Acclaimed director Colin Tilley chatted with Billboard about his work with 50 Cent & Chris Brown, some of his inspirations and upcoming projects. As you already know, Colin Tilley has directed the video for 50’s upcoming single ‘Go Go Wild’ with Jeremih. In this interview, he shares his excitement for the same which was produced by Mike Will, who earlier did the ‘Tupac Back’ beat.
What have been some of your favorite moments on set?
I’m about creating new environments with my imagination. Everyone that actually lets me create what I’ve been trying to create, that’s pretty much my favorite moment. To name a few, Chris Brown “Look At Me Now” to the Chris Brown and Justin Bieber “Next 2 You” video with the world falling apart. Then [there’s] this new 50 Cent one I just did that’s about to drop in about a week or so. It’s called “Girls Go Wild” with Jeremih. It’s “Down On Me” on crack; it’s definitely crazy.
It’s good you guys linked back up.
Yeah, we linked back up and it’s the first single from 50’s album. It should be pretty crazy, man.
As far as other directors?
Not even other directors. I don’t really get inspired by many other things so I have to go back to the ’90s to draw my inspiration. In the ’90s, things were really awesome because there [was] so much going on. I don’t know what was in their food that was bringing on all these cool visions with everything. From the music. the way that people dressed to the energy. [It] was completely different [and] that’s what I’m trying to bring it back to. I think when you see this new 50 Cent video, you’ll definitely see some inspiration from the ’90s. My whole goal is to get people feeling good again when they watch music videos; make it an experience.
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