Spike Jonze is an American filmmaker and music video director born in 1969. He co-created Dirt magazine and directed music videos for major artists such as Beastie Boys, Fatboy Slim, Bjork, and Biggie Smalls. Jonze is known for making unconventional music videos that highlight the artist's emotions through innovative visual techniques. He is curious about how music video directors can influence the movie industry as he directs both films and music videos himself.

1. Music Video Director Research

2. Spike Jonze
Born 22nd October, 1969, Rockville, Maryland, USA

3. • One of the three people who created Dirt magazine and was responsible
for the short film of Beastie Boys: Sabotage along with many other music
videos such as Fatboy Slims Weapon of choice.
• Has worked with major acts such as Bjork and Biggie smalls
• Jonze directs both films and music videos.
• Jonze quote - As a feature film director you got to be a guarding dog of the
whole production. You got to be able to hold 100 script pages in the head
at the same time. If you miss a detail it's wasted. I don't know how the
music video generation can affect the movie business, but I'm curious
what feature films the English Chris Cunningham and the Swedish
guy Jonas Akerlund are going to make.
• Jonze is known for making influential and alternative music videos that
bring out the artist emotions and illustration
• In the Pharcyde’s Drop he filmed it so all of the lip-syncing was backwards
• In the hip hop videos he has filmed he likes to film in typical urban street
locations so that they conform to the convetions of hip hop vides. (This is
similar to what I want to do with my music video)