Ray Tintori
Encyclopedia
Ray Tintori is an American
director
who has directed short films and music videos for bands MGMT
, Chairlift
, The Cool Kids
, Boy Crisis
, and The Killers. Tintori graduated from Wesleyan University
in 2006, where he studied film, and from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan
in 2001, where he was a studio art major. His father is John Tintori, a film editor
and Chair of NYU's Kanbar Institute of Film & Television and his mother is Mary Cybulski, a script supervisor
.
and is included on Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series’ first DVD. His senior thesis film Death to the Tinman premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
where it won a short filmmaking award.
Tintori directed the music video for the MGMT's single "Time to Pretend
". The video garnered attention on MTVu
airwaves due to its colorful, psychedelic
style. Tintori also directed the videos for MGMT
's second and third singles, "Electric Feel
" and "Kids
", respectively. He also directed the videos for the The Killers' song "Spaceman
" and "Chairlift
's "Evident Utensil", which was nominated for an award in the "Breakthrough Video" category at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
.
In July, 2009, Spike Jonze
announced that Tintori would be directing Light Boxes, an adaptation of the novel by Shane Jones
. However, in May 2010, Jonze stated that Tintori was no longer working on the project, and in June 2010, Shane Jones said the film option had been dropped.
In May, 2010, the Brooklyn Arts Council honored Tintori with a "premature retrospective," screening a number of his short films and other works.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
director
Music video director
A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles...
who has directed short films and music videos for bands MGMT
MGMT
MGMT is an American alternative rock band founded by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson and Will Berman, joined the core band in the studio...
, Chairlift
Chairlift (band)
Chairlift is an American electronic pop Duo.Based in Brooklyn, New York, Chairlift consists of members Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly .-History:...
, The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids
The Cool Kids is an American hip hop group. Consisting of rappers Antoine "Sir Michael Rocks" Reed and Evan "Chuck Inglish" Ingersoll , the group is based in Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan...
, Boy Crisis
Boy Crisis
Boy Crisis is an American band that has been influenced by the post-disco–post-punk sound of the early 1980s.Based in Brooklyn, New York, Boy Crisis consists of members Tal Rozen, Alex Kestner, Victor Vazquez, Lee Pender, and Owen Roberts.-History:...
, and The Killers. Tintori graduated from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in 2006, where he studied film, and from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
in 2001, where he was a studio art major. His father is John Tintori, a film editor
Film editing
Film editing is part of the creative post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling...
and Chair of NYU's Kanbar Institute of Film & Television and his mother is Mary Cybulski, a script supervisor
Script supervisor
A script supervisor is a member of a film crew responsible for maintaining the motion picture's internal continuity and for recording the production unit's daily progress in shooting the film's screenplay...
.
Works
Tintori's directorial debut was short film Jettison Your Loved Ones which screened at the 2006 Slamdance Film FestivalSlamdance Film Festival
As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent in the film industry; it is also the only major film festival fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the...
and is included on Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series’ first DVD. His senior thesis film Death to the Tinman premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
where it won a short filmmaking award.
Tintori directed the music video for the MGMT's single "Time to Pretend
Time to Pretend
-Reception:"Time to Pretend is a space-rock gem that mocks the clichéd coke-and-hookers rock-star lifestyle, over big synth whooshes." – Kevin O'Donnell, Rolling Stone...
". The video garnered attention on MTVu
MtvU
mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks which produces a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as well as several digital cable packages...
airwaves due to its colorful, psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
style. Tintori also directed the videos for MGMT
MGMT
MGMT is an American alternative rock band founded by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson and Will Berman, joined the core band in the studio...
's second and third singles, "Electric Feel
Electric Feel
-Quotations:"Electric Feel is a shunting single that cobbles together the instrumental roving of Gary Numan, the high pitch vocal provocation of Scissor Sisters and tops it off with a Timo Maas vibe that varies in impact. Worldly, boundary crossing expressionism is the end result...
" and "Kids
Kids (MGMT song)
"Kids" is the third single from MGMT's album Oracular Spectacular. It was released as a single on October 13, 2008.The song was the center of a legal dispute with the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, over the "insulting" compensation he offered for his illegal use of the song during a party...
