Ginuwine - 'What's So Different' (1999) - Dir: Francis Lawrence
An inventive, innovative, and charming RnB video back in the heyday of creativity and vision in urban music (ack, who am I kidding - back in the heyday of all music videos).
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I used to love this video. YouTube's horrible frame skips, however, totally ruin the effect. You can't even tell that the crowd around him is doing anything but walking normally!
Yeah in between those obnoxious diet coke commercials and that Black Eyed Peas video, it's pretty easy to forget that Francis Lawrence occasionally makes some really cool videos.
Effing love this video. Dude is one of the few directors who can turn what would have been a REALLY shit pop promo in someone else's hands into something genius. See 'Cry Me a River'.
And a better link: www.methodstudios.com