Richard Oakes

Richard Oakes (Director / DOP): Richard Oakes is an acclaimed writer, director, producer, and director of photography who has led the video content production company DARK FABLE since early 2012. He specializes in high-end music video production, collaborating with major record labels like Universal and Sony and creating content for prominent global metal bands across over 350 projects, including live performance videos for Slipknot, Lamb of God, King Diamond, Behemoth, Tesseract, and Skindred. In 2023, he directed the feature-length documentary series Beyond the Breakdown for the Slipknot-ow…