2. Background
 British Born (1965)
 He is a director and writer
 He has directing credits across a number of platforms
including: Feature films, Advertising and Music Videos

3. Early Career
 Glazer made his name working on Radio Head’s ‘Street
Spirt’. He then followed this with Jamiroquai’s MTV
award winning video ‘Virtual Insanity’
 Glazer was named ‘MTV Director of the year’ in 1997

4. Further Career
 2000 – he directed Gangster Film ‘Sexy Beast’
 2001 – Glazer directed ‘Odyssey’ for Levi Strauss
 2004 – Saw his second feature film ‘Birth’ starring Nicole
Kidman
 2006 – He directed the Sony ‘Bravia’ TV advertisement –
this was shot in an estate in Glasgow
 More recent work has mainly focused on commercials
including; Barclays & Audi
 In 2014 -he received 2 BAFTA nomination for ‘under the
skin’ with Scarlett Johansson and critical acclaim for
‘landmark in filmmaking’

5. Watch the two examples of the
Glazer work
Analyse them comment on the following:
Is there a clear ‘style’
Lots of CGI?
Typical look?
Cinematography – colour/light
Returning motifs/ Iconography (key things which help
you to recognise it as their work)

6.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkIs37a2JE
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cDj1T-7KaA

7. Male torso – voyeurism
Masculinity
Surreal imagery
Strong narrative
Black and white
Playing with time and
space
Powerful/arresting
imagery
Disturbing imagery
Careful

8. Now pick your own!
 Complete the task on the worksheet looking a director
of your choice from the list:
 Mark Romanck
 Hype Williams
 David Slade
 David Fincher
 Spike Jonze
 Sophie Muller
 Complete as a Prezzi or Powerpoint and post to your
blog!