Steve Barron

Not to be confused with Steve Bannon.

Steve Barron
Barron in July 2009
Born
Steven Barron

(1956-05-04) 4 May 1956 (age 68)
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, music video director
Years active1976–present

Steven Barron (born 4 May 1956) is an Irish filmmaker and music video director. Among the music videos he has directed are "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Summer of '69" and "Run to You" by Bryan Adams, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, "Electric Avenue" and "I Don't Wanna Dance" by Eddy Grant, "Going Underground" by The Jam, "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League, "Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart, "Pale Shelter" by Tears for Fears, "Africa" by Toto, and "Take On Me" by A-ha. The videos for "Take On Me", "Africa", and "Billie Jean" have each garnered over 1 billion views on YouTube. Barron also directed several films, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Coneheads (1993), and The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996).

Early life

Barron was born in Dublin on 4 May 1956,[1] the son of filmmaker Zelda Barron (née Solomons, 1929–2006)[2] and actor Ron Barron. His mother was born in Manchester to an English mother and Russian father. His parents married in 1953 but the marriage was later dissolved. He has an older sister named Siobhan.[2] He was raised in London and attended St Marylebone Grammar School.

Career

Barron on the set of the 2012 TV series Treasure Island

Barron made his music video directorial debut in 1979 with "Time for Action" by Secret Affair and their following hit singles "My World" and "Sound of Confusion" and directed, and occasionally wrote additional treatment for,[3] various music videos. These videos, which include "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson,"Burning Up" by Madonna ,"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, and "Take On Me" by A-ha, would come to define the medium during the early days of MTV and are still considered among the best of all time.[4] He founded the production company Limelight with his sister Siobhan and Adam Whitaker.[5][6]

In 1984, he directed the science fiction comedy Electric Dreams, and then went on to direct several episodes of the television series The Storyteller before returning to film, directing the films Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1990, The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1996, Rat in 2000 and Mike Bassett: England Manager in 2001. Barron directed several award-winning miniseries, such as Merlin (1998), Arabian Nights (2000) and Dreamkeeper (2003) for Hallmark Entertainment. In July 2010, it was revealed that Barron would make a return to music videos, directing "Butterfly, Butterfly", the then-final video of A-ha.

In late 2011, Barron's two-part production of Treasure Island was shown on British television channel Sky One.[7]

In November 2014, Barron published his autobiography, Egg n Chips & Billie Jean: A Trip Through the Eighties.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Producer Writer
1984 Electric Dreams Yes
1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Yes
1993 Coneheads Yes
1996 The Adventures of Pinocchio Yes Yes
2000 Rat Yes Yes
2001 Mike Bassett: England Manager Yes Yes
2006 Choking Man Yes Yes Yes
2008 The Day After Peace Co-producer
2016 Brahman Naman Yes
2019 Supervized Yes Yes

Cameraman

Executive producer

Television

Year Title Director Executive Producer Notes
1987–1988 The Storyteller Yes Episodes: "Hans My Hedgehog", "Fearnot", and "Sapsorrow"
1994–2001 ReBoot Yes
1998 Merlin Yes Miniseries
2000 Arabian Nights Yes
2003 Dreamkeeper Yes TV movie
2005 Mike Bassett: Manager Yes
2010 The Road Ahead Yes TV movie
2012 Treasure Island Yes Miniseries
2013 Delete Yes Yes Miniseries
2016–2017 The Durrells in Corfu Yes

Music videos

References

  1. ^ "Steve Barron Discography at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b Simon Relph (12 September 2006). "Obituary: Zelda Barron". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. ^ "mvdbase.com - index = Steve Barron Profile". Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Interview with Iconic International Music Video Director Steve Barron (Michael Jackson, Madonna, & David Bowie) IMRO Ticket Offer". 16 November 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ^ "CAMPAIGN CRAFT: THE CREATIVE ISSUE - Why Limelight went from UK commercials boom to bust. The kitchen-table start-up couldn't rekindle its glory days. Emma Hall reports". Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  6. ^ "They were on their last legs: Behind the story of how Take On Me catapulted A-Ha to success". Journal. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ^ Rose, Steve, "Elijah Wood: I was thrilled to play Frodo Baggins in The Hobbit", The Guardian, December 22, 2011, retrieved December 25, 2011.
  8. ^ Hawksley, "'Michael Jackson? I was more excited about The Human League!'", Telegraph.co.uk, November 27, 2014, retrieved November 28, 2014.

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