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Timothy Michael Pope (born 12 February 1956) is a most known for his , for having directed , and for a brief career.

Early life and career
Pope grew up in the of Enfield. Both his parents were bankers, and he has a sister, Amanda. He always knew that he wanted to make films, boasting in an interview once, "Even my dreams came with dirt on them, like my Standard-8 movies". He attended St Andrew's primary school, Cecil Road, Enfield, and then went to St Michael's boarding school in Otford, Kent, returning to north London to attend Latymer Grammar School, Haselbury Road. While still attending Latymer, he participated in the first ever Film Studies and was featured in the as "Tim Pope, aged seventeen, who wants to be a film director".

To achieve this aim, he began to attend Saturday morning film classes at Hornsey College of Art. Here he was able to experiment freely with cameras, spending much time photographing various happenings. His first school film was entitled Voyage, which was shot on a 16mm camera – and another equally absurd creation was the film Canine Excrement, where he is purported to have followed a dog around the then bombsites of Seven Sisters, waiting for the inevitable to happen.

Pope applied to many film colleges, realising that film was something he seriously wanted to devote his life to and, having been turned down by many, he finally attended Ravensbourne College of Art & Design, . The course was more TV-oriented, and Pope achieved his highest course marks when a brief was set to create an idea to a piece of music. He chose 's "I'm the Slime" from his album Over-Nite Sensation (1973).

When Pope left college, two years later, he found himself unemployable and, after a period of working for Williams & Glyn's Bank in , he got his first job with HyVision, a company in Covent Garden that trained politicians to appear on TV. One of the many people he worked with, apart from , , and others, was the then Chancellor of the Exchequer , whom his boss, Stanley Hyland, trained to appear on the BBC's Panorama programme. Pope says that he left 10 Downing Street with the same camera and then went to to film the band on stage. Terry Hall, the lead singer, was later to be one of Pope's many clients, as a pop promo director.

Middle career
While still at HyVision, in 1979 Pope met , who ran Rocking Russian, a company that designed T-shirts and record sleeves from a studio in . Alex had designed 's album sleeve for Soldier and Pope was a massive Iggy Pop fan. The duo went on to form a very successful and long-lasting relationship with McDowell as production designer and Pope as director – before McDowell emigrated to America in the mid-1980s to become a movie production designer for directors such as and .

At about this time, pop videos were starting to be made more frequently by directors like (), David Mallet (), and Brian Grant (Olivia Newton-John). Pope decided to turn his hand to this new form. His first attempts at rock video were shot in and in Putney Bridge's tunnels on a non-broadcast format for the single "Cut Out the Real" by Jo Broadbery and the Standouts, as well as its B-side. After unsuccessfully pitching many videos (and with very little to show as his own work), he was finally engaged to make 's first video for Some Bizzare Records, Non-Stop Exotic Video Show, which was a companion release to their debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. The collection was originally issued on , , and in 1982, and re-issued on DVD in 2004. The video for "Bedsitter" had Pope's trademark individuality, as it featured the band's singer, , wearing shirts that matched the walls behind him. In many ways, it is considered this video bears all the major hallmarks of a Pope video: individuality, linear progression in terms of story, and a slight psychedelic feel. (Pope has many names for different genres of videos and this type he calls a narrative/atmospheric. He has lectured all over the world on the subject, including at London's National Film Theatre.)

More Some Bizzare videos followed with Soft Cell, including "Say Hello and Wave Goodbye" and thereafter an entire album of videos for their debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, including the infamous "" that featured a handful of real-life prostitutes, their pimp, a trainee doctor in leather trousers, and a handful of maggots that Pope chucked in during, causing a riot when the prostitutes fled from the St John's Wood . The video was later seized by the Pornography Squad, but handed back soon after, as it was realized that was more at play than real facts about the video's contents. The video is considered a classic and is even banned from TV programmes about banned videos.

Videos for the Cure
By 1982, and with a few more videos made, (Scottish band , Nancy Nova, Jersey pub-rockers-financed-by-a-millionaire "Volcano", etc.) Pope met 's singer Robert Smith. Their work together was to prove that directors could be constantly innovative, on a factory-line basis. Pope ultimately directed over 37 videos for the group, including many of their most famous songs – "Let's Go To Bed" (1982), "Close To Me" (1985), "Just Like Heaven" (1987), "Friday I'm in Love", (1992), "Wrong Number" (1997). He also directed the 35mm movie of The Cure in Orange, which captures their performance at the eponymous theatre in the south of France.

