▁set ▁in ▁a ▁strange ▁labor atory , ▁with ▁a ▁girl ▁coming ▁down ▁a ▁t ube ▁on ▁a ▁wire ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( for ▁Ros eman ) ▁and ▁directed ▁videos ▁for ▁The ▁Cry ers ▁and ▁Cand i ▁Stat on ▁- ▁where ▁he ▁first ▁used ▁the ▁" j ump ▁cut " ▁- ▁under ▁producer ▁Paul ▁Fl atter y . ▁Other ▁Mul c ah y ▁innov ations ▁included ▁spot ▁color , ▁body ▁painting , ▁glass ▁mat te ▁sh ots ▁and ▁f aux ▁w ides creen ▁aspect ▁ratio ▁( first ▁used ▁on ▁his ▁Ult ra vo x ▁and ▁Rod ▁Stewart ▁videos ) ▁which ▁have ▁all ▁become ▁standards ▁for ▁the ▁genre . ▁ ▁Mul c ah y ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Richard ▁Br anson ▁and ▁had ▁done ▁videos ▁for ▁Virgin ▁Records . ▁Br anson ▁had ▁an ▁idea ▁for ▁making ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁D erek ▁and ▁C live ▁and ▁h ired ▁Mul c ach y ▁to ▁shoot ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁albums ▁o vr ▁two ▁night s . ▁This ▁became ▁D erek ▁and ▁C live ▁Get ▁the ▁Horn ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁Mul c ah y ' s ▁first ▁feature . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years , ▁Mul c ah y ▁focused ▁on ▁video ▁cli ps , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁director ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁he ▁joined ▁Lex i ▁God f rey ▁and ▁David ▁Mal let ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁video ▁company ▁M GM . ▁He ▁had ▁notable