American filmmaker and video director
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