"I Want to be a Tree"
Pope released his own song in 1984, "I Want to be a Tree", The single's b-side was "The Double Crossing of Two-Faced Fred" (a choral verse poem he had written and performed at Latymer, a few years earlier) and, on the 12" version, "Elephants".

Pope described the project as "a real of what was going on in America", prompted by people referring to "Tim Pope Videos", and said that he "felt really strongly that they were not Tim Pope videos, they were Cure videos or Siouxsie videos or whatever".Bowler, Dave, and Bryan Dray, The Cure – Faith, (1995), Sidgwick & Jackson, p. 108; Over the 1983 Christmas holidays, Pope and a friend, Charles Gray, recorded what Pope described as "this really stupid song" that they had co-written years earlier as teenagers."Tim Pope – I Want To Be A Tree" (Fiction/Polydor Promotional Folder), 1984. Pope made an accompanying video for his showreel, asking several of the artists he worked with (the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, , , The Style Council, and ) to "come along and slag me off on the showreel". He then played the artists the song, while filming their reactions to it. The Old Grey Whistle Test screened the video, which Pope says resulted in several record deals being offered.

In between commitments to the Cure, and Siouxsie and the Banshees, Robert Smith found time to play most of the instruments on a new recording of "I Want To Be A Tree".Sutherland, Steve, "History of The Cure Part 2", Melody Maker, 1990.Butler, Daren, The Cure on Record, (1995), Omnibus Press, p. 56. Released on the Fiction label, and produced by its manager Chris Parry, the song reached number 34 in the British charts.

Work in the U.S.
Pope was invited to the United States for the first time in 1983 by who asked him to film the video for his song "Wonderin'". Young personally drove him around Los Angeles on a guided tour to see the sights, using the car that was ultimately to feature in the famous "Wonderin'" video, filmed with its idiosyncratic speed-up, speed-down style. Pope shot many more videos for Young until 1997. He said of the experience: "I thought it was everyone’s lot to be brought to America and driven around by iconic pop stars in flash motors."

He also shot many more videos in the United States for various bands, including Hall & Oates, Iggy Pop and Wendy & Lisa, as well as more bands in the UK: , , Strawberry Switchblade, Men Without Hats, , Paul Weller, Siouxsie and the Banshees and others.

Pope's career in commercials began at this time, too, and he soon achieved a worldwide reputation, shooting for clients all over the world.

In 1989, Pope directed the TV comedy series The Groovy Fellers which he co-wrote with Squeeze keyboardist and TV presenter and comedian , about a (played by Rivron) who lands in England and is shown around the country by Holland, being presented with many of the eccentricities of life peculiar to the United Kingdom. The TV series was one of the first to use members of the public and also featured , Michael Heseltine and Sir Patrick Moore. The Martian lands naked in episode 1, walks into a pub, and the series climaxes with a with Holland and the Martian attempting to answer the question "Why are we here on Planet Earth?" with the police in hot pursuit. The programme was produced by Border Television for Channel 4.

Later career
In 1991, Pope directed his first short film, Phone, starring , , and . The film earned many awards from around the world, and was based on a real-life phone prank that Pope came across on a tape in a skip behind a strip club in Hollywood Boulevard.

He continued working on videos, spending more time in America. He worked with many new bands of the period, though old clients such as Neil Young, David Bowie, The The and The Cure continued to request his services.

In 1996, and asked Pope to direct for their production company, ; both were fans of Phone. The Crow: City of Angels put Pope together again with production designer Alex McDowell and the duo gave the film an individual look and feel. It reached number one in the American movie charts, though Pope refused to do the commentary on the DVD, saying the studio had tampered with his film too much.

He directed David Bowie's 50th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden in 1997, working with Bowie to construct the show over a long period. The show featured other artists, including Pope's old friend Robert Smith, of the Smashing Pumpkins, , the and .

Shortly afterwards, Pope read and bought the rights for The Last King of Scotland and brought winner to the project as (though he left the project due to differences on the progress of the film, in particular with the studio wanting to use writer ).

2000 to present
Pope returned to London from Hollywood and continued with his career making commercials.

In 2005, Pope was awarded a CADS lifetime achievement award by the music industry and after a prolonged and self-imposed period of 12 years, he returned to making videos again, working with The Darkness, , and .

In March 2008, Pope re-united with Neil Young to film In London which captures Young and his band during their multi-night engagement at the Hammersmith Odeon. The film was premiered in 2019 on Young's personal archives site.

In 2013, Pope embarked with The Cure to film their "LatAm" tour across South America and Mexico, and a tour film is expected to be produced later with material both off and on stage.

