Aggressive (duo)

This article is about the film directing team. For the type of behavior, see Aggression.

Aggressive

Industry| Music videos
Headquarters|

New York City

U.S.

Website| www.aggressive.tv

Aggressive is a New York-based Latin Grammy Award-winning music video directing team of Alex Topaller and Daniel Shapiro. They have been described by Movie Creation Mag as "having a fascination with the wonderful, in the likes of the surrealist Rafał Olbiński" and "tenacious about pushing themselves and some overclocked hardware in order to create striking videos" by Video Static.[1]

To date, Aggressive has directed music videos for Michael Jackson, Stone Temple Pilots, Juanes, Megadeth, Bloc Party, The Click Five, Kerli, Susan Justice, Black Label Society, Hoobastank, Killswitch Engage, The Script, Alexis Jordan and Lil' Rob. They have also directed commercials for brands such as Acura, Toyota, Bloomberg, Ralph Lauren, Anna Sui,[2] Marc Ecko, Penfolds (RED), Dun & Bradstreet, MTV, Subway, AT&T, Kyocera, Cablevision, Topps, Caché and more.

Both coming up from VFX backgrounds, Topaller and Shapiro take a hands-on approach in all aspects of the process, from concept development, to shoot direction, all the way through post-production.[3]

## Accolades[edit]

* 2008 Winner Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video (Juanes "Me Enamora")[4][5]
* 2008 Nominee "Video Of The Year" MTVLA Los Premios (Juanes "Me Enamora")
* 2008 Winner Estonian Music Awards (Kerli "Walking on Air")
* 2016 Best Experimental BassAwards (1976)
* 2019 Communication Arts Award of Excellence

## Music videos[edit]

2015

* Tiësto featuring Jane Zhang – "Change Your World" [6]

2014

* Cris Cab – "Loves Me Not" [7]

2013

* Cris Cab featuring Pharrell – "Liar Liar" [8]
* Krewella – "Live for the Night"[9]

2012

* Susan Justice – "Eat Dirt"[10]

2011

* Michael Jackson – "Behind the Mask"[11][12]

2010

* Stone Temple Pilots – "Cinnamon"[13]
* Alexis Jordan – "Happiness"[14]

2009

* The Script – "Breakeven"

2008

* Kerli – "Walking on Air"[15]
* Juanes – "Gotas de Agua Dulce"
* Juanes – "Me Enamora"

2007

* The Click Five – "Jenny"
* Killswitch Engage – "The Arms of Sorrow"
* Megadeth – "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)"

2006

* Bloc Party – "I Still Remember"[16]
* Black Label Society – "Concrete Jungle"
* Hoobastank – "Born to Lead"

2005

* Lil Rob – "Summer Nights"

## References[edit]

1. ^ "PROFILE: Aggressive, directing/fx team, Refused TV". VideoStatic. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
2. ^ "The Trusted Source For News, Information, Industry Trends, New ScreenWork, and The Back Stories in Film, TV, Commercials". SHOOTonline.com. July 16, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
3. ^ ברנע, אור (2014-09-17). אקטיב אגרסיב - תרבות ובידור. Ynet. Ynet.co.il. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
4. ^ "NEWS: Aggressive Nab Latin Grammy for Juanes". VideoStatic. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
5. ^ "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Winners List". Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
6. ^ "Tiesto, Chinese Pop Star Jane Zhang Reimagine 'Change Your World' : Buzz". Music Times. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
7. ^ "Aggressive: Cris Cab "Loves Me Not"?". Stashmedia.tv. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
8. ^ "Cris Cab f/ Pharrell "Liar Liar" (Aggressive, dir.)". VideoStatic. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
9. ^ "In Depth: Krewella – Live for the Night – Official Music Video". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
10. ^ "WATCH IT: Susan Justice "Eat Dirt" (Alex Topaller + Dan Shapiro, dir.)". VideoStatic. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
11. ^ "Digital Edition 5". Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
12. ^ "Michael Jackson "Behind The Mask" (Aggressive, dir.)". VideoStatic. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
13. ^ "STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Films 'Cinnamon' Video - Aug. 7, 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
14. ^ Doug (2010-06-02). "WATCH IT: Alexis Jordan "Happiness" (Aggressive, dir.)". VideoStatic. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
15. ^ "Aggressive for Kerli "Walking on Air" music video". Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
16. ^ Directorial Team Aggressive Shoots and Creates Effects for Bloc Party Music Vid \- DesignTAXI

## External links[edit]

* whatisaggressive.com