Aaron Platt, (born June 9, 1981) is an American

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and

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. He previously resided in

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, and

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. He currently resides in

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with his wife, Karissa Hochberg, a wardrobe stylist. Platt has worked steadily as a director/cinematographer since 2002, with prolific work spanning television commercials, feature films, and music videos. Platt is a frequent collaborator with

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director

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. His work on Archer's feature film debut, ''

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'', which premiered at the 2006

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, earned him a Best Cinematography nomination at the 2007

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. In 2008, Platt photographed Archer's second feature film, '' Shit Year'', a black and white film which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, as part of their

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program, not released theatrically until the fall of 2011. Platt has directed numerous music videos, starting with his first video in 2004 for "Haunts Me" by

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. From there, Platt went on to direct music videos for artists including

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, U2,

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, and

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, among many others. At the age of 24, his video

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, (" Apologize") became a major sensation on

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. As of June 1, 2014, Platt's video, which features the original version of "Apologize", has garnered nearly 49,000,000 views. His video was also used unofficially to feature the remix of "Apologize" in a new video, which has garnered over 100,000,000 views, and is listed as YouTube's seventh most watched video of all-time. In 2016, Platt was a credited Director of Photography on the

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film ''

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''. Platt's commercial clients include

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, Alexander Wang,

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, and

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, among many others.

Awards and nominations

* PLUS Camerimage "Best Cinematography", 2009 Nomination for Coldplay's "Strawberry Swing" * American Cinematographer, 2009 Article for The Maine "Into Your Arms" music video * ''

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'' magazine "New Directors Showcase", 2009 Selected Director for The Gliteratti's "Keep Me Up All Night" * Nominated Best Cinematography - 2007 Independent Spirit Awards for ''Wild Tigers I Have Known''. * Won Best Cinematography - 2007 Sacramento International Film Festival for ''The Pacific and Eddy''. * Won Most Promising Filmmaker - 2004

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for ''The Cold Ones''.

Filmography

Cinematography

* '' Happiness Runs'' (2010) * '' Shit Year'' (2010) * ''Junction'' (2008) * ''The Red Canvas'' (2008) * ''The China Project'' (2008) * ''The Lodge'' (2008) * '' Serpent and the Sun: Tales of an Aztec Apprentice'' (2008) * "''Making the Cut''" (4 episodes, 2007) ** Giving Back (2007) TV episode (director of photography) ** Tension of School (2007) TV episode ** Senior Soiree (2007) TV episode (director of photography) ** Welcome to Vidal Sassoon (2007) TV episode (director of photography) * ''The Pacific and Eddy'' (2007) * ''Lords of the Underworld'' (2007) * ''The Grass Grows Green'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''Time and Tide'' (2006) * "''7 Deadly Hollywood Sins''" (4 episodes, 2006) ** Pride (2006) TV episode (intro sequence) ** Lust (2006) TV episode (intro sequence) ** Envy (2006) TV episode (intro sequence) ** Gluttony (2006) TV episode (intro sequence) * "''Fast Inc.''" (2006) TV series (unknown episodes) * ''

'' (2006) * ''Hooligan's Valley'' (2005) * ''American Fame Pt. 2: Forgetting Jonathan Brandis'' (2005) * ''Godly Boyish'' (2004) * ''American Fame Pt. 1: Drowning River Phoenix'' (2004) * ''The Cold Ones'' (2004) * ' (2003)

Music videos

- "Mira" (2012) *

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featuring

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and

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- "

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" (2011) *

- "Try with Me" (2011) *

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- "The Truth" (2010) *

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- " I Like" (2009) *

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- "Black Wedding" (2009) *

- " Baby I'm a Fool" (2009) *

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- "

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" (2008) * The Glitterati - "Keep Me Up All Night" (2008) *

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- "Sick Sick Sick" *

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- " She's Got You High" *

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- "Shelter From The Ash" (2007) *

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- "Something For You" (2007) * Smugg Juggler - "This Is It" (2007) *

- "Apologize" (2006) *

- "Haunts Me" (2004) * The Maine - "Into Your Arms" (2009)

Commercials

* Feniderma Aftersun - "Touching" * WII Table Tennis - "'The Match" * State Farm Insurance - "Winner's Circle" * AAA - "Found Money" * Finesse - "Discovery" * Kohler - "Bold Look"

Writer/Cinematographer/Director

* ''The Cold Ones'' (2004)

Notes

External links

Aaron Platt Official Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Platt, Aaron 1981 births Living people American film directors American cinematographers