Edd Griles directed many 1980s music videos for artists like Cyndi Lauper and Huey Lewis and the News. His videos tended to tell stories about ordinary middle-class Americans and use vibrant colors. Samuel Bayer is known for directing gritty, abstract videos for bands such as Nirvana and Green Day that featured dark, smoky atmospheres. Mark Pellington's acclaimed video for Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" tapped into his childhood and won several awards. He collaborated closely with artists to explore themes in other videos for U2 and Alice in Chains through techniques like camera reel-style images.