Director

Isaac Rentz

Isaac Rentz directs a mesmerising performance promo for Mabel, Jax Jones and Galantis' new track Good Luck.&nbsp;The upbeat video takes place in a trippy, effervescent setting, combining funhouse mirrors with radiant refracted&nbsp;lighting effects and slick styling.&nbsp;The focus is very much on choreography and movement, and Mabel thrives in the high-energy environment, much like in her previous collaboration with Isaac Rentz on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/06/23/mabel-let-them-know-isaac-rentz/71559">Let Them Know</a>.

United Kingdom

Mattie Evans

Holly Rose

Simeone Beyene

Anna Trevelyan

Ersan Beskardes

Las Bandas Be Brave

Kode

Lisa Foo

Joe Sherno

Tony C Miller

Nathan Killham

Louise Harris

Bennett Clarke

Sam Tozer

Amber Rimmel

Rio Sreedharan

Daniel Sallstrom

James Fage

Lalim Edit

Derek Hansen

Mabel x Jax Jones x Galantis 'Good Luck' by Isaac Rentz

Mabel, Jax Jones, Galantis - Good Luck (Official Video)

Isaac Rentz directs a high-octane promo for Jonas Blue and Why Don't We.&nbsp;The video sees the US-based boyband hanging out with friends on a rooftop, intermittently cruising around city streets&nbsp;and doing tricks in luxury supercars.It's a playful, high-energy affair and a great introduction to the group, captured in a glossy, aspirational style.&nbsp;

United States

Isaac Rice

Missy Galanida

Hound Content

Justin Francis

Abi Perl

James Hackett

Steve Rees

Jonas Blue, Why Don't We 'Don't Wake Me Up' by Isaac Rentz

Jonas Blue, Why Don't We - Don’t Wake Me Up (Official Video)

Mabel has vivid recollections of the night before, in Isaac Rentz's dazzling promo for Let Them Know.&nbsp;The video boasts slick choreography, ultra-modern set design and a fearless performance from Mabel -&nbsp;all packaged in a glossy, no-holds-barred affair.&nbsp;Non-stop action from start to end, the concept oozes Noughties nostalgia, and shows a brand new side to Mabel and her performance style. She's not only singing, but definitely got the moves to go with it.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

