| Aaron Platt | |
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| Born | June 9, 1981 |
| Occupation | Film director Director of photography |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
Aaron Platt, (born June 9, 1981), is an American film director and cinematographer residing in Los Angeles, California.
Platt's body of work consists of cinematography for music videos, feature films and commercials and directing commercials and music videos.
Platt is a frequent collaborator with independent film director, Cam Archer. His work on Archer's feature film debut, Wild Tigers I Have Known, which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, earned him a Best Cinematography nomination at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards.[1] The Independent Spirit Awards seeks to celebrate the spirited pioneers who bring a unique vision to filmmaking.[2] His latest collaboration with Mr. Archer consists of a feature film titled "Shit Year" which will premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and is starring Ellen Barkin and Malora Walters.
Platt directed his first music video in 2004 for Kelli Scarr's, "Haunts Me". Some of the more notable music artists Platt has directed music videos for include Keri Hilson, ("I Like"), and OneRepublic, ("Apologize").[3] In the beginning of 2010 He directed and photographed video game content for the famous Japanese Rock Band "X JAPAN" In December 2006 Platt wrote, directed, photographed and edited a music video for OneRepublic's "Apologize". The video was an entry for a contest held by the band. Platt's video was the first runner-up winner in the contest. Although the video did not win the Grand Prize, it has become a major sensation on the popular video sharing website YouTube. As of July, 2011, Platt's video, which features the original track of "Apologize", has garnered more than 36,000,000 views. His video was also used unofficially to feature the remix of "Apologize". That video has been viewed more than 82,000,000 times and is listed as YouTube's seventh most watched video all-time and fifth most watched video all-time in music.
Aaron's commercial work includes projects for Spike TV, Wii Table Tennis, Finesse Shampoo, State Farm Insurance, AAA (American Automobile Association) and Feniderma Aftersun.[3]
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