Michel Gondry was a music video director that went on to direct movies.
Michel Gondry ( [ miʃɛl ɡɔ̃dʁi ] ; born 8 May 1963 ) is a French independent film director , screenwriter , and producer . A music video director is the head of music video production . Directors , including Michel Gondry , Spike Jonze , and F. Gary Gray , have gone on to direct feature films , continuing a trend that had begun earlier with directors such as Lasse Hallström and David Fincher . In 2003 , Spike Jonze , Chris Cunningham , and Michel Gondry founded the Directors Label .