Directors

There are many music video directors. 
These a few of the most famous and best in the world. With a video of their work. 

Spike Jonze

This is a video of Jay-Z's Otis 

Canada

This is a video of Battles's Ice Cream 

Tom Scharpling

This is a video of White Flag's Romance 

Jake Nava

This is a video of Adele's Someone Like You

Maria Matsoukas

This is a video of Rihanna's We found love. 

All of these directors are known for there work in all sorts of genres of music. There are many types of music videos and the directors job is to capture the video in the best way to represent the song. Sometimes this means creating something that is directly relating to the lyrics or something that has a story with in it. Directors work with the artists to help create the best video for the artists. They also work with costume, lighting and editing departments to make sure that everything is put together and comes out in the way the artist wants it.