In 2018, Pope filmed a documentary on called Sheridan Smith: Coming Home.

On July 7, 2018 Pope directed the "Anniversary: 1978-2018 - Live in Hyde Park London" concert the Cure performed as part of the British Summer Time concert series. The concert was released on dvd as part of the six disc set of "Curaetion 25 - Anniversary", released in October 2019.

He directed The The's The Comeback Special - Live at the Royal Albert Hall in 2018. It was released on dvd/blu ray in October 2021.

Personal life
He now lives with his family in in .

Music video filmography (incomplete)
  • and "Pretty Pink Rose" (1990)
  • "I Could Be Happy" (1981)
  • "The Killing Type" (2012)
  • "Samson and Delilah" (1982)
  • "Eternal Flame" (1988)
  • The Beautiful South "Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud)" (1994)
  • "That's Love, That It Is" (1983)
  • "Cry Boy Cry" (1982)
  • and "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It" (1985)
  • Bow Wow Wow "Do You Wanna Hold Me" (1983)
  • "C'mon! C'mon!" (1986)
  • "Help Me" (1986)
  • and "Is Your Love Strong Enough" ( Legend soundtrack) (1986)
  • "Magic" (1984)
  • "Wishful Thinking" (1983)
  • "Christian" (1983)
  • The Christians "Words" (1989)
  • The Christians "I Found Out" (1990)
  • "Miss the Girl" (1983)
  • "Right Now" (1983)
  • "Let's Go to Bed" (1982)
  • "The Love Cats" (1983)
  • "The Walk" (1983)
  • "The Caterpillar" (1984)
  • "Close to Me" (1985)
  • "In Between Days" (1985)
  • "Killing an Arab" (1986)
  • "Boys Don't Cry" (1986)
  • "Jumping Someone Else's Train" (1986)
  • "A Night Like This" (1986)
  • "In Orange" (1986)
  • "Catch" (1987)
  • "Why Can't I Be You?" (1987)
  • "Just Like Heaven" (1987)
  • "Hot Hot Hot!!!" (1988)
  • "Lullaby" (1989)
  • "Fascination Street" (1989)
  • "Lovesong" (1989)
  • "Pictures of You" (1990)
  • "Close to Me · Remix" (1990)
  • "Never Enough" (1990)
  • "Friday I'm in Love" (1992)
  • "High" (1992)
  • "Wrong Number" (1997)
  • The Darkness "One Way Ticket" (2005)
  • The Darkness "Is It Just Me?" (2006)
  • The Darkness "Girlfriend" (2006)
  • "Time Will Crawl" (1987)
  • "I Can't Read" (1997)
  • "" (2019)
  • Dead or Alive "I'd Do Anything" (1983)
  • The Dream Academy "Life in a Northern Town" (1984)
  • Everything but the Girl "When All's Well" (1985)
  • Faith Brothers "A Stranger on Home Ground" (1985)
  • "Slash Dot Dash" (2004)
  • "Better Off as Two" (2009)
  • "Doot-Doot" (1983)
  • Hall & Oates "Adult Education" (1984)
  • "Back in My Arms (Once Again)" (1984)
  • Herbert Grönemeyer "Full Moon" (1988)
  • Ian McCulloch "Proud to Fall" (1989)
  • James "Sometimes" (1993)
  • "Eanie Meany" (2006)
  • "Magical" (1985)
  • and "Addicted to Bass" (2002)
  • "Say You're Wrong" (1985)
  • "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" (2005)
  • "Dancing in the Dark" (1983)
  • Kissing the Pink "Watching Their Eyes" (1982)
  • Kissing the Pink "Mr. Blunt" (1982)
  • Kissing the Pink "Radio On" (1984)
  • "Another Place to Fall" (2006)
  • Les Rita Mitsouko and Sparks "Singing in the Shower" (1988)
  • Live "" (version 1: Slow Motion version) (1994)
  • "The Boy Who Came Back" (1984)
  • "You Have" (1984)
  • "Bitter Sweet" (1988)
  • "A Kind of Love" (2017)
  • Men Without Hats "I Like" (1983)
  • Men Without Hats "The Safety Dance" (1983)
  • Men Without Hats "Where Do the Boys Go?" (1984)
  • Men Without Hats "Pop Goes the World" (1987)
  • Men Without Hats "Moonbeam" (1987)
  • Ministry "Revenge" (1983)
  • Modern Romance "Walking in the Rain" (1983)
  • "Paris Is One Day Away" (1982)
