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Born 1947 (age 79) · Dorset, England
Appears in 11 titles

Director Derek Burbidge, who made rock videos back then (including "Cars" for Gary Numan and pretty much all the Police's early MTV highlights), is into simplicity, not flash (a useful approach when catching thirty-odd bands on the fly in three different countries). The bands are given space to work up their own rhythm -- the editing doesn't do it for them. Burbidge is as fond of the mammoth close-up as Sergio Leone ever was, and half of "Roxanne" seems to explore Sting's nostrils from previously unseen angles. Performers like Lux Interior and Jello Biafra seem to be dripping sweat right onto you. The effect is to take you into the front row.

Filmography

Urgh! A Music War
7.4
Urgh! A Music War
1981
Director
AC/DC: Family Jewels
8.1
AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005
Director
Supertramp : Live in Paris '79
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
6.7
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
1983
Director
The Police: Around The World
8.3
The Police: Around The World
1982
Director
Foreigner - Live at the Rainbow '78
W.A.S.P. | Live at the Lyceum, London
Police in Montserrat
8.0
Police in Montserrat
1983
Director