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He is best-known for music videos for Childish Gambino, Earl Sweatshirt, Chet Faker and others. [2] He rose to prominence with his work on the FX series Atlanta (2016–2022), created by and starring frequent collaborator Donald Glover, on which he served as a director and producer.
May 25, 2022 · Murai—who has directed 20 of the 31 episodes of Atlanta, including its first five and the series-shaping finales of season 1 and 2—has been a key player in making the show what it is. He’s ...
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Oct 26, 2020 · Inside the surreal world of Hiro Murai. Hiro Murai’s dream-like vision has produced unforgettable imagery for artists including Childish Gambino and FKA twigs. Here, the filmmaker discusses the joys of collaboration, exploring the realm of television with the series Atlanta, and why This is America is an anomaly in music videos.
- Aimee Mclaughlin
He’s best known for directing episodes of Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” (earning a first look deal with FX in the process). But he cut his teeth with other music videos that are ALMOST as mind...
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- Brian Welk
- Creeping Dread & Framing in Station Eleven
- Voyeurism and Moving Cameras in Barry
- Black & White as Metaphors in Atlanta
- Directing Your Attention
The premiere episode of HBO Max miniseries Station Eleven, "Wheel of Fire," is a masterclass in Murai's style. Even in spite of the bleakness of Station Eleven's subject matter, a deadly pandemic, Murai finds ways to incorporate dark comedy and ironic music choices. Like in a majority of Murai's work, there are moments where a majority of the scree...
Murai plays with obscuring action and voyeurism in his directorial style, often limiting what the viewer can see to give them the sensation of peeking behind closed doors. This can be done to create tension, as it is often done in Station Eleven, or it can be used for comedic purposes like it is on HBO's Barry. In the Murai-directed second season p...
Murai directed a vast majority of Atlanta's episodes, and as a result, the show's iconic style is a hybrid of his unique visual acumen and Donald Glover's brilliant blend of comedy and social commentary. The third season opener, "Three Slaps," is particularly cinematic, as it looks notably polished and functions (like a few of season 3's episodes) ...
Murai's skillful framing directs the viewer's eyes to slivers of light. He bisects space with blocks of darkness and places objects in the foreground to give viewers the sensation of voyeurism. His aerial shots and camera movement are reminiscent of directors like Alfonso Cuarón and Clint Eastwood, which brings an elevated quality to every show he ...
- Matt Shore
Nov 30, 2018 · Murai, who is 35, has helmed the most talked-about episodes of Glover's television series Atlanta, whose depiction of the struggling rapper Paper Boi, his cousin-manager Earn, and their friend...
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May 10, 2018 · Mr. Murai, 34, has been Mr. Glover’s go-to director since they partnered on the short film “Clapping for the Wrong Reasons” in 2013, carrying through Mr. Glover’s music videos as Childish Gambino...