Kode Media

Beatrice Giustini

James Dyer

Amir Pa'afshar

Mabel 'Let Them Know' by Isaac Rentz

Mabel-'Let-Them-Know'-by-Isaac-Rentz

Isaac Rentz has been putting the fun back into music videos for more than a decade. He has directed lots of them - for blink 182, Cage The Elephant, Katy Perry, OneRepublic, Olly Murs, and many more - with a sense of humour ranging from the tongue in cheek to the goofily absurd. And he's been busier than ever in music videos recently, with UK-commissioned videos for Mabel and Freya Ridings, and his latest is a blockbuster lockdown production for Jonas Blue and MAX.Isaac, 37, was born in Hokkaido, Japan&nbsp;- where his father was teaching English at the time&nbsp;- but then grew up in the sweltering heat of Arizona.&nbsp;He went on to study American History at Northern Arizona University, where he made his first bold steps into making music videos. He never did get to use his university degree, but as he says,&nbsp;"I can tell you all about the spread of syphilis during the Lewis and Clark Expedition." Nice.&nbsp;He now lives in Los Angeles, in a bungalow-style house with his wife Kate, a photographer and director, and his dog&nbsp;Maggie (above, with Isaac). We sent over the Work + Life Questionnaire to find out how life was treating him and the family at this extraordinary time, discovering that he's been catching up on classic movies during isolation, and some serious reading. He's also discovered this great sitcom&nbsp;on Netflix...&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;WORK:How long have you held your current position? What were you doing before this? I was a college student, designing T-shirts and posters for bands and making short films on my laptop. I loved music and wanted to be connected to it somehow, but without actually having to master an instrument. The idea of directing for a living seemed laughable back then.What was your first job, or first significant break in the industry? It was my senior year in college and I was panicking because I had no idea what I was going to do for a living. I was designing T-shirts for a band called Taking Back Sunday at the time. They saw one of my short films and asked me if I wanted to direct their next video. They were between record label contracts, so they only had about a $1,000 budget, which seemed like a small fortune to me. It was for a video called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lox9wbWt4LU" target="_blank">Set Phasers To Stun</a>&nbsp;and I did a Spike Jonze-style video with a bunch of kids in a dance troupe.<blockquote>It’s always surreal when a record label gives you money to make something intentionally disturbing.</blockquote>Name one music video that inspired you that get involved in making music videos? The Notorious B.I.G.'s Mo Money Mo Problems video by Hype Williams&nbsp;was seared into my brain as a teenager. Every setup was so massive and overwhelming. I almost had a panic attack the first time I saw it. But I also loved Johan Renck’s New Order videos and what Sophie Muller was doing at the time. It helped me realize that a music video could be more than just a commercial. It could be subversive or ironic or melancholy.[vidtoken data:0]<blockquote>Hype Williams' video for Mo Money Mo Problems was seared into my brain as a teenager.</blockquote>Name one project you’ve done that was significant as a learning experience – and why? My first dozen music videos were all major learning experiences. I had no formal education in filmmaking, just a lot of ideas and the patience to design elaborate treatments.My first big budget was for blink 182’s Up All Night video. We were shooting a suburban Lord Of The Flies concept and there were all kinds of stunts and fire effects. I remember pulling up to set feeling like a big shot, and then realizing that Spike Jonze was down the street filming Kanye and Jay-Z’s Otis video. They were setting off fireworks and drifting in a Maybach, and my crew seemed way more impressed with their shoot. It was a perfectly-timed lesson in humility.[vidtoken data:1]What are your favorite music video-related jobs of the past couple of years, and why? I did a video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2017/12/21/katy-perry-hey-hey-hey-isaac-rentz/51120" target="_blank">Katy Perry [for Hey Hey Hey]</a> that was exciting because we got to do a Marie Antionette-style period piece with an insane budget for powdered wigs.[vidtoken data:2]<blockquote>The video for Katy Perry's Hey Hey Hey had an insane budget for powdered wigs.</blockquote>I did a video for Bleachers' Alfies Song that was an homage to the final scene from&nbsp;When Harry Met Sally, which is one of my favourite romantic comedies. I did an Ava Max video that comes out in a few weeks that I’m especially excited for because it’s our third video together and it’s been so fun to watch her grow as an artist.[vidtoken data:3]What are your favorite other jobs of the past year or so? I shot a video for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXmy5gyELrc" target="_blank">Joywave, Half Your Age</a>, in December that was a fake prescription drug commercial that goes haywire. It ends with world literally exploding. It’s always surreal when a record label gives you money to make something intentionally disturbing.I shot a <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/02/27/mabel-boyfriend-isaac-rentz/63524" target="_blank">Mabel video for Boyfriend</a>&nbsp;in January of this year that was especially cool because all of her visual reference points were 90’s R&amp;B, like TLC and Aaliyah.