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Overview
Starting as a runner in music production to an assistant director, Emil Nava soon climbed the corporate ladder in the music world - woking for companies such as Blink Productions. Nava now works freelance for OB Management. Other productions companies he worked for include Academy;(the biggest producer of music videos)Between the eyes; and Pulse. -
Kid British - Our House
This debut video by Nava was shot on a £20,000 budget and set in Manchester. Using local people, this video was shot in one day and edited in 2/3 days. Nava was very able to cope with the strict deadlines, the video reaching 666,757 views on Youtube (as of the 6th of November, 2017) -
Emil Nava and Jessie J
Nava and Jessie J have collaborated on several occassions - Nava directing the videos "Do it like a Dude", "Wild" and "Price Tag". The following video includes Nava talking about his experience creating Domino. At his busiest, Nava made 24 videos in a year - his budget started at £5,000 - 10,000 but soon grew. The most expensive was £160,000 for Jessie J. -
Nava and Adverts
Nava has now begun to direct adverts for television. This is a good thing due to increase of budget, but this however means that there is less creative freedom.
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Music Videos by Nava
http://www.emilnava.com/music-videos/ A compendium of Nava's videos, across a vast spectrum of artists and budgets. Artists include - Paloma Faith, Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora and Jessie J.
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Nava's techniques and tips
*Using extreme close ups of the artists whenever possible.
*Do not use long shots or medium shot as the bulk of the video
*"It is all about working with people."
*"Keep making things and keep learning." Examples of this in videos include Sinaed O' Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" and Godley and Creme's "Cry" -
OB Management
Nava currently works freelance for a company called OB Management. OB Management acts as an agency for directors of music video directors. Describing themselves as "three straight up dudes who work out of Denmark Street London", they aim to: Nurture talent
Work with production companies
Work with record labels
Match the right director to the right artists
