Russell Mulcahy (born 23 June 1953 in
Melbourne,
Australia) is an
Australian film director. Mulcahy's work is recognizable by the use of
fast cuts,
tracking shots and use of glowing lights as well as being one of the most prominent music video directors of the 1980s. He has also worked in television since the early 1990s, and is currently working as a director on episodes of
MTV's
Teen Wolf.