Background
Wilson was born in Heswall, England.
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Dougal Wilson
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University of Durham.
Career
After studying astrophysics at Durham University, he worked as a copywriter at the Leith advertising agency in Edinburgh before moving to London to pursue a career as a director His music videos include "Satisfaction" for Benny Benassi, "Tribulations" for liquid crystal display Soundsystem, "Who Am I" for Will Young, "Take Maine Back to Your House" for Basement Jaxx, "Don"t Let Him Waste Your Time" for Jarvis Cocker, "What"s a Girl To Do?" for Bat for Lashes, "Happiness" and "A&East" for Goldfrapp, and "Life in Technicolor II" for Coldplay. He has directed commercials for companies such as Orange, Stella Artois, Olympus, Becks, and Coca-Cola.
In 2008, he directed a short film (a silent comedy homage) for Sky Arts and the English National Opera, based on The Barber of Seville aria "Largo al factotum".
Wilson was pictured on the front cover of the March 2009 edition of Creativity Magazine wearing a jetpack and seemingly hovering a few feet above the ground in front of a car park. Inside, he leads the edition"s main article, "Directing 101", in which "15 top directors" dispense advice learned on the job.
In October 2010, a short film directed by Wilson entitled Number Pressure was released by the 10:10 campaign in Britain to spread awareness of climate change. The film was written by Richard Curtis and showed highly contested scenes of violence.
The film was finally withdrawn by the 10:10 campaign.
