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

1. By Anna-May Carey

2. Music Career – Gondry
Michel Gondry was born on the 8th 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 Gondry’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.

5. 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.