012-Joseph Kahn (Director of Detention, Torque and many many music videos and commercials)

Summary: Joseph Kahn discusses why his lack of success in dating precipitated his move to LA, his directorial debut, "Torque", how directing the film bankrupted him, what lead to his start in commercial directing, saving up and spending all of his money on his latest feature film, "Detention", and shaping youth culture through music videos. Joseph's personal website: http://www.josephkahn.com/ An excellent music video montage detailing some of the highlights of his music video work: http://vimeo.com/35166654 "Detention" Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4PFz9gIKKM&feature=player_embedded Ladytron "Ghosts" Director's Cut: http://vimeo.com/34368427 Blink 182 video mentioned: http://vimeo.com/23824764 Saab "Transformer" spot discussed: http://www.hsiproductions.com/commercials/joseph-kahn/transformer Adidas Commercial discussed: http://vimeo.com/23935639 Sisqo's Thong Song video discussed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oai1V7kaFBk Two Bruce Willis spots we discuss: http://vimeo.com/38796220