Gavin Elder

Gavin Elder is a South African film and video director, who has worked with Duran Duran.

Biography
Born in Cape Town, Gavin started working in front of the camera and was presenter on a national television show in South Africa called File Under F, but wanted to retain his anonymity and began directing from behind the lens. He directed music videos in South Africa and made several for a great band called the Springbok Nude Girls. Gavin was also the manager a band called The Streaks, a pop/ska band from Cape Town that toured South Africa and were a supported Duran Duran on their Dilate Your Mind Tour in South Africa during 1993.

Gavin has been filming Duran Duran since their first reunion in Osaka Japan back in 2003, documenting their tours and recording sessions. Working with the band from Iceland to Tokyo, Buenos Aires to Prague. His assocition with Duran Duran began when he was living in Japan from 2002 to 2003 and knew Simon Le Bon's friend Nick Wood of SYN Productions, who introduced him to the band and then travelled with them around Japan. On the last day of the Japanese tour he showed an edit of the footage he'd filmed to Wendy Laister, the band's manager who asked Gavin to join Duran Duran on the rest of The Reunion Tour. Gavin's work has included directing the behind-the scenes documentary of the Live from London shows, that was included with the 2 disc version of the Astronaut album. He has also shot footage for the Ask Katy book Would Someone Please Explain?, and directed Duran Duran's unreleased Drama Americana.

A selection of credits

 * Live from Wembley - Duran Duran (documentary with Astronaut 2 disc set)
 * Red Carpet Massacre: EPK - Duran Duran
 * Drama Americana - Duran Duran