Michel Gondry

Is a French Film director, screen writer and producer. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of Mise en Scene. Much of his inspiration he says came from the film " Le Voyage en ballon" He stated "When i watch this movie , dream I'm flying and then i do stories where people are flying. I think its directly influencing".

His career began with creating music videos for the french rock band Oui Oui, the style adopted in his music video for Oui Oui having caught the attention of artist Bjork who asked him to direct " Human Behavior".

Bjork "Human Behavior"




Was the first time he and Bjork collaborated paving the road for many more eight videos he filmed a loose take on the children's take " Goldilocks and the three bears" and visuals inspired by Yuri Nosteins animated film hedgehog in the fog. The video as the song, is a story about the relation between humans and animals, from the animal point of view.

Daft Punk   "Around the world"

Features five groups of characters on a platform  representing a vinyl record, 4 robots walking around in a circle, four athletes wearing tracksuits  with small prosthetic heads walking up and down  stairs, four women dressed like synchronized  swimmers moving up and down another set of  stairs , four skeletons dancing in the center and  four mummies dancing in time to the drums  pattern.

Auteur Theory

What is the Auteur theory?

The Auteur theory reflects the directors personal creative vision . The term "auteur" originates from the french language meaning author. The auteur theory as a result reflects the directors personal creative vision, a concept introduced and advocated in the 1950s by french film directors, such as Francois Truffaut a director and critic who said  "A true film auteur is someone who brings something genuinely personal to his subject". Film makers such as Alfred Hitchcock , Howard Hawks and Jean Renoir are known as definite "auteurs" of their films.

Music Videos

Moreover, an auteur us a film maker and writer whose style and practise is distinctive enough to be immediately linked to them when someone watches their films. In addition, in regards to music videos , an auteur is a film maker who maintains creative control over his or her work even when a whole production is formed. e.g. photographer, writer, cinematographer and actors .

Hitchcock and the Auteur theory 

Hitchcock is named one of the prolific auteur directors due to his distinctive and consistent style.
Firstly, his cameo appearances were incorporated within his films in order to clarify to the audience that a film was his as well as blatantly suggesting that his films is the result of his creative vision no one else's as a result emphasising that the film is his property.

Another aspect of his films was the way in which he uses the camera to convey human qualities which allows the audience to unravel the mysteries within the plot. He also likes to fill in scene with point of view shots allows the audience to see what the characters are thinking.