[vidtoken data:4]What are you currently working on - and how has work been affected by lockdown? I sold a scripted TV series to an American TV network earlier this year with my friend <a href="https://brookswheelan.com/" target="_blank">Brooks Wheelan</a>, who used to be on Saturday Night Live. We’re&nbsp;writing the pilot right now over Zoom.&nbsp;I also just finished a music video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/06/29/jonas-blue-max-naked-isaac-rentz/65430" target="_blank">Jonas Blue and Max called Naked</a>. We shot the whole thing during lockdown. We sent both artists a camera and a small lighting kit and my DP, Dannel Escallon, taught their parents and siblings how to light them over Zoom. A really talented UK designer, Gemma Yin, did some incredible post work. We spent more than 30 hours on Zoom, so I’m surprised I’m not permanently cross-eyed now.[vidtoken data:5]<blockquote>Remote-directing Naked was more than 30 hours on Zoom... surprised I’m not permanently cross-eyed now.</blockquote>What kind of work would you like to be doing in future? I shot a feature film for Netflix a few years ago called Opening Night. I was grateful for the experience, but it was a miserable production. I decided from that point on that I only wanted to work on longform projects where I either had more creative control, or was working with people that I saw eye-to-eye with creatively. For now I’m just concentrating on this TV pilot and doing videos and commercials.What advice would you give someone entering your field? Cultivate a deep bank of artistic references. Watch old movies, read classic books, immerse yourself in art history. I meet too many new directors whose only artistic inspiration comes from After Effects tutorials on YouTube.LIFE:Tell us something that we don’t know about you... I have always had a fear of flying, and every time I book a job in London I’m equally excited and full of dread.When you’re not working, what do you like to spend time doing? I run every morning at the Rose Bowl, I read, I scroll Twitter obsessively.Where did you go on your last holiday (or vacation)?&nbsp;And where would you love to visit? My wife and I went to the Dolomites in Italy. I’d love to go to Russia and take a tour of old Soviet buildings.<blockquote>I watched Adam Curtis’s Century of the Self...&nbsp;now I hear all of my thoughts in his stoic British accent.</blockquote>What are your favorite currently-running TV shows? I’ve been watching this brand new show on Netflix called Friends. It follows the lives of six white people in New York who all frequent the same coffee shop. Fascinating stuff.What’s the best movie (or movies) you’ve seen recently? During lockdown I tried to watch all of the movies I hadn’t seen yet on the Sight and Sound 100 Greatest Films list. I loved Treasure of The Sierra Madre.I also just saw Ace In The Hole, which is a lesser-known Billy Wilder film about media manipulation that seems like it could have come out this year.[vidtoken data:6]<blockquote>Ace In The Hole... a&nbsp;film about media manipulation that seems like it could have come out this year.</blockquote>What are your favourite music videos by other people in the past year? There’s a whole generation of new rappers who aren’t afraid to take wild swings with their videos. The Lil Nas X video for Panini and the Roddy Ricch video for The Box are good examples. I love when artists don’t take their “brand” too seriously.[vidtoken data:7]Favourite music artist(s), and favourite gig(s) in the past year? Yesterday I listened to Daft Punk’s Alive album, closed my eyes, and pretended for a moment that quarantine didn’t exist. It was the best gig I’ve been to in 2020.Best book you’ve read, and/or best exhibition you’ve seen recently? I’m really enjoying Camille Paglia's Sexual Personae. Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror has a chapter on the narcissistic tendencies of social media that I think should be required reading for all of humanity.&nbsp;I just watched Adam Curtis’s Century of the Self miniseries on Youtube and now I hear all of my thoughts in his stoic British accent.[imgtoken data:1]<blockquote>Trick Mirror&nbsp;has a chapter on the narcissistic tendencies of social media that's required reading for humanity.</blockquote>Favourite food and/or favourite restaurant(s)? <a href="https://zankouchicken.com/" target="_blank">Zankou Chicken</a> is a shawarma chain in Los Angeles that I only allow myself to have if I’ve had a truly miserable day.What’s your favourite political or charitable cause, and why? <a href="https://votesaveamerica.com/" target="_blank">Vote Save America</a> is an organization that helps register Americans to vote and educates them about the issues that are at stake in the 2020 election. There are so many important things going on in the world right now. But one simple thing we can all do as citizens in representative democracies is vote for politicians who aren’t bigoted ethno-nationalists.[imgtoken data:2]Best recent purchase? I’m rethinking my relationship to consumerism these days. That being said I still buy way too many sneakers. Nike Air Max 1’s and Nike SB Dunks especially.Work &amp; Life - balance/ imbalance out of five (1 for imbalance; 5 for balance)? I’m going to give myself a 4 out of 5 because I’ve come a long way. I used to be incapable of relaxing, and now I can sip wine in a bubble bath like a pro.• Isaac Rentz is represented for music videos in the UK by Las Bandas Be Brave; he works out of Hound Content in the US and Kode Media in the UK for music videos and commercials.

