Michel Gondry

This is my power point on Michel Gondry for my media coursework.

1. By Anna-May Carey Michel Gondry

2. Music Career – Gondry Michel Gondry was born on the 8 th of May in 1963. Gondry is a french film and music director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his weird and creative style, through use of mise en scene, editing and his camera shots / angles. Gondry relies heavily on editing to help create a music video that plays with the mind creating camera tricks. Gondry also uses videography/photography to help with his music videos. Gondry said most of his inspiration came from the film Le Voyage en Ballon . He said ‘ When I watch this movie, I dream I’m flying and then I do stories where people are flying. I think it’s directly influencing.’ Gondry had a brother Oliver ‘Twist’ Gondry who also created TV commercials and music videos. Before Gondry became a director of music videos and films, he was a drummer in a band called Oui Oui and started to create music videos for them to get them more attention and noticed. Many people were intrigued by G ondry’s style and decided to get him to direct their music videos as it was very different. The artists that commonly used or still use Gondry are; Daft Punk, The White Stripes, The Chemical Brothers, The Vines, Steriogram, Radiohead, and Beck.

3. Film Career - Gondry Gondry was also known for his films, when he first started creating films he got mixed reviews, because it was something the public hadn’t expected from films. Gondry was most known for his effective advertisements/commercials because people found them entertaining and they were short and were effective. Gondry was able to work along side many directors such as; Spike Jonze and David Fincher. Gondry’s first film was Human Nature, which did get mixed reviews but his next film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, got good reviews due to the actors he used and it was entertaining and quite commercial.