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(December
31, 2002 - January 1, 2003) 2002 YEAR-END REVIEW
The year 2002 was a pretty busy year for Hype Williams.
Although he only directed three videos, he had other projects to keep
him busy. The three videos he directed this year include On
The Radio (Nelly Furtado), The Color of Love
(Boyz II Men) (which he co-directed with Little X, Benny Boom,
& Chris Robinson), and Breathe (Blu Cantrell).
Hype was also busy directing commercials for Sega, Reebok, &
Toyota. This year, Hype also secured a development deal with
NBC, signed with production company RSA, and even released a DVD
compilation of his videos. In 2003, we hope to see Hype make a
comeback to the music video scene, as well as hear more about his
still-in-development movie adaptation of Speed Racer.
(December
21, 2002)
AALIYAH CD COMES WITH BONUS VIDEO DVD
Aaliyah's
new album of new & old material, I Care 4 U,
was released in stores 2 weeks ago. Packaged along with the CD is
a bonus DVD which contains 9 music videos as well as a animated promo
clip & behind-the-scenes feature. This is the first and only
collection of Aaliyah's videos that has been released to the
public. The Hype Williams-shot video for Rock The Boat
is included in the disc. The bonus DVD is only available with initial
shipments of the Aaliyah CD, and is available all across the U.S. &
Canada.
(December 11, 2002)
BLU CANTRELL VIDEO
We haven't seen any new videos from Hype Williams in the past
year. The last full video he directed was Nelly Furtado's ...On The Radio. Then there was Boyz II Men's
The
Color Of Love, which he shared duties with Little X, Chris Robinson,
& Benny Boom. We mentioned back in October that Hype Williams had shot a new
video for Blu Cantrell. The video, Breathe,
has been out for the past few weeks online on Blastro.com.
It was most recently seen on MuchMusic in Canada this past
weekend. No word on if it has aired on BET or MTV yet. The video has Blu
cruising around L.A. in her
baby-blue car.
(thanks to Cihan & LadyTexas02 for the info)
(October 30, 2002)
SEGA NBA 2K3 COMMERCIAL ON SEGA.COM
The Hype Williams-directed commercial for Sega Sports NBA 2K3
can be viewed in streaming Windows Media, Quicktime, and Real Video
formats at Sega.com.
Behind-the-scenes images from the commercial shoot and information on
the commercial can also be found at the commercial's
website.
 
Behind-the-scenes of the NBA 2K3 commercial (Ben Wallace; Gary
Payton; Vince Carter; images obtained from Sega.com)
(October 28, 2002)
SEGA NBA 2K3 COMMERCIAL |
HYPE SIGNS DEAL WITH NBC |
BLU CANTRELL & BUSTA VIDEOS
Business industry publications Brandweek & Business Wire reported 2
weeks ago that Hype Williams has directed a new 30 second commercial
for the new video game Sega Sports NBA 2K3 for Sony Playstation
2, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo Game Cube. The commercial
clip showcases key NBA athletes and their moves including dunks from
Toronto Raptors' Vince Carter; three point shots from Seattle
Supersonics' Gary Payton; and defense from Detroit Pistons' Ben
Wallace. The commercial premiered October 10 on both
broadcast and cable networks including CBS, ESPN, and MTV. This
is not the first time that Hype has directed commercials for athletic
products, featuring athletes. In February 2002 Hype directed 2
commercials as part of Reebok's Sounds & Rhythm of Sports
campaign, which featured NBA players Allen Iverson and Steve Francis.
click to read article: Business
Wire (October 10, 2002) | click
to read article: Brandweek
(October 14, 2002)
The Hollywood Reporter reported
last week that Hype Williams has signed a development deal with NBC
Studios to conceive, direct and produce a possible TV
series. This comes after much success with ex-video director
McG's current television hit Fastlane; and a similar
development deal that was recently signed between Fox TV and video
director Dave Meyers.
click
to read article: MTV.com (October 23, 2002) | click
to read article: Zap2It.com (October 23, 2002)
(thanks to Cihan, Kevin L. & Looneytunneyblue)
More info on the upcoming Blu Cantrell
& Busta Rhymes video projects as previously reported here.
Hype Williams did indeed direct a video for Blu Cantrell, which
is currently in its editing stages. Hype will not be directing
the video for Busta Rhymes' lead single off the new album, but
is tentatively doing the 2nd video. (Chris Robinson is directing
Busta's next video)
(thanks to JB for the info)
(October 22, 2002)
BLU CANTRELL VIDEO
Word has it that Hype Williams has shot a new video for Blu
Cantrell recently.
(thanks to JB for the info)
(October 11, 2002)
BUSTA VIDEO
It seems that after a few months hiatus from directing, Hype
Williams is going back to what he does best: directing videos.
The last video we saw from him was 1/4th of the Boyz II Men video The
Color Of Love,which he co-directed with Little X, Chris Robinson
& Benny Boom in May 2002. The last full video he did was
back in February 2002, Nelly Furtado's ...On The Radio. A
reliable source has informed that me that Hype is planning on shooting
the upcoming Busta Rhymes video in November.
(thanks to WS for the info)
(August 25, 2002)
AMERICAN CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD
Aaliyah's Rock The Boat has been nominated for a 2002
American Cinematography Award for Oustanding Achievement in
Music Video. The choreographer for the video was Fatima
Robinson. The awards will be held on October 20,
2002.
check
out americanchoreographyawards.com for more info
(August 19, 2002)
AALIYAH "ACCESS GRANTED" SPECIAL TO RE-AIR ON BET
As the one year anniversary of Aaliyah's tragic death approaches, BET
will re-air the behind-the-scenes special Access Granted: Aaliyah
"Rock The Boat" this Thursday (August 22) at 8pm (double
check your local listings for the date & time).
(July 25, 2002) MTV
VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS | SOUL TRAIN LADY OF
SOUL NOMINATIONS
The MTV Video Music Awards nominations have been announced,
and of the 10 or so Hype Williams-directed videos that were eligible
this year, only one video was nominated. Aaliyah's Rock
The Boat was nominated for Best R&B Video.
The awards air August 29 on MTV.
Click
here to go to official MTV VMA 2002 webpage
The Soul
Train Lady of Soul Awards nominations were also announced this
week, and the Hype Williams-directed video for Aaliyah's Rock
The Boat was nominated for Best Video.
(July 15, 2002)
HYPE WILLIAMS ARTICLE IN THE SOURCE
There's an article on Hype Williams in the new issue of The Source
magazine (August 2002 p.46; with Eve on the cover).
(thanks to Jay for the info)
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