During the early 1980s, Kaplan directed some movies for television and many music videos, including several for John Cougar Mellencamp, and Rod Stewart's "Infatuation" in 1984.
In the early 1980s, Kaplan was involved in directing both films for television and music videos, featuring work from John Cougar Mellencamp and Rod Stewart's "Infatuation," which came out that year.