Michel Gondry and short films

Michel Gondry born May 8^th 1963 is a French film maker that specialise in creative short films and commercials but his distinctive style allows him to branch into making music videos. Michel is also an award-winning screenwriter. He is most famous for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scene.

Quotes from Michel Gondry

‘Sometimes it’s better to have less money and more freedom’

‘Being surrounded by people who are creative makes you want to be creative’

‘Every great idea is on the verge of being stupid’

‘Back to the future is one of my favourite films, and if I was offered a quirky, funny, big-budget movie. I would do it!’

Michel Gondry has made many video/film projects.

And seeing a few example of short films and commercials and music video he has done in the past I gather that he is very quirky, niche and different. All his films have a dream-like element to them which allows him to be as creative as possible because as we all know that dreams can be as wacky and crazy in parallel to reality. After watching some of his work I’ve noticed that he likes the idea of appearing in his own work so you get a real sense of what kind of person he is on screen. He is quite weird but oddly funny so most of his works contain humour in one way or another. Also a lot of his work includes a lot of editing techniques as well as camera techniques. Editing techniques are used effectively and helps keep the audience entertained.