Editing Sam Taylor-Johnson (section)

===Other music, film and television work===
In her 2004 film installation "Strings" at White Cube, ballet dancer [[Ivan Putrov]] was suspended by a harness above four musicians playing the slow movement from [[String Quartet No. 2 (Tchaikovsky)|Tchaikovsky's Second String Quartet]], filmed in the Crush Bar of the Royal Opera House.<ref>[http://www.ballet-dance.com/200412/articles/TaylorWood20041100.html Burt, Ramsay. Sam Taylor-Wood – 'New Work' – Art exhibition at White Cube November 2004. Ballet Dance Magazine.], accessed 2 March 2017.</ref> In 2006, she contributed the short film ''Death Valley'' to the British version of ''[[Destricted]]''. In July 2006 she was appointed as a Governor of the [[British Film Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |date=2006-07-27 |title=BFI taps three governors |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/news/bfi-taps-three-governors-1200338946/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2008, she directed a short film ''[[Love You More (film)|Love You More]]'', written by [[Patrick Marber]] and produced by [[Anthony Minghella]]. The film includes two songs by the [[Buzzcocks]] and features a cameo appearance by the band's lead singer [[Pete Shelley]]. In February 2009, Taylor-Wood, collaborating with [[Sky Arts]] chose to interpret "[[Vesti la giubba]]" from ''[[Pagliacci]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skyarts.co.uk/opera/article/opera-shorts |title=Opera Shorts |publisher=Sky Arts |date=18 October 2009 |access-date=22 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223083943/http://www.skyarts.co.uk/opera/article/opera-shorts/ |archive-date=23 December 2011  }}</ref>

In 2011, she directed the [[R.E.M.]] music video "[[Überlin]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/rem-work-with-sam-taylor-wood |title=R.E.M. Work With Sam Taylor-Wood |work=Clash |date=2 March 2011 |access-date=22 January 2012}}</ref> The clip starred her then-fiancé Aaron Johnson, who "throws some kung-fu kicks, attempts some pirouettes, prances, punches the air, chicken walks, tries out some bunny impressions, and, at one point, fondles his bottom."<ref>{{cite news|author=Ben Walsh|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/please-put-the-camera-away-darling-2234156.html |title=Please put the camera away, darling... – Features – Films |work=The Independent |date=7 March 2011 |access-date=22 January 2012 |location=London}}</ref>

In September 2011, she collaborated with [[Solange Azagury-Partridge]] on the short film ''Daydream''. This was aired to support the launch of Azagury-Partridge's new jewellery collection, 24:7. Under the direction of Taylor-Wood, [[Liberty Ross]] plays a beautiful woman in her bedroom, bejewelled by her lover, played by [[JJ Feild]]. The original music was composed by Oscar winner [[Atticus Ross]], and the director of photography was [[John Mathieson (cinematographer)|John Mathieson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAvsIwf16Dg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/aAvsIwf16Dg |archive-date=13 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Daydream by Sam Taylor-Wood for Solange Azagury-Partridge |publisher=YouTube |date=19 September 2011 |access-date=11 January 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wallpaper.com/video/fashion/daydream-by-sam-taylor-wood-for-solange-azagury-partridge/1172848609001 |title='Daydream' By Sam Taylor-Wood For Solange Azagury-Partridge |work=Wallpaper |date=25 February 2008 |access-date=11 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927205402/http://www.wallpaper.com/video/fashion/daydream-by-sam-taylor-wood-for-solange-azagury-partridge/1172848609001 |archive-date=27 September 2013  }}</ref>

Taylor-Johnson directed the [[Fifty Shades of Grey (film)|film adaptation]] of [[E. L. James]]' erotic novel, ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey]]'', made by [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Focus Features]].<ref>{{cite news|title=SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON TO DIRECT '50 SHADES' MOVIE|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/sam-taylor-johnson-direct-50-shades-movie|agency=Associated Press|access-date=20 June 2013}}</ref> Taylor-Johnson was in pole position to direct ''[[Fifty Shades Darker (film)|Fifty Shades Darker]]'' (the sequel to ''Fifty Shades of Grey''), but decided to walk away from the much-discussed franchise after she was involved in a number of disagreements with author E.L. James.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sam-taylor-johnson-quits-fifty-shades-5402083|title=Sam Taylor-Johnson QUITS Fifty Shades Of Grey franchise|author=Zoe Shenton|date=26 March 2015|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|publisher=mirror.co.uk|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref> In June 2017, Taylor-Johnson said that she regretted directing the first film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dumaraog|first1=Ana|title=Fifty Shades Director Regrets Making The Film|url=https://screenrant.com/fifty-shades-director-sam-taylor-johnson-regret-conflict/|access-date=16 June 2017|work=Screen Rant|date=16 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Vincent|first1=Alice|title=Sam Taylor-Johnson reveals Fifty Shades regret: 'EL James didn't like me'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/06/11/sam-taylor-johnson-reveals-fifty-shades-regret-el-james-didnt/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/06/11/sam-taylor-johnson-reveals-fifty-shades-regret-el-james-didnt/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=16 June 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=11 June 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In July 2022, it was announced that the feature film ''[[Back to Black (film)|Back to Black]]'', a biopic based on the life and career of British singer [[Amy Winehouse]] would be directed by Taylor-Johnson.<ref>{{cite news|first= Laura |last= Snapes |title= Amy Winehouse Biopic ''Back to Black'' Moving Forward at StudioCanal with Sam Taylor-Johnson Directing
 |magazine= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= 11 July 2022 |access-date= 11 July 2022|url= https://deadline.com/2022/07/amy-winehouse-back-to-black-studiocanal-sam-taylor-johnson-1235061572/}}</ref> Filming for the project commenced in January 2023 in London.