Director Study – Jonathan Glazer

Brief Biography

Jonathan Glazer (Born 1965 in London) Is an English director of films, commercials, and music videos. After studying theatre design at Nottingham Trent University, Glazer started out directing theatre and making film and television trailers, including award-winning work for the BBC. In 1993 he wrote and directed three short films of his own ( "Mad", "Pool" and "Commission"), And joined Academy Commercials and music videos. He has directed popular campaigns for Guiness (Swimblack and Surfer) and Stella Artois (Devils Island). Since the mid-1990s, he has directed a number of music videos and was named MTV director of the year 1997. His work in these areas is often noted for its originality.

Music Videos:

• "Karmacoma" by Massive Attack (1995)
  
• "The Universal" by Blur (1995)
  
• "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" by Radiohead (1996)
  
• "Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai (1996)
  
• "Cosmic Girl" (version 2) by Jamiroquai (1997)
  
• "Into My Arms" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1997)
  
• "Karma Police" by Radiohead (1997)
  
• "Rabbit in Your Headlights" by UNKLE ft. Thom Yorke (1998)
  
• "A Song for the Lovers" by Richard Ashcroft (2000)
  
• "Live with Me" by Massive Attack (2006)
  
• "Treat Me Like Your Mother" by The Dead Weather (2009)
  

Jonathan Glazer is a music video and commercial icon whose extraordinary work reveals his gift for intense visual ambition. After winning multiple awards for his music videos and commercials, he moved onto feature films and in 2001 released his debut film, Sexy Beast, starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone, followed in 2004 by the sublime yet sensational Birth starring Nicole Kidman and Lauren Bacall. His commercials for the likes of Stella Artois, Guiness, Levi's, Barclays Bank, and Volkswagen have turned adverts into high art perhaps best reflected in his Guiness ad including Surfer being recently voted best ad of all time by the British Public. His music videos which include Unkle, Radiohead, Jamiroquai, Blur, and Massive Attack have further showcased his ability to contort reality into baffling and ingenious new perspectives.