2. Who is Joseph Kahn? Joseph Kahn began his directing career in his teens, shooting skateboarding videos of his friends while working as a popcorn concessionaire, grocery store auditor, and hotel front desk clerk to help fund these projects. He enrolled at NYU where after a year and a half into school, he dropped out to embrace the emerging market of hip hop videos. Within two years Kahn executed dozens of low budget videos where he served as a one man army, acting as his own cinematographer, editor, and production designer. During this time, he developed his self taught filmmaking skills that would launch him to the forefront of a new generation of emerging directors.
3. Joseph Kahn’s work consists of different types of media and new media technology.
5. Music Videos directed by Joseph Kahn Gwen Stefani - "The Sweet Escape" Kelly Clarkson - "Never Again" 50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland - "Ayo Technology" Chris Brown - "Forever" Pussycat Dolls - "When I Grow Up" Britney Spears - "Womanizer" Pussycat Dolls - "I Hate This Part" Lady Gaga - "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" Lady Gaga - "LoveGame" Katy Perry - "Waking Up in Vegas" Eminem - "We Made You" Kelly Clarkson - "Already Gone" Helping Haiti - "Everybody Hurts" Kylie Minogue - "All The Lovers" Maroon 5 - "Misery" Eminem feat. Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie" Nicole Scherzinger - Poison Keri Hilson - "Pretty Girl Rock" Dr. Dre - "Kush" Eminem - "Space Bound" Jordin Sparks - "I Am Woman" Britney Spears - "Stronger" U2 - "Elevation" Aerosmith - "Fly Away From Here" Enrique Iglesias - "Hero" U2 - "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" (version 2) George Michael - "Freeek!" Moby - "We Are All Made of Stars Eminem - "Without Me" Mariah Carey - "The One" Nelly featuring Justin Timberlake - "Work It" Dido - "White Flag" The Chemical Brothers featuring k-os - "Get Yourself High" 2004 Britney Spears - "Toxic" Kelly Clarkson - "Behind These Hazel Eyes" Kelly Clarkson - "Walk Away" Shayne Ward - "No Promises" Muse - "Knights of Cydonia" Janet Jackson feat. Khia - "So Excited"
6. Joseph Kahn’s music videos When viewing different music videos in which Joseph Kahn has directed there isn’t a particular music genre in which he seems to direct more than the others. However, when looking at the artists in which the videos are for seem to involve a higher percentage of Rap eg. Eminem and R’n’B on a ratio to the other genres such as pop; eg. Kelly Clarkson.