Work & Life Q&A: Isaac Rentz

The Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems (Official Music Video)

blink-182 - Up All Night (Official Video)

Katy Perry - Hey Hey Hey (Official)

Bleachers - Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song) (Official Video)

Mabel-'Boyfriend'-by-Isaac-Rentz

Jonas Blue, MAX - Naked (Official Video)

Ace In The Hole - Trailer

Lil Nas X - Panini (Official Video)

Jonas Blue and guest vocalist MAX cavort with giant animated women in Isaac Rentz's neon dream for the suggestive Naked.With Rentz aided and abetted by the post work of the versatile Gemma Yin, this is a thoroughly entertaining confection of visual elements, featuring rotoscoped images of dancers, rendered in neon-style outline, augmentoing MAX's very likeable performance - while Jonas Blue plas the cool mastermind role, partly from behind the wheel of a vintage Mercedes convertible.Rentz remoted directed everything here during quarantine, with the artists shooting themselves (with their families' help) at their homes, courtesy of his and DoP Dannell Escalon's guidance. With Gemma Yin's contribution with the animation and editing it;s another lockdown video that transcends its limitations.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

Dannel Escallon

Richy Jackson

Gemma Yin

Dani Marsh

Odessa Coleman

Kimberley Rabbitt

Caroline Morin

Wash

Virgin EMI

Jonas Blue, MAX 'Naked' by Isaac Rentz

Mabel designs her ideal man in Isaac Rentz's&nbsp;90s-inspired video for Boyfriend.&nbsp;The video opens with Mabel and friends using a futuristic LCD screen, swiping through schematics of various men. There's the nice guy, the sweet guy, the bad guy - and when the perfect man is just a click or a swipe away, why not indulge and see what's out there?&nbsp;Mabel does just that, awakening several different subjects and interacting with them in a glass room, but ultimately decides&nbsp;she is better off with her girls.&nbsp;DP&nbsp;Alexandre Jamin utilises bold colours and&nbsp;FX lights to create a dynamic and vibrant aesthetic, which is matched by&nbsp;Lucie Red's impeccable art direction. Mabel's performance brings the heat and switches up the pace through several impressive dance setups. Cinematic, and with a heavy dose of nostalgia, this is a brilliant promo pulled off by a talented creative team.&nbsp;

Amalia Rosen-Rawlings

Meghan Willcox

Rory Shaw

Alexandre Jamin

Bernin Isaac

Danny Hayward

Lucie Red

Simone Beyene /  Lola Chatterton

Rio Sreedharan / Coco Netty

Maria Asadi / Sian Duke

Arsenal

Sean Coooper

Semera Khan

Contemporary R&B

Mabel 'Boyfriend' by Isaac Rentz

Latin boybands Prettymuch &amp; CNCO clash in a&nbsp;gravity-defying game of five-a-side football, in Isaac Rentz's video for Me Necesita.Possibly the world's first boyband collaboration to boot. Or football boot.

Michelle Larkin

Isaac Rice, Missy Galanida

Neil Brown

Joe Osbourne

Kai Saul

Quot;teddy

Troy

Quot; Dickerson

Heather Ballish

Wade Morrison

Maxi

Per Elizabeth

Jennifer Kennedy

Clark Jackson

Kat Cattaneo

Syco

Prettymuch & CNCO 'Me Necesita' by Isaac Rentz

Prettymuch-&amp;-Cnco-'Me-Necesita'-by-Isaac-Rentz

Freya Ridings plays an exploded piano and leads a colour-coded movement through the streets of London, in Isaac Rentz's video for Castles.&nbsp;

Rob Jelley

Laura Thomas-Smith

Johnathan Sidwell

John Perez

Merritt Gold

Rory Hern

Chris Dowling

Sets Appeal

Joanna Femi-ola

Gina Kane

Emma Regan

Arianna Shining Star

Apache

F-render

Targa Sahyoun

John Hassay

Will Lyte

Natricia Bernard

Freya Ridings 'Castles' by Isaac Rentz

Freya-Ridings-'Castles'-by-Isaac-Rentz

American director Isaac Rentz, whose hugely successful music videos for artists like Katy Perry, Jason Derulo, Nick Jonas, OneRepublic, Paramore, Cage The Elephant, Olly Murs, Tegan &amp; Sara, Blink 182 and 5 Seconds of Summer have earned acclaim and heavy airplay around the world, has joined London-based Kode Media for music video productions in the UK.&nbsp;With videos such as Katy Perry's Hey Hey Hey, Paramore's Still Into You, OneRepublic's Rich Love and Cage The Elephant's Shake Me Down,&nbsp;Rentz has garnered&nbsp;multiple award nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards as well as many other festivals globally.Nathan Killham, head of music video at Kode, says: "I’ve been a fan of Isaac’s work for a long time, so I’m absolutely thrilled to be welcoming him to the Kode Family. We’re really looking forward to collaborating on what will no doubt be some cool projects together."Isaac continues to be represented by Las Bandas Be Brave for music videos in the UK.• Watch Isaac Rentz’s showreel on the Kode Media website&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kodemedia.com/directors/isaac-rentz" target="_blank">here</a>

Isaac Rentz signs with Kode Media in the UK

Isaac Rentz makes Olly Murs irresistible on the dance floor &ndash; with a little help from Rowan Atkinson - for this tie-in with the third movie starring Atkinson&#39;s bumbling British super-spy, Johnny English Strikes Again.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kenneth Arnold Taylor

Bryant Jansen

Pele Alexandria Kudren

Nra Kudelka

Nikki Parisi

Ernie Gilbert

The Mill

Zack Sekuler

Sony Music

Burning Reel

Olly Murs ft. Snoop Dogg 'Moves' by Isaac Rentz

Olly-Murs-Ft.-Snoop-Dogg-'Moves'-by-Isaac-Rentz

Charli XCX and Sarah McColgan, the girls behind Boys (of course), now bring some sass&nbsp;to David Guetta &amp; Afrojack&#39;s Dirty Sexy Money - featuring Charli and French Montana.And this one sees the girls outsmarting the boys (apart from French Montana) to grab all the riches after a big bank heist... &nbsp;

