Paul Boyd

Independent film director specializing in music videos and commercials

Paul Boyd

Paul Boyd is a Scottish filmmaker, writer, and director who has worked extensively in the music video and commercial industries, as well as directing feature films. Some key facts about his career:

After graduating from St Martins School of Art in London with a BA in Fine Art Film, he directed over 30 low-budget music videos in the UK before moving to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking full-time.1 2
In LA, he signed directing contracts with Ridley Scott & Associates and Propaganda Films, where he directed award-winning music videos for major artists like Lenny Kravitz, Sting, Shania Twain, Céline Dion, and The Backstreet Boys. He has over 150 music video directing credits.1 2
His commercial work includes campaigns for brands like Jaguar, Toyota, Volkswagen, L'Oréal, and P&G.1 2 He was instrumental in setting up product placement in music videos, such as featuring Jaguars in Sting's "Desert Rose" video.2
Boyd wrote and directed his debut feature film "Vicious Circle" in 2009, which won awards including Best Picture at the NY Latino Film Festival.1 2 He has since directed other independent films like "I, Challenger", "We Are Gathered Here Today", and "Scared to Death".1 2 5
From 2011-2016, he served as Head of Production at Dave Stewart's production company Weapons Of Mass Entertainment.2
In 2021-2022, Boyd directed a trilogy of music videos for musician Kurt Deimer, who he is now working with as Creative Director.3 4 6

So in summary, Paul Boyd is an accomplished Scottish filmmaker with a diverse background in music videos, commercials, and feature films, who is currently collaborating with musician Kurt Deimer on his creative projects.

Highlights

Jul 26 · argusleader.com

Kurt Deimer - argusleader Events

Jul 18 · finance.yahoo.com

Indie Film Scared to Death to Have World Premiere at Popcorn ...

May 6 · bravewords.com

KURT DEIMER Premiers Music Video For New Single "Hero"

Experience

Creative Director at Kurt Deimer (August 2021 - Present)

Creative Director at Caroline Jones Music (June 2016 - May 2022), Creative Director at OSDB (January 2019 - March 2019), Content Creator at Idrasil™ (August 2018 - November 2018), Director, Head of Production at Dave Stewart Entertainment (January 2011 - May 2016), Director at Propaganda Films (1994 - 2001), Director at RSA Films (1992 - 1994)