Aggressive (duo)
Aggressive is a New York-based Latin Grammy Award-winning music video directing team of Alex Topaller and Daniel Shapiro. They have been described by Movie Creation Mag as "having a fascination with the wonderful, in the likes of the surrealist Rafal Olbinski" and "tenacious about pushing themselves and some overclocked hardware in order to create striking videos" by Video Static.
To date, Aggressive has directed music videos for Michael Jackson, Stone Temple Pilots, Juanes, Megadeth, Bloc Party, The Click Five, Kerli, Susan Justice, Black Label Society, Hoobastank, Killswitch Engage, The Script, Alexis Jordan and Lil' Rob. They have also directed commercials for brands such as , Toyota, Bloomberg, Ralph Lauren, Anna Sui, Marc Ecko, Penfolds, Dun & Bradstreet, MTV, Subway, AT&T, Kyocera, Cablevision, Topps, Caché and more.
Both coming up from VFX backgrounds, Topaller and Shapiro take a hands-on approach in all aspects of the process, from concept development, to shoot direction, all the way through post-production.Accolades
2015
2014
2013
2012
- Susan Justice – "Eat Dirt"
2011
- Michael Jackson – "Behind the Mask"
2010
- Stone Temple Pilots – "Cinnamon"
- Alexis Jordan – "Happiness"
2009
2008
- Kerli – "Walking on Air"
- Juanes – "Gotas de Agua Dulce"
- Juanes – "Me Enamora"
2007
2006
- Bloc Party – "I Still Remember"
- Black Label Society – "Concrete Jungle"
- Hoobastank – "Born to Lead"
2005