Marcus Adams is a British

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

. Adams has produced music videos, advertisements and full-length feature films. After leaving school, Adams went on to study at the

Ballet Rambert Rambert (known as Rambert Dance Company before 2014) is a leading British dance company. Formed at the start of the 20th century as a classical ballet company, it exerted a great deal of influence on the development of dance in the United Kingd ...

school and later found work as a dancer and choreographer. In 1986, he co-founded the techno-industrial band

Meat Beat Manifesto Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened as Meat Beat, Manifesto or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens that was formed in 1987 in Swindon, United Kingdom. The band, fronted by Dangers (the only ...

. He designed and choreographed their live shows and also directed their videos. Adams left the band in the early 1990s to focus on directing music videos full-time.

Filmography

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Long Time Dead ''Long Time Dead'' is a 2002 horror film, co-written and directed by Marcus Adams in his directorial debut. Set in the United Kingdom, the film follows a group of college students in which they experiment with a Ouija board and inadvertently s ...

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Lukas Haas Lukas Daniel Haas (born April 16, 1976) is an American actor and musician. His acting career has spanned four decades, during which he has appeared in more than 50 feature films and a number of television shows and stage productions. His notable ...

Joe Absolom Joe Absolom (born 16 December 1978) is an English actor known for his roles as Matthew Rose in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Al Large in the ITV comedy drama ''Doc Martin''. Early life Absolom was born in Lewisham, London. A former ...

) (2002) * ''

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Madeleine Stowe Madeleine Stowe (born August 18, 1958) is an American actress. She appeared mostly on television before her role in the 1987 crime-comedy film '' Stakeout''. She went on to star in the films ''Revenge'' (1990), ''Unlawful Entry'' (1992), ''The L ...

) (2003) * '' The Marksman'' (with

Wesley Snipes Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. In a film career spanning more than thirty years, Snipes has appeared in a variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic feature films, and comedies, th ...

) (2005)

Videography

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Stay Another Day "Stay Another Day" is a song recorded by British boy band East 17, released on 21 November 1994 by London Records as the third single from their second album, ''Steam'' (1994). The song was written by band member Tony Mortimer with Rob Kean an ...

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East 17 East 17 are an English pop boy band started by Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey, John Hendy, and Terry Coldwell in 1991. They are best known for their 1994 hit single " Stay Another Day", which was the UK Christmas number one that year. The g ...

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Fedde le Grand Fedde Le Grand (, ; born 7 September 1977) is a Dutch House music, house DJ, record producer and remixer. In 2006, his single "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached the top five on the Dutch Top 40, number one on the UK Singles Chart and staye ...

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Proper Education "Proper Education" is a remix of the 1979 song " Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" by Pink Floyd by the Swedish DJ and electronic music producer Eric Prydz. It was released in Sweden on 24 November 2006 and in the United Kingdom on 1 Januar ...

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Eric Prydz Eric Sheridan Prydz (, ; born 19 July 1976), also known by his many aliases including Pryda () and Cirez D (), is a Swedish DJ and record producer. He rose to prominence with his 2004 hit single " Call on Me", and saw continued chart success wi ...

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Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ...

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Perfect (Exceeder) "Perfect (Exceeder)" is a collaboration between Dutch musician Mason and American rapper Princess Superstar. The track is a mashup of Mason's 2006 instrumental dance track " Exceeder" and Princess Superstar's 2005 single " Perfect". It was in ...

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Mason Mason may refer to: Occupations * Mason, brick mason, or bricklayer, a worker who lays bricks to assist in brickwork, or who lays any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces * Stone mason, a craftsman in the stone-cutti ...

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Princess Superstar Concetta Suzanne Kirschner (born February 25, 1971), better known as Princess Superstar, is an American rapper, singer and DJ. She has had two chart hits in the UK, the humorous song "Bad Babysitter", which reached number 11 on the UK Singles ...

(2007) * " The Creeps" -

Camille Jones Camille Jones (born 25 June 1973) is a Danish pop singer. She is known for her song "The Creeps (song), The Creeps", written by herself and remixed by Dutch DJ Fedde le Grand, which became a worldwide club hit in the dance scene in 2007. Caree ...

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I Found U "I Found U" is a single by Swedish DJ Axwell featuring Max'C. The song was popular on the UK Singles Chart, reaching a peak of number 6 in August 2007. The "Remode" version became popular among fans and was widely used as the radio version. The ...

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Axwell Axel Christofer Hedfors (; born 18 December 1977), better known by his stage name Axwell, is a Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and owner of Axtone Records. He is a member of Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello ...

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About You Now "About You Now" is a song by British girl group Sugababes from their fifth studio album, ''Change'' (2007). Written and produced by Dr. Luke along with Cathy Dennis and Steven Wolf, it was released on 24 September 2007 by Island Records as the l ...

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Sugababes The Sugababes are an English girl group composed of Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Siobhán Donaghy. The lineup changed three times before returning to the original lineup in 2011. Formed in 1998 by Ron Tom, the manager of All Saints, ...

(2007) * " Rise Up" -

Yves Larock Yves Cheminade (; born 18 July 1977 in Neuchâtel), better known by the stage name Yves Larock (), is a Swiss DJ and record producer. He is a member of Africanism All Stars. Biography His single " Rise Up", featuring vocals by Jaba, was a popu ...

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Let Me Think About It "Let Me Think About It" is a song performed by Danish soul singer Ida Corr and Dutch house DJ Fedde le Grand. It is a remix by le Grand of Corr's original track which appears on her 2006 album ''Robosoul''. The song features credited vocals by Co ...

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Ida Corr Ida Corr (born 14 March 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish singer, songwriter and music producer of Gambian descent. Early life Ida Corr was born on 14 March 1977 to a Danish mother and a Gambian father in Aarhus, Denmark. Her father was a ...

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Fedde Le Grand Fedde Le Grand (, ; born 7 September 1977) is a Dutch House music, house DJ, record producer and remixer. In 2006, his single "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" reached the top five on the Dutch Top 40, number one on the UK Singles Chart and staye ...

(2007)

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British film directors People from Swindon Musicians from Wiltshire Meat Beat Manifesto members Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-film-director-stub