Steve BarronAs the son of a film-maker, Barron started his interest in directing at a young age. During his childhood, both of his parent were often away, working on videos themselves. So when an Art teacher offered him the chance to create his own film, using a Super 8 camera, for his exam, he was eager to create a masterpiece. He states that 'the lightbulb went of full of ideas, and I had to put those ideas onto film and maybe, it would be fun to do.'
He made his directing début in 1979, then went on to create some of the most iconic music videos of the 1980's, including Take On Me by a-ha, Billie Jean by Michael Jackson and Money for Nothing by Dire Straits.
He slowed down heading into the '90's, only creating eight music videos, one being David Bowie's As the World Falls Down.
His work is particularly notable for the unique, artistic take to each video. Many of his videos use a different art medium, in conjunction with live narrative/ performance, to create notable and enjoyable videos. The additional art not only adds to the feel of the song, but attracts a large audience, even if the actual music is not popular, due to it's interesting and eye-catching nature.
'Take On Me' combines pencil sketches with live performance to create a