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EP140 - Steve Barron - Filmmaker - The Jam Music Promos & more...
EP140 - Steve Barron - Filmmaker - The Jam Music Promos & more...
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On this episode of the podcast, we hear from filmmaker, Steve Barron.This fella was behind the music promo videos for The Jam's Strange Town, When You're Young, Going Underground and Dreams of Children... This was all pre-MTV... in a world where Top of the Pops wanted as-live performances rather than music videos.He also happened to create some of the most-watched music videos of all time, we're talking "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits and "Take On Me" by A-ha as examples.These films defined the medium during the early days of MTV and are still considered among the best of all time.The videos for "Take On Me" and "Billie Jean" have each garnered over 1 billion views on YouTube.Steve has also directed several films, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Coneheads (1993), The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) and Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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