Case study of iconic directors

Nabil Elderkin is a professional photographer, film director and music video director. He is of both American and Iranian origins and he is now based in Los Angeles.
Nabil has done a plethora of music videos for extremely well renowned artists as well as young and upcoming ones. He has directed videos for Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, Artic monkeys, John Legend, Bruno Mars and many others. Nail turns down 90% of songs he receives. The main part of his huge success is that he only works on videos for songs he likes and if he thinks he's the right man for the job. This is a rare trait as this industry is extremely competitive and most videographers will grasp at any opportunity coming their way which leads to rushed, sub-par productions. This is why Nabil is head and shoulders above the competition.


Nail's style is one of a kind. He focuses on beautiful cinematic aesthetic and cinematography. As Nabil has experience directing feature length films, he usually prefers to direct music videos in a narrative structure. This can be seen in the Artic Monkeys song "Why'd you only call me when you're high?"  and John Legend's "All of me" Nabil also uses the concept of magical realism. This is where realism is intertwined with fantasy. This is showcased in "Why'd you only call me when you're high" Nearly every shot cuts back and forth between realism and fantasy without making much sense. This style is deliberate as he said this in an interview, "I don't like to be too definitive on what something means, I like to let people see their imagination"

Nabil has come an extremely long way in a short amount of time. Sensing an opportunity, he bought the domain "kanyewest.com" after a short while, representatives of Kanye came calling. He gave them an ultimatum, he would give them the domain if they gave him a chance to become his photographer. The rest is history, he has become an extremely well renowned videographer/photographer in the industry ever since.