Jake Nava

Jake Nava is a British director, best known for his work in music videos and TV commercials.

Career

Nava graduated with a degree in film from the University of Westminster.^[1] After college, he began his career directing music videos and films for MTV Sports.^[2] He's created videos for various artists, including Britney Spears, Beyoncé, and Adele.^[3] Nava has also directed advertising campaigns for Armani, Puma, Bacardi, and more. In 2013, he directed three music videos for Beyoncé’s visual album (“Partition,” “Grown Woman,” and “***Flawless”).

Honors and awards

Jake Nava's music video for Beyonce's "Single Ladies".

In 2011, Nava's advertisement for Lucozade placed #10 on Campaign Magazine’s Top 10 TV & Cinema Ads.^[4] Entertainment Weekly named Nava the fifth best music video director of 2011 for his videos "Someone Like You" and "Monster". The Times placed Nava's video for Beyoncé, "Single Ladies", at #3 in The 25 Most Influential Music Videos of All Time.^[5] It won "Video of the Year" at the MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards and the BET Awards. In 2006, Nava directed an anti-gun campaign to reduce inner city gun crime in London.^[6] The video was highly successful, reaching over 90% of its target audience, and received three D&AD nominations.

Music video

US artists

• Lana Del Rey — "Shades of Cool" (2014)
• Lana Del Rey — "High by the Beach" (2015)
• Beyoncé — "Partition" (2013)
• Beyoncé — "Flawless" (2013)
• Beyoncé — "Grown Woman" (2013)
• Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008)
• Beyoncé — “If I Were a Boy” (2008)
• Beyoncé — “Naughty Girl” (2004)
• Beyoncé & Shakira — “Beautiful Liar” (2007)
• Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z — “Crazy in Love” (2003)
• Beyoncé feat. Sean Paul — “Baby Boy” (2003)
• Kanye West feat. Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj & Rick Ross — "Monster"
• Britney Spears — “My Prerogative” (2004)
• Britney Spears — ”If You Seek Amy” (2008)
• Alicia Keys — ”Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)” (2009)
• Shakira — “She Wolf” (2009)
• P!nk — “Nobody Knows”
• Usher — “Burn” (2004)
• Utada — "Easy Breezy"
• Kelis — "Milkshake" (2003)
• Mariah Carey feat. Jermaine Dupri — “Get Your Number” (2006)
• Mariah Carey — “Shake It Off” (2005)
• Lindsay Lohan — "Rumors" (2004)
• Lindsay Lohan — "Over" (2004)
• Enrique Iglesias feat. Kelis — "Not in Love"
• Paul Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy — "Faster Kill Pussycat"
• Destiny's Child — "Cater 2 U" (2004)
• System of a Down — "B.Y.O.B."
• Tina Turner — "Whatever You Need"
• Brandy — "Who Is She 2 U"
• Blaque ft Missy Elliot "I'm Good"
• 112 feat. SuperCat "Na Na Na Na"
• Bee Gees — "This is Where I Came In"

UK artists

• Arctic Monkeys "Arabella"
• Adele “Someone Like You”
• Emeli Sande "Heaven"
• Leona Lewis "Run", "I See You"
• Kylie Minogue "Red Blooded Woman"
• The Rolling Stones "Streets Of Love"
• Delilah "Inside My Love"
• Audio Bullys "Way Too Long"
• Lo Fidelity Allstars feat. FTR Pigeonhed "Battleflag"
• Solid Crew ft Lisa Maffia "All Over"
• Natalie Imbruglia "Shiver"
• Robbie Williams "Lovelight"
• Spice Girls "Holler"
• George Michael "An Easier Affair"
• Roni Size "Dirty Beats"
• Mark Morrison "Return Of The Mack", "Crazy"
• Ms. Dynamite "Dy-na-mi-tee", "It Takes More"
• Mis-Teeq "B With Me", "Scandalous"
• Truesteppers & Dane Bowers feat. Victoria Beckham "Out Of Your Mind"
• Roll Deep "Bad Man"
• Beverley Knight "Made It Back (The Good Times Mix)", "Greatest Day"
• Shola Ama "Meet Someone"
• Urban Species ft Imogen Heap "Blanket"

Commercials

• Guinness - John Hammond Intolerant Champion
• James Franco - Coke Light
• Ministry of Defense Army - More Than Meets The Eye
• Powerade - New Mix
• Lucozade - Tinie Tempah & Travis Barker
• Trident — Anti Gun Crime" Metropolitan Police
• Georgia May Jagger - Rimmel
• Kate Moss — Rimmel "16 Hours", Rimmel "Circle Line", Rimmel "Backseat"
• Naomi Campbell — Cat Deluxe
• Armani — Diamonds
• Rochas — Music of the Body
• Halle Berry — Revlon Cinderella, Revlon Magic Mirror, Revlon So Good, So Long
• Jessica Alba — Revlon Custom My Way
• Jessica Biel — Revlon In Full Bloom
• Beyoncé — Rise, Heat, Pepsi
• David & Victoria Beckham — Intimacy
• Vogue Magazine FNO — Glee
• Cindy Crawford — 5th Ave
• Heidi Klum — Schwarzkopf
• Laetitia Casta and Doutzen Kroes – L’Oreal "Honeygloss"
• Doutzen Kroes —L'Oreal Solare
• Maria Sharapova — Clear
• Balentine Whiskey
• Vinny Jones — Puma
• Samuel Eto’o – Puma
• Perez – Puma
• HSBC — Haute Couture, Guide
• Janet Jackson — The system

References

1. "Photography and Film - Westminster School of Media Arts and Design - University of Westminster, London". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
2. "Jake Nava | Cherry". www.cherrystudio.net. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
3. "Jake Nava | IMVDb". IMVDb. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
4. "The Annual 2011: Top 10 TV and cinema ads". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
5. "The 25 most influential music videos | The Times". The Times. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
6. "Top director behind new anti-gun video". Metro. Retrieved 2015-11-27.

External links

• Jake Nava at the Internet Movie Database
• 'Someone Like You' Director Jake Nava's Greatest Hits
• The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos
• http://www.promonews.tv/2009/09/14/jake-nava-and-marc-webb-win-at-mtv-vmas-kanye-loses-the-plot-again/
• http://www.studiodaily.com/main/searchlist/What-Makes-Music-Videos-Rock_4659.html
• http://www.nypress.com/article-22251-300-d-cup.html