Isaac rentz

Isaac Rentz (born August 21, 1982 in Hokkaido, Japan) is a music video and commercial director.

Rentz was born in Japan, and was raised in Tempe, Arizona. He was signed to Draw Pictures for UK and US music video representation until 2010. He is currently signed to More Media For Everyone.

Rentz's work has been featured in Pitchfork Media, Spin Magazine, Boards, and TV Guide. Rentz's body of work includes music videos for groups such as Cage The Elephant, Manchester Orchestra, Great Lake Swimmers, Lissie and Motion City Soundtrack, as well as promotional campaigns for Red Stripe, Xbox, and Nintendo.

His video for Pistol Youth's "In My Eyes" was included in the Los Angeles Film Festival's 2009 music video showcase. His video for Manchester Orchestra's "Shake It Out" was included in Spin Magazine's list of the top videos of 2009.

In 2011, Rentz directed a promotional music video for the feature film Take Me Home Tonight. The video featured actors Topher Grace, Anna Faris, and Demetri Martin reenacting iconic scenes from classic 80s films. Huffington Post described the video as, "like IMDB at a rave".

On July 20, 2011, Rentz's Cage The Elephant video for Shake Me Down was nominated for a 2011 MTV Video Music Award in the Best Rock Video category. On May 21, 2013, Rentz's Tegan and Sara video for Closer was nominated for a 2013 Much Music Video Award.

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