content. Format, type selection, imagery, is all top notch. I highly recommend just for the design itself.

I previously wrote a pretty harsh review of this book after purchasing it last year. In recent times my opinion of it has changed. The book captures TONS of good thoughts , and has excellent still photos. Its very useful, once you get past the fact that there are no video samples included with the book. I would dare to say that if it were to include such video clips on DVD or multimedia CD, it would become an EXCELLENT learning/reference tool for young directors (etc) searching to master their artform.

If only i could edit this review to say 4 1/2 stars!

< please see my old review below>

'Coffee Table Book - More form than function'

Maybe i am being harsh, but the book seems like an 'artbook' with no tangible vision of how its REALLY supposed to bring knowledge to its readers.
Its the prettiest book in the box of ten that i bought last week on Amazon, but its content is suited either for the person with just a passing interest in music videos (like a sunday afternoon coffee guest - "Will she glance at the cosmopolitan or read the Music Video book?" or someone else who has lots time and no specific interest in music videos).

I hardly feel like i am IN the 'minds' of these directors, truly learning from the way they THINK, or other aspects of thier creative story. The book is more like a compilation of 'behind the scenes' glances on 'E' or VH1.

Perhaps including a CD inside the book, with medium resolution copies of all the videos would help a bit. The visual reference would turn each conversation with the directors into a tangible learning experience that anyone with a PC could relate to.

The worst part for me is that most of these videos are of a genre that i dont listen to. I am primarily R&B, Hip-hop, Reggae (Dancehall) by blood and by love. The only people in this book who i listen to are Lauryn Hill and Seal.

I am really disappointed by this book.

Like i said, the book seems like an 'artbook' with no tangible vision of how its REALLY supposed to bring knowledge to its Audience. I am left to wonder who was the target audience?

<old review ends here>

this book shows all of the music videos and each director. it is very detailed and explains the technique of each video too.