Anton Corbijn is a Dutch actor, director and photographer. The boy was born in the city of Strajen, the Netherlands, on May 20, 1955 in the family of a medical worker and a Protestant priest. Anton was interested in photography since childhood, the beginning of his career in this direction can be considered 1972. Then, using his father’s camera, he took pictures at concerts. Local publications were happy to buy and publish his works. Anton’s collaboration with the Dutch magazine Oor was a serious
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Anton Corbijn is a Dutch actor, director and photographer. The boy was born in the city of Strajen, the Netherlands, on May 20, 1955 in the family of a medical worker and a Protestant priest.
Anton was interested in photography since childhood, the beginning of his career in this direction can be considered 1972. Then, using his father’s camera, he took pictures at concerts. Local publications were happy to buy and publish his works. Anton’s collaboration with the Dutch magazine Oor was a serious work.
In 1979, the photographer moved to London, England, where he devoted all his time to photographing the emerging British musical groups.
After 4 years, he decided to try himself in the role of the creator of video clips, which later began to prevail in his work. His clients include Nirvana, Front 242 and Roxette. For such bands as U2 and Depeche Mode, Anton Corbijn also designed records.
In 1990, the director released a film.
Strange too It was a collection of music videos consisting of six different video clips. Filming of the tape was carried out in different countries: Switzerland, Spain, USA and Portugal.
The director’s debut in big cinema took place in 2007, when he released an artistic and biographical film.
"Control" The story is based on the life of Ian Curtis, the frontman of the English rock band Joy Division. The film was shot in black and white, and the main role was played by Sam Riley.
In parallel, Anton wrote a book about how the film was shot.
In 2008, an exhibition of the talented photographer was organized, which was called “Four Dimensions”. It featured 170 of the best works.
In 2010, Anton Corbijn worked on a thriller.
American The main role was played by George Clooney.