The music video visionaries
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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Master of The music video visionaries
Ch 1 · Michel Gondry's playful illusions
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He mapped the speeding train ride on a paper grid, Using forks and oranges for every beat he did.
Fun Fact
Lego bricks: Lego refused to sponsor The White Stripes' "Fell in Love with a Girl" video, forcing director Michel Gondry to buy all the plastic bricks himself at retail stores.
Glossary
illusion (noun)
An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience. Gondry utilized a motion-control camera in 2002 to create a seamless looping street scene for Kylie Minogue.
An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience. Gondry utilized a motion-control camera in 2002 to create a seamless looping street scene for Kylie Minogue.
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Before directing music videos, Michel Gondry was a drummer for which French pop-rock band in the 1980s?
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Which French city's train route did Michel Gondry film to create the visual rhythm for "Star Guitar"?
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For which Icelandic artist did Michel Gondry direct the surreal, infinite-theater video for "Bachelorette" in 1997?
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In Michel Gondry's video for "Star Guitar" by The Chemical Brothers, what real-world view syncs with the music?
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Which band was animated using actual Lego bricks in a 2001 music video directed by Michel Gondry?
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In Daft Punk's "Around the World" video, directed by Gondry, what do the athletes on stairs represent?
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What type of camera equipment allowed Michel Gondry to repeat the exact same path for "Come Into My World"?