Samuel David Bayer Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Having photographed and directed hundreds of music videos and commercials over the last 15 years, Samuel Bayer has firmly established himself as one of the industry's most prolific and sought-after talents. A 1987 graduate of New York City's School of Visual Arts, Bayer was a painter who saw film and video as the perfect medium to deliver his art ...
I operated an HD camera once, and it's like having a race car without an engine. I'm always a little suspect when someone is telling me that HD is great and that it looks just like film. Why not just shoot film? When you're trying to emulate something else, there's something fundamentally wrong, and I think it becomes more complicated.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Chemical Romance: May Death Never Stop You
2014
Video
Black Tongue
2013
Short
The David Documentary
2012
Short
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010
Installing Love
2010
Short
Absolute Garbage
2007
Video videos "Vow", "Only Happy When It Rains", "Stupid Girl"
Justin Timberlake: What Goes Around ...Comes Around
2007
Video short
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006
Video video "Until It Sleeps"
Green Day: Bullet in a Bible
2005
Video documentary as Sam Bayer
Blink 182: Greatest Hits
2005
Video short video "Stay Together For The Kids"
Green Day: Jesus of Suburbia
2005
Video short
The Offspring Complete Music Video Collection
2005
Video video "Gotta Get Away"
Max
2005/I
Short
Lest We Forget: The Video Collection
2004
Video videos "Coma White", "Rock Is Dead", "Disposable Teens"
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow: The Videos
2004
Video videos "My Favorite Mistake", "Home"
Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection
2003
Video video "Somebody's Baby"
The Cranberries: The Best Videos 1992-2002
2002
Video segments "Zombie", "Ode to My Family", "Ridiculous Thoughts", "I Can't Be with You", as Freckles Flynn
Best of Bowie
2002
Video documentary videos "The Heart's Filthy Lesson", "Strangers When We Meet"
Blink 182: Stay Together for the Kids
2002
Video short
The Smashing Pumpkins: 1991-2000 Greatest Hits Video Collection
2001
Video video "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Poison: Greatest Video Hits
2001
Video documentary video "Stand"
God Is in the T.V.
1999
Video documentary videos "Coma White", "Rock Is Dead"
Garbage
1996
Video short videos "Vow", "Stupid Girl", "Only Happy When It Rains"
Tesla: Time's Makin' Changes - The Videos & More
1995
Video documentary video "What You Give"
Cranberries: Ridiculous Thoughts
1995
TV Movie as Freckles Flynn
The Offspring: Gotta Get Away
1995
Video short
Iron Maiden: Donington Live 1992
1993
Video documentary
Blind Melon: No Rain
1992
Video short
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
1991
Video short uncredited
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Black Tongue
2013
Short
Justin Timberlake: What Goes Around ...Comes Around
2007
Video short
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
2006
Video video "Until It Sleeps"
Green Day: Bullet in a Bible
2005
Video documentary
Green Day: Jesus of Suburbia
2005
Video short
September 11
2002
segment "USA"
The Smashing Pumpkins: 1991-2000 Greatest Hits Video Collection
2001
Video video "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Installing Love
2010
Short
Max
2005/I
Short writer
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pony
2014/I
Short executive producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alpha Dog
2006
title designer: main and end titles - as Sam Bayer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Into the Wild
2007
thanks
Alpha Dog
2006
thanks - as Sam Bayer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Made in Hollywood
2010
TV Series
Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2010
TV Series
Himself
Green Day Makes a Video: Wake Me Up When September Ends
2005
TV Movie
Himself
The 100 Greatest Pop Videos
2005
TV Movie
Himself
Green Day: Bullet in a Bible
2005
Video documentary
Himself
Blink 182: The Urethra Chronicles II: Harder, Faster. Faster, Harder
2002
Video documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
El Rey Award
Barcelona International Film Festival
Excellence in Narrative Short Filmmaking
Pony (2014)
2016
Jury Award
South Dakota Film Festival
Best Narrative Short
Pony (2014)
2015
Festival Prize
Boston Film Festival
Best Short Film
Pony (2014)
2015
Best Narrative Short
California International Shorts Festival, US
Summer
Pony (2014)
2015
Jury Prize
Hollywood Film Festival
Best Short Film
Pony (2014)
2015
R.I.F.F. Jury Award
Rome International Film Festival, USA
Best Narrative American Short
Pony (2014)
2015
Audience Award
Sarasota Film Festival
Best Short FIlm
Pony (2014)
2013
Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Music Videos
Camerimage
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Festival Award
International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London
Best Short FIlm
Pony (2014)
Known for movies
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) as Director
Green Day: Bullet in a Bible (2005) as Director
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) as Director
The Smashing Pumpkins: 1991-2000 Greatest Hits Video Collection (2001) as Director
$250,000
