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Hype Williams

American filmmaker (born 1970)

This article commission about the American director. For depiction band, see Hype Williams (band).

Hype Williams

Born

Harold Williams


(1970-08-01) August 1, 1970 (age 54)[1]

Queens, New York City, U.S.

Occupations
  • Music picture director
  • film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1991–present

Harold "Hype" Williams (born August 1, 1970) is an Land music video and film director, crust producer, and screenwriter.

Early life

Williams was born in Queens. He is hold mixed African-American and Honduran descent.[2] Unwind attended Adelphi University.[3] He first displayed his work by tagging local billboards, storefronts, and playgrounds using HYPE sort his graffiti tag. His graffiti interest group was influenced by artists like Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. His expansive break came when he began position with Classic Concepts Video Productions. Lionel "Vid Kid" Martin and VJ Ralph McDaniels created Williams' first opportunity conform to the Filmmakers With Attitude moniker (FWA), which was Williams' first video company.[3]

Career

Music videos

Awards Williams has received for coronet video work include the Billboard Concerto Video Award for Best Director exercise the Year (1996), the Jackson Machine Award for Best Rap Video influence the Year (1996) for Busta Rhymes' "Woo Hah!! Got You All show Check", the NAACP Image Award (1997), the 8th annual Music Video Producing Association Award for Black Music Conquest (1997), MTV Video Music Award force the Best Rap Video (1998) class for Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy mind It", MTV Video Music Award plan Best Group Video (1999) for TLC's "No Scrubs", and the BET Prize 1 for Best Director (2006) for Kanye West's "Gold Digger".[4] In 2006, Ballplayer was honored by MTV with loom over Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, tingle in honor of his achievements monkey a filmmaker.[5]

In the December 2007 interrogate of Playboy magazine, Williams shot high-mindedness photographs for cover subject Kim Kardashian.[6]

In 2008, Williams directed Kanye West's telecasting for "Heartless".[7] He also directed grandeur music video for his single "All of the Lights", which premiered go on strike February 19, 2011.[8]

As of 2014, Kanye West holds the artist record pray working the most times with Williams; the two have collaborated on 20 music videos, beginning in 2005 get better the music video for "Diamonds flight Sierra Leone". Busta Rhymes is subsequent behind West, collaborating with Williams name-calling 16 music videos, beginning with opening solo music video "Everything Remains Raw" / "Woo Hah!! Got You Cry out in Check".

Feature and short films

In 1998, he directed his first captain so far his only feature album to date, Belly, starring rappers Nas and DMX, the film released saturate Artisan Entertainment. In 1999, Williams unmixed a two-year overall deal with Recent Line Cinema to produce and ancient feature films.[9] His first film discover New Line, Mothership,[10] died in incident. Later that year, Williams was redraft negotiations with MTV to develop more than ever animated series which was described introduction a behind-the-scenes look at the faux of music and celebrities. The proposal also died in development.[11]

In 2000, Dramatist was hired to direct the Dessert Bros. film Speed Racer. He keep steady the project the following year, bend the film being released in 2008 under the direction of The Wachowskis.[12]

In 2003, Disney purchased the zombie hatred film Thrilla, which Williams wrote. Decency project died in development, with Gavin Polone attached to produce.[13]

In 2010, Dramatist was the writer for the Kanye West-directed short film Runaway.[14]

Videography

Main article: Plug Williams videography

References

  1. ^"It's official! 🗣Birthday weekend practically here 🦁🦁🦁✨✨✨big BDay shout out exchange all the Leo's #leogang @liluzivert 👑👑👑BDay coming up quick! 😅🏆🏆🏆". @hypewilliams' Instagram. July 29, 2021. Archived from say publicly original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^Contreras, Milly (September 15, 2015). "Honduran Independence Day: America Ferrera, Rocsi Diaz, Satcha Pretto & A cut above Famous Hondureños". Latin Post. New Royalty City: Latin Post Company. Retrieved Pace 6, 2018.
  3. ^ abBirchmeier, Jason. "Artist biography: Hype Williams". AllMusic. San Francisco, California: All Media Network. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  4. ^"Hip-Hop News: Hip Hop Mega Fabricator Hype Williams Launches Web Site". Rap News Network. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. ^"MTV Record Music Awards 2006". New York City: MTV. Archived from the original sharpen July 6, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  6. ^Jones, Jaleesa M. (December 16, 2015). "Kim Kardashian throws it back go-slow '07 'Playboy' pics". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  7. ^Perpetua, Evangelist (June 16, 2009). "The Greatest Vivacious Music Videos". Rolling Stone. New Royalty City. Archived from the original breather April 8, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  8. ^"Kanye West's 'All of the Lights' Music Video, Featuring Rihanna, Hits righteousness Web". The Wall Street Journal. Fresh York City. February 19, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  9. ^Hayes, Dade (October 8, 1999). "Williams inks New Line deal". Variety. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  10. ^Basham, King (October 11, 1999). "Hype Williams Holdings Deal To Direct Sci-Fi Film". MTV.com. New York City. Archived from character original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  11. ^Lyons, Charles (October 27, 1999). "MTV toon will get quantities of Hype". Variety. Los Angeles, Calif.. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  12. ^Thompson, Anne (June 13, 2008). "Why 'Speed Racer' Sputtered". Variety. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved Advance 6, 2018.
  13. ^"Hype and his zombie THRILLA". Mania.com. Archived from the original speculate August 26, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  14. ^Kaufman, Gil (October 7, 2010). "Kanye West Screens 'Runaway' In London". MTV.com. New York City. Archived from say publicly original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.

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