Melodie McDaniel
American photographer and film director
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::summary American photographer and film director ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Melodie McDaniel |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| nationality | American |
| education | Art Center College of Design |
| occupation | Photographer, film director |
| known_for | Music videos, celebrity and advertising photography |
| notable_works | Linger (The Cranberries), Secret (Madonna), Carnival (Natalie Merchant) |
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| name = Melodie McDaniel | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | nationality = American | education = Art Center College of Design | occupation = Photographer, film director | known_for = Music videos, celebrity and advertising photography | notable_works = Linger (The Cranberries), Secret (Madonna), Carnival (Natalie Merchant)
Melodie McDaniel (born 1967) is a Los Angeles, California–based American still life, celebrity, and advertising photographer and film director.
Early life and background
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, McDaniel graduated in 1992 from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California with a major in Photography and a minor in Fine Art. She studied photography and was inspired to pursue documentary photography after traveling throughout Europe and Israel.
Career
McDaniel's first professional job was album artwork for Suzanne Vega, Annie Lennox, Blonde Redhead, Patti Smith, Tori Amos ("God", 1994) and Madonna ("Secret", 1994). By 1995, she had shot for celebrities like Samuel L. Jackson, Madeline Stowe, Harvey Keitel, Sheryl Crow and David Bowie, for publications like US, Interview, Rolling Stone and The New York Times Magazine. She also directed an adaptation of William S. Burroughs's short story The Junky's Christmas.
She signed with The Directors Bureau in 2002. Melodie has since worked on spots for Chevy, Toyota, Vodafone, Zune, and Nike.
Melodie McDaniel continues to maintain a dual career in commercials/music videos and still photography.
Over the years, McDaniel has shot editorially for Nylon Magazine, Giant Magazine, Elle, Vogue, Spin Magazine, Dazed & Confused, Interview, 10 Magazine, Jane Magazine, Details and Lula Magazine. Apart from brands like Nike, GAP, and Levi’s.
She has photographed celebrities including as Lily Allen, Ludacris, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Ryan Gosling, Carrie Underwood, Rob Machado, Robin Tunney.
She co-directed the music video, "Carnival" (1995) with Natalie Merchant.
References
References
- Vibe Media Group. (September 1993). "Vibe". Vibe Media Group.
- link. (2009-05-20)
- "Alumni Profiles: Melodie McDaniel". Art Center College of Design.
- Petrusich, Amanda. (16 January 2018). "The Ferocious, Sublime Dolores O'Riordan, of the Cranberries".
- (1995). "McDaniel: 20-ish does Hollywood Her Way". American Photo.
- [http://www.newyorkmodelsblog.com/?q=taxonomy/term/462 Melodie McDaniel at New York Models Blog]
- (23 Mar 2011). "Melodie McDaniel photography". Lifelounge.
- [http://apriliciate.tumblr.com/post/130740448/bohemea-lily-allen-by-melodie-mcdaniel Melodie McDaniel's Photographs of Lily Allen]{{dead link. (January 2018)
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