", respectively. He also directed the videos for the The Killers' song "Spaceman
Spaceman (The Killers song)
"Spaceman" is a song by Las Vegas-based Indie rock band The Killers. The song was released as the second single from the band's third studio album Day & Age on November 4, 2008, as a digital download on iTunes, and as 7" and promo CD in the US, Canada and UK. It has been released to radio in...
" and "Chairlift
Chairlift (band)
Chairlift is an American electronic pop Duo.Based in Brooklyn, New York, Chairlift consists of members Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly .-History:...
's "Evident Utensil", which was nominated for an award in the "Breakthrough Video" category at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 13, 2009, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, honoring the best music videos from June 19, 2008, to June 29, 2009. Comedian Russell Brand hosted the event for the second time in a row. The awards were held a few months after Michael...
.
In July, 2009, Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television...
announced that Tintori would be directing Light Boxes, an adaptation of the novel by Shane Jones
Shane Jones (author)
Shane Jones is a novelist, short story writer, and poet. He is most known for his novel Light Boxes.In 2009, Jones sold the film option to his first novel, Light Boxes, to Spike Jonze, with speculations that Ray Tintori would direct...
. However, in May 2010, Jonze stated that Tintori was no longer working on the project, and in June 2010, Shane Jones said the film option had been dropped.
In May, 2010, the Brooklyn Arts Council honored Tintori with a "premature retrospective," screening a number of his short films and other works.
Music videos
- "Electric FeelElectric Feel-Quotations:"Electric Feel is a shunting single that cobbles together the instrumental roving of Gary Numan, the high pitch vocal provocation of Scissor Sisters and tops it off with a Timo Maas vibe that varies in impact. Worldly, boundary crossing expressionism is the end result...
" by MGMTMGMTMGMT is an American alternative rock band founded by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson and Will Berman, joined the core band in the studio...
(2007) (Interactive video) - "Time to PretendTime to Pretend-Reception:"Time to Pretend is a space-rock gem that mocks the clichéd coke-and-hookers rock-star lifestyle, over big synth whooshes." – Kevin O'Donnell, Rolling Stone...
" by MGMT (2008) - "Electric FeelElectric Feel-Quotations:"Electric Feel is a shunting single that cobbles together the instrumental roving of Gary Numan, the high pitch vocal provocation of Scissor Sisters and tops it off with a Timo Maas vibe that varies in impact. Worldly, boundary crossing expressionism is the end result...
" by MGMT (2008) - "Delivery Man" by The Cool KidsThe Cool KidsThe Cool Kids is an American hip hop group. Consisting of rappers Antoine "Sir Michael Rocks" Reed and Evan "Chuck Inglish" Ingersoll , the group is based in Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan...
(2008) - "SpacemanSpaceman (The Killers song)"Spaceman" is a song by Las Vegas-based Indie rock band The Killers. The song was released as the second single from the band's third studio album Day & Age on November 4, 2008, as a digital download on iTunes, and as 7" and promo CD in the US, Canada and UK. It has been released to radio in...
" by The Killers (2009) - "Evident Utensil" by ChairliftChairlift (band)Chairlift is an American electronic pop Duo.Based in Brooklyn, New York, Chairlift consists of members Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly .-History:...
(2009) - "KidsKids (MGMT song)"Kids" is the third single from MGMT's album Oracular Spectacular. It was released as a single on October 13, 2008.The song was the center of a legal dispute with the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, over the "insulting" compensation he offered for his illegal use of the song during a party...
" by MGMT (2009) - "Dressed to Digress" by Boy CrisisBoy CrisisBoy Crisis is an American band that has been influenced by the post-disco–post-punk sound of the early 1980s.Based in Brooklyn, New York, Boy Crisis consists of members Tal Rozen, Alex Kestner, Victor Vazquez, Lee Pender, and Owen Roberts.-History:...
(2009)
External links
- Ray Tintori official site
- Ray Tintori on Clipland
- Jettison Your Loved Ones Video
- Death to the Tinman Video
- Partizan representation for commercials and music videos.