Bryan Barber

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Bryan Barber ( born 1970^{[citation needed]} ) is a music video and motion picture director. He has directed many music videos for popular artists.

1 Personal
2 Career
- 2.1 Videography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Personal

Barber graduated from Sacramento, CA Hiram Johnson High School in 1988^{[citation needed]}. He graduated from Clark Atlanta University in 1996. ^[1]

[edit] Career

Barber has gained stature within the music video industry for his ability to break out of the cliches that have dogged the music video business. Barber's videos convey a classic mood often taken from previous era hits. Barber's ability to be heard as a clear and distinct authorial voice lay in his gift for defining a unique visual style, a postmodern style that relied heavily on the use of classic film and TV clips ^[2]. For example, Barber referenced Grease in the OutKast music video Roses and the Beatles' Ed Sullivan appearance in the band's video for Hey Ya!. In the process, Barber emerged as a highly unique talent and imparted a wholly original image to the hip-hop movement ^[3].

Barber made his feature film debut with Idlewild, a 1930s musical set in the fictional Georgia town of Idlewild (inspired by the Michigan resort town that served as a safe vacation haven for middle-class blacks in the pre-Civil Rights era ). The filmed starred Outkast, who produced Idlewild (album) an accompanying album.