Isaac Rentz

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Isaac Rentz
Born (1982-08-21) August 21, 1982 (age 41)
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Isaac Rentz (born August 21, 1982) is an American feature film, music video, and commercial director.

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Biography

Rentz was born in Japan, and was raised in Tempe, Arizona. He was signed to Draw Pictures for UK and US music video representation until 2010. [1] He is currently signed to Hound Content. [2]

Rentz's work has been featured in Pitchfork Media, Spin magazine, Boards, and TV Guide. Rentz's body of work includes music videos for groups such as Katy Perry, Machine Gun Kelly, 5 Seconds of Summer, Nick Jonas, Cage The Elephant, Paramore, Tegan and Sara, Eminem and Linkin Park, as well as promotional campaigns for Nike, Jack in the Box, and The Gap.

His video for Pistol Youth's "In My Eyes" was included in the Los Angeles Film Festival's 2009 music video showcase. [3] His video for Manchester Orchestra's "Shake It Out" was included in Spin's list of the top videos of 2009. [4]

In 2011, Rentz directed a promotional music video for the feature film Take Me Home Tonight . The video featured actors Topher Grace, Anna Faris, and Demetri Martin reenacting iconic scenes from classic 1980s films. Huffington Post described the video as "like IMDB at a rave". [5]

On July 20, 2011, Rentz's Cage The Elephant video for "Shake Me Down" was nominated for a 2011 MTV Video Music Award in the Best Rock Video category. [6] On May 21, 2013, Rentz's Tegan and Sara video for "Closer" was nominated for a 2013 Much Music Video Award. [7] In 2015, Rentz's video for "She's Kinda Hot" won an MTV video music award for Song of The Summer. [8]

In 2015, Rentz was attached to direct Opening Night , an independent musical comedy starring Topher Grace, Taye Diggs, Anne Heche, Rob Riggle, Alona Tal, and Lauren Lapkus. [9] It debuted at the 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival and is slated for a 2017 release. [10]

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