  • "Don’t Stop" (1982)
  • Ned's Atomic Dustbin "Not Sleeping Around" (1992)
  • "Touch the Night" (1986)
  • "Weight of the World" (1986)
  • "People on the Streets" (1986)
  • and Crazy Horse "This Town" (1996)
  • "Cry, Cry, Cry" (1983)
  • "Wonderin'" (1983)
  • "" (2004)
  • "Sad and Damned" (1991)
  • "This One" (1989)
  • Peter Murphy "The Sweetest Drop" (1992)
  • Pop's Cool Love "Free Me" (1992)
  • "2000 Miles" (1983)
  • "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" (1983)
  • The Psychedelic Furs "Love My Way" (1982)
  • The Psychedelic Furs "Here Come Cowboys" (1984)
  • The Psychedelic Furs "Heaven" (1984)
  • The Psychedelic Furs "The Ghost in You" (1984)
  • The Psychedelic Furs "Angels Don't Cry" (1986)
  • Queen "It's a Hard Life" (1984)
  • "Building on a Strong Foundation" (1984)
  • "How Much Longer?" (1985)
  • Reverend and the Makers "He Said He Loved Me" (2007)
  • "Emotion in Motion" (1986)
  • Rock and Hyde "Dirty Water" (1987)
  • Roger Taylor "Man on Fire" (1984)
  • "Stand By" (1983)
  • "Don't Try to Stop It" (1983)
  • "Motormania" (1983)
  • Rush "Afterimage" (1984)
  • Seven Mary Three "Make Up Your Mind" (1997)
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees "" (1983)
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees "" (1984)
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees "Dazzle" (1984)
  • Siouxsie and the Banshees "Cities in Dust" (1985)
  • "Frustration" (1980)
  • "Tainted Love" (1981)
  • "Bedsitter" (1981)
  • "Memorabilia" (1981)
  • "Secret Life" (1981)
  • "Entertain Me" (1981)
  • "Seedy Films" (1981)
  • "Sex Dwarf" (Original Banned Version) (1982)
  • "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (1982)
  • "Torch" (1982)
  • "What?" (1982)
  • "Where the Heart Is" (1982)
  • "Soul Inside" (1983)
  • "Down in the Subway" (1984)
  • Space Monkey "Can't Stop Running" (1983)
  • Spear of Destiny "The Wheel" (1983)
  • "96 Tears" (1990)
  • Strawberry Switchblade "Since Yesterday" (1984)
  • Strawberry Switchblade "Let Her Go" (1985)
  • Stump "Charlton Heston" (1988)
  • The Style Council "Speak Like a Child" (1983)
  • The Style Council "Money-Go-Round" (1983)
  • The Style Council "Long Hot Summer" (1983)
  • The Style Council "A Solid Bond in Your Heart" (1983)
  • The Style Council "My Ever Changing Moods" (1984)
  • The Style Council "Groovin'" (1984)
  • The Style Council "Shout to the Top!" (1984)
  • The Style Council "Walls Come Tumbling Down!" (1985)
  • "It's My Life" (1984)
  • "Dum Dum Girl" (1984)
  • "Such a Shame" (1984)
  • "Life's What You Make It" (1985)
  • "Living in Another World" (1986)
  • "I Believe in You" (1988)
  • "Twilight of a Champion" (1987)
  • "Out of the Blue (Into the Fire)" (1987)
  • "Slow Train to Dawn" (1987)
  • "Gravitate to Me" (1989)
  • "Kingdom of Rain" (1990)
  • "Jealous of Youth" (1990)
  • "Dogs of Lust (1993)
  • "Slow Emotion Replay" (1993)
  • "Love Is Stronger Than Death" (1993)
  • "Pillar Box Red" (2002)
  • Tim Pope "I Want to Be a Tree" (1984)
  • Tim Scott McConnell "Swear" (1983)
  • "You Belong in Rock n' Roll" (1991)
  • "" (1991)
  • Tom Tom Club "Suboceana" (1989)
  • "Give It Some Emotion" (1983)
  • Tygers of Pan Tang "Love Potion No. 9" (1982)
  • Vegas "She" (1992)
  • Vegas "Walk into the Wind" (1993)
  • Visage "" (1982)
  • Voice of the Beehive "I Walk the Earth" (1988)
  • Wendy & Lisa "Waterfall" (1987)
  • Wendy & Lisa "Sideshow" (1988)
  • Wham! "Young Guns (Go for It)" (1982)
  • and "I Keep It to Myself" (2014)

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