Uwe Flade is a music video director from Germany. He has worked with numerous artists, including Depeche Mode, Rammstein, Apocalyptica, In Extremo, Nickelback, Franz Ferdinand and Tarja Turunen. Wikinews conducted an exclusive email interview with him, available below. 
((Wikinews)) Tell us about your work, and how you came to be involved with directing. What stands out about you, and what inspires you?
((WN)) How has the advent of the Internet—and the switch at networks (such as MTV) from almost exclusively music videos to original programming—changed the way that artists approach what they want from a music video? Has the "big budget" music video disappeared?
((WN)) Is it difficult to make a planned plot for a video fit the music and the short time on offer?
((WN)) Your credits span across many artists and genres. What's it like working with such a broad range?
((WN)) Which of your works would you say you enjoyed working on the most?
((WN)) Were there any projects that you didn't enjoy making? 
((WN)) Do you have anything new in the works at the moment?
((WN)) Do you find commercial pressures, such as ensuring videos are not subject to censorship or filming deadlines, conflict with your interests as an artist?

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Wikinews interviews German music video director Uwe Flade