Anton Corbijn on Squaring the Circle, Hipgnosis, Album Covers & Kurt Cobain
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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2023
- From Dutch director and photographer, Anton Corbijn, Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) tells the history behind Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell, the creative minds behind one of the most iconic design studios in musical history, Hipgnosis. No stranger to the musical frontier, Corbijn has worked with numerous influential artists, namely Depeche Mode, U2, The Killers, and many others, as well as directed a number of notable music videos, including Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box." Though Squaring the Circle is Corbijn's first feature-length doc, he's manned the director's chair for films like 2007's Control and The American, starring George Clooney.
Squaring the Circle includes archived audio of the late Thorgerson discussing how the once-dilapidated building on Dean Street in London progressed through the counterculture of the ‘60s and ‘70s, as well as tons of new interviews from rock legends like Pink Floyd’s Roger Walters, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, and Paul McCartney, among others. Po, who Corbijn reveals was a driving factor in getting this story to the screen, joins the conversation, recalling specific album design concepts and discussions. Corbijn’s documentary allows Po and the artists to reminisce, and tell their origin story from a time when the political atmosphere, hallucinogenic drugs, and the freedom of expression heavily influenced music.
With Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) celebrating its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Anton Corbijn took a moment to stop by the Collider Studio presented by Saratoga Spring Water in Park City to speak with Editor-in-Chief, Steve Weintraub. Corbijn gives us a rundown of his career as a film director, his work with a number of iconic musical artists, and what first inspired him to pick up a camera. He teases a few of the wild stories featured in Squaring the Circle about how Hipgnosis pulled off classic album sleeve covers (including, but not limited to, sheep, helicopters, and Hawaii), and reveals the next big feature film he’s directing. He also shares the documentary’s theatrical release date, a personal story about Kurt Cobain, and a few of his favorite album covers.
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A. Corbijn is Icon, period!
Best music video director and pop culture photographer in the last 40 years, Maestro.
It’s a very nice interviewer, good questions! Anton is always so incredibly modest
Corbijn and Squaring the Circle. Wow! Just WOW.
Nice interview, thanks! Love Corbijn's work -- and Hipgnosis! Looking forward to seeing this.
Had no idea a doc on Hipgnosis was coming, as a huge music fan this video title got me excited. Now having Corbijn direct this doc makes it even more amazing. Can't wait for it, great job as usual Steve.
Anton, dzięki za kolejny wspaniały teledysk Depeche Mode.
Pozdro.
Such a cool guy! Thanks for the interview, lots of great stories in there.
So…when is it coming out?? Extremely excited to see it
I hate interviews where the interviewer is LOUD & CLEAR and the subject is barely audible. Makes ZERO sense.
I doubt it was intentional, but I agree that some attention should have been paid to the recording levels. I take more issue with the lame questions.
@@BeefyMon Haha, lame questions...I know it's not intentional, just unprofessional and irrational.
Because the interviewer is a loudmouth! Also, as a Brit, I hate the way interviewers, usually American, tell the subject to talk about something instead of politely asking them to.
I have an alt pic of Houses of the Holy album in the comment section of my channel
I believe Corbijn was repped by Propaganda/Satellite films at one point
Montage of Heck was awful, filled with so much bs.
Yeah, it's only one of the best rock docs ever...
@@nectarinedreams7208It literally isn’t, at least half of it is made up stories. Do some research.
@@pandemic7 ???