20 Music Videos Directed By Hollywood's Finest Filmmakers

4. Mark Romanek: Taylor Swift - "Shake It Off"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM Swift's lead single from her record-breaking LP "1989" is one of the very few videos on YouTube to break in excess of one billion views. That is a towering achievement. Directed by prestigious filmmaker Mark Romanek, "Shake It Off" sees Swift impersonating famous faces such as Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga and Skrillex, whilst furthering her universal appeal to mass audiences globally. Vibrantly coloured and captured, this is Romanek working with the very best, at his very best. Previous collaborations include Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers and even Johnny Cash, and he is no stranger to projecting deep personality through the marriage of song and celluloid. Feature filmmaking comes in the form of creeping and ethereal drama One Hour Photo (2002) and the equally creeping and ethereal drama Never Let Me Go (2010); no wonder the dude shoots fun and frolicking music content with artists like TayTay...