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The Hollywood Director's Connection to Michael Jackson, continued... #NaBloPoMo
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:30PM 
Michael Jackson's connection to movie directors are far, long and global. While film directors dominated Michael Jackson’s music video collection, the iconic singer also worked with several regular music video directors who helped him bring his songs to life on the small screen. Here are some of those directors.
Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" music video was directed and edited by Don Wilson (editing too? Wilson's got Talent!). Wilson also works in Television, directing reality shows including Hitched or Ditched (Premiered in the Summer of 2009) and The Swan as well as documentaries. He also works on movie trailers.
In an American Pop Culture interview, Wilson describes the decision to not use Michael Jackson in the music video by saying "the lyrics really dictated the content" and even mentioned a remake of "Man in the Mirror" that was close to developing until Jackson's sudden death recently.
http://www.americanpopularculture.com/music.htm
Bruce Gowers who directed "Rock with You" has done work in other music videos and television.
Paul Hunter lent his directing services to Michael Jackson for "You Rock my World" starring actor, Marlon Brando and comedian, Chris Tucker.
Wayne Isham directed the "You Are Not Alone" music video by Michael Jackson. Music videos seem to be Isham's specialty.
Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was directed by Nick Saxton. Who knows what Saxton is doing now? He doesn't seem to have any new credit listings, as the information comes to a halt after the early 90s. Maybe he started producing music videos instead of directing, but whatever.
This post is part of the Michael Jackson music video series on the Madlab Post. Here are the previous posts in the series:
Movie Directors Dominate Michael Jackson's Video Collection
More Michael Jackson Videos with Big Screen Support
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Reader Comments (2)
Michael Jackson had some of the greatest, most ground breaking videos ever (Smooth Criminal, Black Or White, Beat It, The Way You Make Me Feel, and of course Thriller). It's no surprise that the talent behind the lens was as capable as the singer in front of the mic.
I know Nick Saxton. I was the AD and designer, builder on Dont Stop Till You Get Enough. I can’t find Nick anywhere. It’s been many years. I wonder where he is or even if he is still with us. He is a fabulous person. So much fun to know and work with. I wish he would pop up somewhere.