Chapter 1
Michel Gondry's playful illusions
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Chapter 2
Spike Jonze's chaotic charm
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Chapter 3
Chris Cunningham's biomechanical nightmares
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Chapter 4
Mark Romanek and Anton Corbijn's cinematic atmospheres
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Ch 3 · Chris Cunningham's biomechanical nightmares
Fun Fact
Desert Deception: Madonna chose the Mojave Desert over freezing Iceland to film "Frozen" for warmth, but ironically ended up barefoot in bitterly cold, pouring rain anyway.
streetspirit Discover the truth behind Madonna's icy 'Frozen' music video in this infographic. Learn how this cold classic was filmed in a burning hot desert!
streetspirit See behind-the-scenes photos of Madonna's 'Frozen' music video and learn how this icy gothic masterpiece was shot in the scorching Mojave Desert.
Glossary
come to daddy (noun)
A famous, creepy music video by electronic artist Aphex Twin where school children run around wearing the musician's wide-grinned face. Director Chris Cunningham digitally grafted the producer's manic expression onto the kids to match the song's chaotic, industrial energy, showing how video editing can completely change how a song feels.
A famous, creepy music video by electronic artist Aphex Twin where school children run around wearing the musician's wide-grinned face. Director Chris Cunningham digitally grafted the producer's manic expression onto the kids to match the song's chaotic, industrial energy, showing how video editing can completely change how a song feels.
mankai Chris Cunningham's Biomechanical Nightmares
Flesh turns to chrome, Flesh turns to chrome, Your beautiful nightmare is home.
mankai Cunningham pushed the boundaries of video art with an abstract, terrifying short film set to electronic beats.
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Robot art: The stunning white robots from Björk's "All Is Full of Love" video were so highly regarded that they were later exhibited at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
mankai Cunningham collaborated with electronic artist Aphex Twin to create unsettling, surreal face-swaps.
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biomechanical (adjective)
Relating to the mechanical laws concerning the movement or structure of living organisms. Chris Cunningham applied this aesthetic to the robotic figures in Björk's 1999 music video.
Relating to the mechanical laws concerning the movement or structure of living organisms. Chris Cunningham applied this aesthetic to the robotic figures in Björk's 1999 music video.
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Which prestigious museum later displayed the animatronic robots from Björk's "All Is Full of Love" as a permanent art exhibit?
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Which artist's face was placed onto the bodies of children in Chris Cunningham's eerie video "Come to Daddy"?
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In which desert did Chris Cunningham film Madonna's gothic, shape-shifting video for "Frozen" in 1998?
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Before directing, Chris Cunningham worked in special effects for which famous director on the movie "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"?
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What visual effect did Chris Cunningham use to shoot the entire "Rubber Johnny" short film in 2005?
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What unique material did Chris Cunningham use to make the creepy, matching faces for the actors in "Come to Daddy"?