Twist, more commonly known as Olivier Gondry, is Michel's older brother. Before directing videos himself, he started out as a visual effects guy, mostly writing proprietary effects software for his younger brother's various projects. He worked first for Buf, then freelanced for Method Studios, before opening effects house Twisted Laboratories in August 2001. He began working with Michel in 1996, and has added his genius to a long list of works, including Daft Punk, Björk, Earthlink, Levi's, BMW, Chemical Brothers, Radiohead, the White Stripes, Fox Sports Network, Kylie Minogue, and Human Nature. Twist's directorial work, listed below, shares Michel's love of geometrically shifting time and mathematics in general. Many of his pieces use time-slice technology, but he also shows a passion for stop-motion animation. Twist News 21 December 2007 TWIST'S BERINGER AD Olivier "Twist" Gondry has made a new ad for Beringer in Napa Valley. Titled simply "Vineyard," the ad features stop-motion animation of a paper vineyard, paper grapes and all. 17 November 2007 TWO NEW TWIST ADS Two new ads for the Twistman: Construction, a slow-motion assembly ad for Audi, and Live. Run., a somewhat brilliant Sugar Water-type ad for Nike Latin America that uses Dean Martin as its musical backdrop. ('boards has alternate links for both.) 29 September 2007 OLIVIER'S DAFT PUNK VID As previously reported here at Director File, Olivier "Twist" Gondry was working on a live video for Daft Punk as part of their upcoming Alive 2007 set documenting their recent techstasy-inducing live tour. Said video, produced by Paranoid US, has now arrived! Check it out here or here. UPDATE: A Quicktime copy of the clip has been posted at Paranoid. 9 September 2007 TWIST'S PROTOTYPES Twist and new director Lili Delaroque have co-directed a new video for Parisian electro-pop band Prototypes called "Je ne te connais pas". The video follows the trio as they traipse across the pond and tour the US. See it here. 14 August 2007 OLIVIER CUTTING & PASTING DAFT PUNK MAGIC Image courtesy the talented ysa marie. Olivier Gondry is keeping himself busy in perhaps the coolest way possible. He is currently compiling footage shot at a recent Daft Punk show in Brooklyn by some 250 audience members. Let me rephrase that. Daft Punk have been putting on the best Goddamn live show on the planet, and Olivier is creating the first video for said tour's live CD, which is being released in late November, according to Billboard.com. The video is for the live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (no, not that version) and will feature, as mentioned, footage shot on August 9 in Brooklyn. The CD itself will document Daft Punk's June 14 Paris stop. Says Thomas Bangalter, "We were inspired by the Beastie Boys' 'Awesome, I F***in' Shot That!' and tried to do that in a four-minute video." UPDATE: In related news, Eight VFX has posted a live clip from a Daft Punk performance of "Around the World/Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger." While Olivier has worked with Eight VFX for year or two, they don't list a director for this clip, which wasn't filmed in Brooklyn. (Thanks, Tyler!) 24 July 2007 OLIVIER'S THIRD HP AD First, Olivier explored the world of Vera Wang. Then he animated his younger brother silly. And now fashion model and author Petra Nemcová gets the Twist and Eight VFX treatment in Olivier's third ad for HP. Airing now on American televisions, the ad shows Petra walking down a busy city street detailing her hectic life and schedule, which includes lots of traveling and looking good. You can watch the ad in Quicktime here or in false widescreen here, then read more about the making of the ad at fxguide. P.S. The cool dudes at Motionographer put up a high-quality version of Michel's HP ad: Clickie. 17 May 2007 OLIVIER'S NEW AD FOR ZUNE Olivier Gondry has directed another new ad, this time for Microsoft's challenger to the iPod, the Zune. It features a Zunescape (their title) of Zunes, each one "squirting" a new version of MIMS' God-awful track "This is Why I'm Hot" called "This is Why I Rock." The ad is already on mega-blast across MTV, VH1 and BET, and will air for more than a month here in America. For the trivia-minded folk, this is Olivier's first commercial since signing to Paranoid for US commercial representation. Watch the ad here or here. 12 May 2007 MICHEL GETS PERSONAL AGAIN A couple weeks ago, Twist animated Vera Wang's life for HP computers. This time around, Michel becomes three different people in this commercial (new link!) Twist directed for HP and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. 