Name: Michel Gondry
Date of Birth: 8 May 1963 In his video clips and commercials, he was a pioneer for a lot of things. For example the video clip he made for IAM (Je danse le Mia) was the first video clip using the morphing technics. And above all he invented the technique of several cameras taking pictures in the same time around somebody. This technique was used for the first time in a commercial for insurance, then in Björk's "Army of Me" video clip and in The Matrix (1999). His grandfather Constant Martin invented one of the first synthesizers (the Clavioline), and his father sold electric guitars. ... Played drums on Kanye West's hit single "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (2005) Is a big fan of Mya. His 1994 "Drugstore" spot for Levi's 501 Jeans holds the record for most awards won by a TV commercial. Artist in Residence at the Massachusettes Institute of Technology in 2005 and 2006. Brother of Olivier Gondry. Graduated from ?cole Olivier de Serres in Paris. Brother of Olivier Gondry. Spent 2005 as an artist-in-residence at MIT. His grandfather, Constant Martin, invented the clavioline, one of the first keyboard synthesizers. His father programmed computers. His mother was a pianist. The director posted a short video on YouTube in 2006 titled simply "Michel Gondry Solves a Rubik's Cube With His Feet" in which he solved the famous puzzle with his toes. Has a son called Paul. By directing Kate Winslet in _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)_, he directed her in her favorite performance of her own. Spike Jonze suggested him for the studio, to direct Human Nature (2001). Was inspired to make Be Kind Rewind (2008) after making Block Party (2005) which took place on one city block. At the 2006 Berlin Film Festival, he told that the main location of La science des rêves (2006) is a house where he used to live 15 years ago. Read more Michel Gondry movies (director)User Comments |
