ROMAIN GAVRAS

Romain Gavras has to be one of my favourite directors. His music videos are almost like short documentaries with his work involving lengthy narratives and interesting characters that star in them. I've a strong admiration for him as a cinematographer because there's something very real and raw about his work - often depicting working or lower class people in broken down environments, both urban and rural. The close-up shots that establish the characters and their surroundings is something that I think differs Gavras from other directors today.