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Michel Gondry

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Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry

• Michel Gondry was born in Versailles, France.

• He started making short films, before moving on to music videos, for a variety of artists, including Björk, Daft Punk and The White Stripes.

• He has also made feature films, including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Be Kind Rewind.

Surreal Mise en Scene

• Michel Gondry uses surrealism in all of his work, especially in his music videos.

• The mise en scene of the videos is sometimes surreal. The costumes worn are bizarre and weird.

• For example, in Around the world by Daft Punk, the costumes are all out of place, in contrasting surroundings.

• The other micro elements are all relatively conventional.

• The settings he shows are normal, everyday places. However, he juxtaposes this by placing things that are found in different settings into these everyday places, creating a surreal contrast.

• This example is from the video for Deadweight by Beck.

Is he an Auteur?

• He is an auteur

• This is because of his unique use of mise en scene in all of his work, which creates a style that indentifies his work.