Greg Masuak
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Early life
Candian born Masuak, moved a an early age he moved to Sydney, Australia. Masuak attended film school and trained as a cinematographer, studied writing under Fay Weldon, and played in bands of the Sydney underground scene while completing a Bachelor of Arts in Film Writing and Theory.He moved to London, pursuing his film career. There he wrote and made short films and found inspiration. He showed a series of avant-garde short films to bewildered record company leading to his career in music video.
Music Video director
His music video work spans such diverse artists as Mike & The Mechanics, the Bee Gees, Belinda Carlisle, Celine Dion, Kim Wilde, Cathy Dennis, Spice Girls, Kylie Minogue, Hootie & The Blowfish, Joe Cocker, Lionel Ritchie and Harry Connick .Film director
Eventually his promo work led to commercials, and as a result he has continually catapulted back and forth between America and England, and often to locations in such far-flung locales as Kenya, Turkey, and Mexico.His film work has won him awards at the London International Film Festival (for The Mary Quant Masque of Death), as well as the coveted Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival (for Born With Glasses). As well as being a very talented director, Greg is a dedicated actor, musician and writer.