Sarah McColgan

Charli XCX

Luis Perez

John Richoux

Clark Muller

Incendio

Marisa Garner Associates

David Guetta & Afrojack ft Charli XCX & French Montana 'Dirty Sexy Money' by Charli XCX & Sarah McColgan

David Guetta & Afrojack ft Charli XCX & French Montana - Dirty Sexy Money (Official Video)

Katy Perry is the unhappy Marie Antoinette in a version of the ancien regime with celphones in Isaac Rentz&#39;s lighthearted romp for Hey Hey Hey.Can Joan of Arc (also Katy, nice to see her back with dark hair) save her from a terrible fate with the horrible old Sun King? Well, not exactly... &nbsp;

Nina Miller

Danny Lockwood

Shawn Kim

Fernanda Guerrero

Beau Leon

Framestore

Flawless Post

Katy Perry 'Hey Hey Hey' by Isaac Rentz

A stroll across a litter-strewn bridge turns into a magical LaLaLand moment, in Isaac Rentz&#39;s video for OneRepublic &amp; Seeb&#39;s Rich Love.OneRepublic&#39;s Ryan Tedder is joined by more and more dancer-lovers, and then the fireworks start. You can&#39;t go wrong with fireworks.

Austin Barbera

Puritan

Chris Varonos

Bashir Taylor

Monty Fisher

Sam Omelia

Albert Gonzalez

Nick Delgado

Rasheeda Ameera

Arianna Pane @ Velem

Matt Stawski

Jared Shelton

Interscope Records

OneRepublic & Seeb 'Rich Love' by Isaac Rentz

Onerepublic-&-Seeb-'Rich-Love'-by-Isaac-Rentz

<a href="http://www.promonews.tv/?attachment_id=57124" rel="attachment wp-att-57124"><img src="http://www.promonews.tv/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Tegan-Sara-Closer-by-Isaac-Rentz.jpg" alt="" title="Tegan &amp; Sara &#039;Closer&#039; by Isaac Rentz" width="640" class="alignright size-full wp-image-57124" /></a>
Isaac Rentz offers up this fun, kitsch, karaoke house party with Tegan & Sara performing new single Closer in their living room for their friends who join in with the festivities donning facepaint and masks... 

Tegan & Sara
Closer
Director: Isaac Rentz
Producer: Ryan Kohler
Production Company: More Media
US Rep: Lark Creative 
UK Rep: Las Bandas Be Brave
DP: Morgan Susser, DP
Executive Producer: Stephen Buchanan
Commissioner: Devin Sarno

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Ryan Kohler

More Media

Morgan Susser

Stephen Buchanan

Devin Sarno

Tegan & Sara 'Closer' by Isaac Rentz

Isaac Rentz delivers a touch of old Hollywood magic in his song-and-dance promo for All-American Rejects' Beekeeper's Daughter. 
With dancing construction workers, street muggers and camp cops, it's about as theatrical as you can get...

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Fuliane Petikyan

Mandy Brown

Lark Cre

The All-American Rejects 'Beekeeper's Daughter' by Isaac Rentz

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Isaac Rentz and Blink 182 head off to the suburban streets of Southern California for a neighbourhood tear-up (with more than willing participants) for the promo to Up All Night.
Shot in one night with two units, this is what happens when you leave the kids to their own devices...

Ritchie Pert and Stephen Buchanan

James Hawkinson

Andrew Ibea

Blink 182 'Up All Night' by Isaac Rentz

Blink-182-'Up-All-Night'-by-Isaac-Rentz

Isaac Rentz goes on a trip through the countryside with The Feeling in aid of the promo to new single Set My World On Fire.
Harnessing a strange glowing sphere (the sun) to change night into day, Rentz takes a simple idea of contrasting light with shade to a successful conclusion.

Larkin Seiple

Jason Kisvarday

Tamara Brooks

Jen Herrera

The Feeling's Set My World On Fire by Isaac Rentz

The-Feeling's-Set-My-World-On-Fire-by-Isaac-Rentz

Rosie and pals go wild in the country - Hamatethy Farm in Cornwall, to be exact - in Isaac Rentz's new collab with the band.
Delightful place (the band are from Cornwall) nicely shot by Stein Stie. Rosie's quite the horsewoman, and the drummer's a deadshot with a drumstick.
And you can check out more of Rosie and The Goldbug's glam-pop allure in Isaac's previous video for<a href="http://www.drawpictures.co.uk/young-guns/isaac-rentz.go"> Lover</a>.

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