Director of Bohemian Rhapsody (Video) feels 'ripped off' by Queen.

I just did a bit of research. A couple of years ago he said he got 500 pounds which was a lot more than 590 dollars, more like 1000$. A site that does historical currency conversion says that 500 pounds from 1975 would be 3986 today. I don't know how accurate that is but I'd think it was, at least, a very nice paycheck for the time he spent working on the video.

Gowers added: '"The video was made for Top of the Pops and I [didn't think] it would go beyond that..."

Well as a Director and 'visionary' he should have had a bit more forward thinking.
I really don't know what he is moaning about!

I don’t agree with his claim at all, but I must admit I was surprised to see no mention of the the Bo Rhap promo video in the movie.....perhaps this explains why?

[QUOTE] [b]advanced159 wrote:[/b]


- 'The only thing that upsets me is that they have been using my video for 40 years and they have never paid me a dime or said thank you'
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It was never his video to begin with.
He was employed to make something. He never had ownership.

He should accept it and move on.

I think that he should be thankful for Queen because if it wasn't for them he might've not had such a successful career. Plus it's not like he came up with the video, Queen already came up with the legendary shot almost two years prior. OK perhaps Queen should give him some more recognition but to me this sounds like it was written for some publicity...

Tangential, but has anyone here seen the video he did for the Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive in 1977? It's hilariously bad - done in exactly the same style, but somehow executed so much worse. They didn't use it at the time, but it's on their official YouTube now.

[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]

Tangential, but has anyone here seen the video he did for the Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive in 1977? It's hilariously bad - done in exactly the same style, but somehow executed so much worse. They didn't use it at the time, but it's on their official YouTube now. [/QUOTE]

...or maybe Gowers could try suing Damien Hurst for his video of Blur's Country House with it's pastiche of BR at 2.19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpuh1WE-RVw

Blur are too shit to worry about in the grand scheme of things.

[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]

Tangential, but has anyone here seen the video he did for the Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive in 1977? It's hilariously bad - done in exactly the same style, but somehow executed so much worse. They didn't use it at the time, but it's on their official YouTube now. [/QUOTE]

Is that the train station one?

Nah, the train station one is the one they used at the time, and is much better.

Here’s the one directed by the Bo Rhap guy:

https://youtu.be/KVqKgID07Fk

Maybe *he* ripped off the Beach Boys' 1968 promotional video for Good Vibrations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UsUL7D_GOo

RE Beach Boys - I hope the BB fans Mike Love debate doesn't creep in here regarding Queen members. Oh.

RE BeeGees - I wish Queen had made something as mad as this clip for Idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdCzzHJDwfc

other bands had music videos before bohemian rhapsody. bowies life on mars, the beatles rain and paperback writer. Bob Dylans Subterranean Homesick Blues with the cards in the alley.

sure the middle part was unique at the time and still visually unique, but thats also reusing the queen 2 cover, so shouldnt the designer of that photo be credited too, then thats of marlena deitrich (spelt wrong i know but im riffing, so let the man riff) so should she and the photographer from 1930 something. basically it opens a can there..

[QUOTE] [b]darcy-wright wrote:[/b]

other bands had music videos before bohemian rhapsody. bowies life on mars, the beatles rain and paperback writer. Bob Dylans Subterranean Homesick Blues with the cards in the alley.[/QUOTE]

Yep, all true.

So why does that myth about BoRhap keep getting told then?