Music Video Director: Tim Pope

Timothy Michael Pope (born 12 February 1956, London, England) is a film director most famous for his music videos, having directed feature films, and for a brief pop career.
Pope studied at the Ravensbourne College of Art & Design, after deciding that his interest in film was something he wanted to devote his life too. 

One of his first music videos was Soft Cell’s song "Bedsitter". The video had Pope’s trademark individuality, as it featured the band’s singer, Marc Almond, wearing shirts that matched the walls behind him. In many ways, it is considered this video bears all the major hallmarks of a Pope video: individuality; linear progression in terms of story; a slight psychedelic feel. (Pope has many names for different genres of videos and this type he calls a narrative/atmospheric. 



This video was one of many that he did with Soft Cell. Gaining a "bad boy" reputation after directing entire album of videos for "Non-Stop Exotic Cabaret" with one of the videos being banned. Later however, he met the cures singer Robert Smith and their work together would shape pop videos forever, it proved that directors to be constantly innovative. Pope ultimately directed over 37 videos for the group, including many of their most famous songs – "Let’s Go To Bed" (1982), "Close To Me" (1985), "Just Like Heaven" (1987), "Friday I’m In Love", (1992), "Wrong Number" (1997). 

 He was invited to America for the first time in 1983 by Neil Young who asked him to film the video for his song "Wonderin’".Pope shot many more videos for Young until 1997.

He also shot many other videos in the USA with many artists including Hall & Oates, Iggy Pop and Wendy & Lisa, as well as more bands in the UK: The The, David Bowie, Strawberry Switchblade, Men Without Hats, Talk Talk, Paul Weller, Siouxsie and the Banshees and others.

Aswell as Music Videos, Pope also does commercials and shortfilms, his first short film "Phone" won him many awards around the world.