Peter Alan Care (born 28 April 1953) is an English director of music videos, commercials and film. He has directed music videos for Cabaret Voltaire, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, Roy Orbison, Depeche Mode and New Order, amongst others.

Peter Care
Born (1953-04-28) 28 April 1953 (age 71)
NationalityBritish
OccupationMusic video director
Years active1979–present

Biography

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Care began his directorial career as a film student at the Sheffield School of Art (in the North of England).

Upon graduating, he set up the Sheffield Independent Film Company, with funding from the Arts Council and Channel 4. He wrote, directed and produced numerous documentaries and two short films; one of which, "Johnny Yesno", incorporated a soundtrack by a British Industrial cult band Cabaret Voltaire, which was later released as Johnny Yesno: The Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture. This led to making several ground-breaking music videos for the band. One of them, "Sensoria", became the most successful "underground" video of all time. Voted Best Video of the Year (1985) by LA Times; it enjoyed a seven-month run on MTV and was one of the first three videos to be procured by the New York Museum of Modern Art.

Care later moved into the mainstream, making videos for Killing Joke, Thomas Dolby, ABC, Bananarama, Depeche Mode, Fine Young Cannibals, and Public Image Ltd.

Moving to the USA (with Limelight Films) brought a larger variety of artists: Robbie Nevil, Simply Red, Paul Carrack, Belinda Carlisle, Anita Baker, and Tina Turner.

In 1992, Care helped form Satellite, a division of Propaganda Films. There, his video career blossomed, working with New Order, Suzanne Vega, James, Robert Cray, Los Lobos, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and especially R.E.M. With R.E.M. he directed five videos and the concert film Road Movie.

At Satellite, his commercial career also took off. Clients included Nintendo, Levi's, Lee Jeans, H.I.S. Jeans, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, ESPN, MTV itself, Philips, Southwestern Bell, Saturn, Polaroid, MCI, and MasterCard.

Care's first feature film was The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, produced by Jodie Foster's Egg Pictures. The film, starring Emile Hirsch, Jena Malone and Kieran Culkin, was based on the novel (of the same title) by the late Chris Fuhrman. Released in 2002, it was voted Best First Feature Film at the Independent Spirit Awards.

In 2002, Care joined the bi-coastal Bob Industries, where he was able to return to commercial projects.

In 2004, he re-united with R.E.M. to direct two music videos. He directed an episode of the HBO Series Six Feet Under (Season Four) and continued to direct commercials. In 2005, Care received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his music videos from the Music Video Production Association.

In 2011, Care released "Johnny Yesno Redux", a DVD project in conjunction with Cabaret Voltaire and Mute Records.

Filmography

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Television

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Film

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Music videos

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Song Artist Year Note
"Aftermath" R.E.M. 2004
"Leaving New York" R.E.M. 2004
"Electrolite" R.E.M. 1996 co-directed with Spike Jonze
"Secret Garden" Bruce Springsteen 1995
"It's Good to Be King" Tom Petty 1995
"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" R.E.M. 1994
"Say Something" James 1994
"Why Must We Wait Until Tonight?" Tina Turner 1993
"I Don't Wanna Fight" Tina Turner 1993
"Regret" New Order 1993
"When Heroes Go Down" Suzanne Vega 1993
"Man on the Moon" R.E.M. 1992
"Drive" R.E.M. 1992
"I Drove All Night" Roy Orbison 1992
"Radio Song" R.E.M. 1991
"Keep Coming Back" Richard Marx 1991
"I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" Fine Young Cannibals 1989
"Hypnotised" Cabaret Voltaire 1989
"Leave a Light On" Belinda Carlisle 1989
"Good Thing" Fine Young Cannibals 1989
"Back on Holiday" Robbie Nevil 1988
"One Time One Night" Los Lobos 1988
"Circle in the Sand" Belinda Carlisle 1988
"Don't Shed a Tear" Paul Carrack 1987
"American Dream" Simon F (Simon Fellowes) 1987
"Maybe Someday..." Simply Red 1987
"Don't Argue" Cabaret Voltaire 1987
"What You Get Is What You See Tina Turner" 1987
"C'est la Vie" Robbie Nevil 1986[1]
"Space" It's Immaterial 1986[1]
"More Than Physical" Bananarama 1986
"Venus" Bananarama 1986
"Stripped" Depeche Mode 1986
"Smoking Gun" The Robert Cray Band 1986
"Driving Away from Home" It's Immaterial 1986
"Final Solution" Peter Murphy 1986
"Rise" P.I.L. 1986
"Friday Night in This Cold City" Floy Joy 1986[2]
"It's Called a Heart" Depeche Mode 1985
"May the Cube Be with You" Thomas Dolby & George Clinton 1985
"Shake the Disease" Depeche Mode 1985
"Be Near Me" ABC 1985
"Waving a Flame" Pookah Makes Three 1985
"Ed's Funky Diner" It's Immaterial 1985
"Love like Blood" Killing Joke 1985
"I Want You" Cabaret Voltaire 1985
"Vanity Kills" ABC 1985
"Hypnotize" Scritti Politti 1984
"Sensoria" Cabaret Voltaire 1984
"Resistance" Clock DVA 1983
"Just Fascination" Cabaret Voltaire 1983
"Crackdown" Cabaret Voltaire 1983

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "New Video Clips". Billboard. October 25, 1986. p. 49.
  2. ^ "Music on Video: Promos" (PDF). Music Week. 10 May 1986. p. 32. Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via World Radio History.
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