Spike Jonze, his birth name being Adam Spiegel, born on October 22nd 1969 in Rockville, Maryland and is an American director, producer and actor. His work includes directing and producing music videos, adverts, film and tele. Jonze was born into a Jewish family which included, his mother was a famous writer, artist and communication consultant, his father was a distant relation of the Speigel catalogue and his brother, Sam Spiegel is currently a DJ and producer. Jonze's education begin at Walt Whitman School. During his time at school Jonze would go to the Bathesda community store, and the owner at that time, Mike Henderson gave him the nickname Spike Jonze in reference to Spike Jonze whom was a musician and band leader. Interested in BMX free styling himself was the kick start of his career. In 1987 as an editor, writer and photographer for all different BMX & skateboarding magazines. In 1991 Jonze co-funded Sassy's brother mag 'Dirt' then in 1997 he signed a development and production deal with propaganda films for features and TV projects. A supporting role in the "Three Kings" lead to his marriage with Francis Ford Coppola in 1999, as her mother, Sofia Coppola was the film maker, this created alot of attention in the press. The Couple then divorced in 2003 because of hostile differences.
Even the famous MTV's Jackass, & Jackass The Movie, Jonze was the producer and co-creator. In 2006 Jonze was nominated by Directors Guild of America for outstanding achievement in commericals for 2005. The work in which he was nominated for was Hello Tomorrow for Adidas, Lamp for Ikea and and Pardon our dust for Gap. The TV and films Jonze has appeared are Pig!, Mi Vida Loca, Three Kings and The Game. In the days when Jonze, was closely linked with skate boarding, he co-directed the Girls Skateboard film, Yeah Right! and as the credits appear at the end, it shows Spike Jonze preforming a nollie heelflip in loafers. From 2007 Jonze become the creative director at VBS.tv which is an online television network which is supplied by Vice and funded by MTV. In 2009 Jonze directed the film Where The Wild Things Are. The film is based on a children's book and resulting in a various amount of positive reviews and appeared in many film critics, top 10 films of the year. In 2010 Jonze directed the film Suburbs. Inspired by Arcade Fire's album Suburbs. Jonze has directed loads of music videos, and worked with some of the most sucessful music artist in the industry at the time, here's a list of some of the artist and song's : Weezer - Island in the sun, undone-The sweater song, Holly Buddy, R.E.M - Crush With Eyeliner, Electrolite, Fatboy Slim - Prise You, Beastie Boys - Time for Livin', Kanye West - Flashing Lights, Arcade Fire - The Suburbs. One of Jonze popular adverts he directed is the Lamp for IKEA.
Even the famous MTV's Jackass, & Jackass The Movie, Jonze was the producer and co-creator. In 2006 Jonze was nominated by Directors Guild of America for outstanding achievement in commericals for 2005. The work in which he was nominated for was Hello Tomorrow for Adidas, Lamp for Ikea and and Pardon our dust for Gap. The TV and films Jonze has appeared are Pig!, Mi Vida Loca, Three Kings and The Game. In the days when Jonze, was closely linked with skate boarding, he co-directed the Girls Skateboard film, Yeah Right! and as the credits appear at the end, it shows Spike Jonze preforming a nollie heelflip in loafers. From 2007 Jonze become the creative director at VBS.tv which is an online television network which is supplied by Vice and funded by MTV. In 2009 Jonze directed the film Where The Wild Things Are. The film is based on a children's book and resulting in a various amount of positive reviews and appeared in many film critics, top 10 films of the year. In 2010 Jonze directed the film Suburbs. Inspired by Arcade Fire's album Suburbs. Jonze has directed loads of music videos, and worked with some of the most sucessful music artist in the industry at the time, here's a list of some of the artist and song's : Weezer - Island in the sun, undone-The sweater song, Holly Buddy, R.E.M - Crush With Eyeliner, Electrolite, Fatboy Slim - Prise You, Beastie Boys - Time for Livin', Kanye West - Flashing Lights, Arcade Fire - The Suburbs. One of Jonze popular adverts he directed is the Lamp for IKEA.
Fatboy Slim - Prise you
Richard Koufey close friends of Jonze and leader of a dance troop, put together Fatboy's slim - Prise you music video. Jonze recorded dancing in public to the song via a boom box. Fatboy slim loved the idea, so jonze then filmed the dance troop outside West wood California movie theatre. The music video was a great success receiving awards and promoting the dance troop into preforming at the MTV music awards. The awards the film received were best direction, breakthrough and best choreography. Personally I feel the success of the film is through Jonze's simple yet amazingly creative idea.
IKEA - Lamp.
The advert 'Lamp' was released in 2002 in America to promote Ikea products. The idea of the advert is the lamp is abanded by it's owner. The advert starts with the owner unplugging the lamp then carrying it over her shoulder almost like a child. She then puts the lamp down next to the bin, and we see from the Lamps point of view inside the house in which the Lamp used to live, and that the Lamp has been replaced with a new Ikea Lamp. Once again Jonze created a success as there was a eight percent sale increase when this advert was broadcasted.
Weezer - Island In The Sun.
This music video consist of the band playing with a different variety of wild animals, which also looks like it's filmed in the wild, where in fact it's filmed just outside Los Angeles. This was the second version of the music video and it is proved to be watched more than the first.
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