19 April 2007 TWIST GOES HP As previously reported, Michel is to be in an upcoming The Computer is Personal Again ad for HP. While that ad hasn't aired yet, the latest in the series, starring Vera Wang, has. And, as it turns out, the spot was directed by Twist! You can watch Vera's handiwork here (via Stash), or see the entire campaign for her at hp.com/vera. 21 October 2006 OLIVIER'S TRAVELS IN JAPAN PingMag in Tokyo recently published an inspiring interview with Olivier Gondry. In it they photograph and talk with Olivier as he walks around the Eastern part of Tokyo. It's a very good way to conduct a feature interview posted online. Olivier reveals that he is about to shoot a commercial.. "I'm supposed to shoot a commercial starring Michel soon. So this time, I will be the director and he will be the guy on the screen. I'm a little bit nervous about it, actually but I am pretty sure it will be a good one." 29 July 2006 NEW TWIST WORK Tyler Williams sends us to Eight VFX, which has Twist Gondry's latest work. His brand-new spot, airing now in America, is a Chevrolet ad called "Fold," in which the scenery folds into itself, a la Mad Magazine and Motion Theory's Beck vid. Eight VFX also worked on Twist's latest Vines vid, as well as a somewhat nauseating, but technically interesting, American Eagle ad. I've taken the time to update Twist's commercials videography with links to Quicktime files, for your viewing pleasure. 18 May 2006 TWIST'S NEW VINES VIDEO Olivier "Twist" Gondry's latest video is now on the net. Anysound is his third video for The Vines, and it features a claymation version of the band rocking in what looks to be the set from their first Gondry vid. The video recently premiered at YouTube, of all places. I'll update the link when a better version appears online. (Thanks, Bruno.) 23 March 2006 ABOUT TWIST'S NEW TOYOTA AD Twist has a new Toyota Tundra ad on the air, for Saatchi & Saatchi. Entitled Throw it in the Tundra, it features a single shot of a Toyota Tundra as two men load it with work supplies. According to this article, "[t]he men begin their work in short sleeves on a sunny day, but the day quickly becomes rainy, and their attire instantly changes to rain gear. While the men continue working, their clothes change rapidly through the full range of seasons." You can see what I mean by watching it here. The article has more information about the ad's creation. Oh, and see two more Twist ads here. 17 March 2006 from GONDRY STORIES & TIDBITS - THIS IS A DIRECTOR FILE EXCLUUUSSIIIVVEE Twist ·· Twist's new Vines video Anysound is currently in post-production. He is also working on a new Chevy commercial, also in post-production. 8 March 2006 TWIST TO WORK AGAIN WITH THE VINES Michel's brother Olivier will work for a third time with the Vines, this time on their upcoming single Anysound. According to Video Static, the vid will "primarily consist of a stop-motion animated performance by miniature replicas of the band members." 14 December 2005 TWIST'S OK GO, UNRELEASED LORETTA LYNN VIDEO, MORE ONLINE It hasn't been released to the networks yet, but I found Twist's OK Go video here at Partizan. I also found Twist's unreleased and unfinished! Loretta Lynn video Portland, Oregon here. In fact, I've updated his entire videography below (and some of Michel's too). Get them before Partizan shuts it down, or something Even Worse!! 9 December 2005 OLIVIER'S TIGA VIDEO ON RES Own Olivier "Twist"'s video for Tiga's You Gonna Want Me! It's on the new RES DVD (Vol. 8 No. 6 - Animal Collective), which is given to subscribers only. (The video is totally awesome!) In the meantime, you can watch it here: partizan mov partizan player boards mov flash 7 November 2005 - ONLINE! Twist, Michel, Fatboy Remix Go-Go's for Nordstrom From the press release: "On Monday, November 7, Nordstrom customers will be invited, via email, to download Nordstrom Silverscreen. The broadband media channel, powered by technology from Maven Networks, will premiere a first-ever video remix featuring The Go-Go's Our Lips are Sealed, directed by Olivier Gondry, executive produced by Michel Gondry and with music remixed by Fatboy Slim. In the video, new footage showing women in Nordstrom merchandise is blended with the original Go-Go's footage." Those of you who aren't on Nordstrom's 2.5 million-strong mailing list can see a less elaborate version of the clip now online. The HD-quality, full-screen downloaded version is apparently clickable. You like that blouse Belinda Carlisle's wearing? Click on it! This is the first in a monthly remix-video campaign Nordstrom is pioneering. (Coming soon: Culture Club!) The original Go-Go's video was directed by Derek Burbidge. Videography Videos Twist Directed Daft Punk ·· Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007 edit) ·· mov, flash, flash Prototypes ·· Je ne te connais pas ·· flash The Vines ·· Anysound ·· mov Culture Club ·· I'll Tumble 4 Ya (JML Remix) ·· nordstromsilverscreen Go-Go's ·· Our Lips Are Sealed (Fatboy Slim Remix) ·· nordstromsilverscreen OK Go ·· Do What You Want ·· partizan mov Tiga featuring Scissor Sisters ·· You Gonna Want Me ·· partizan mov partizan player boards mov flash Hot Hot Heat ·· Goodnight, Goodnight ·· partizan mov real win hi win lo ifilm Les Fils De Teuhpu ·· Bricoleur ·· partizan player Loretta Lynn feat. Jack White ·· Portland, Oregon [unfinished, unreleased] ·· partizan mov The Vines ·· Winning Days ·· directed with Michel The Vines ·· Ride ·· directed with Michel ·· partizan mov The Stills ·· Lola Stars and Stripes ·· partizan mov win lo win hi qt lo qt hi flash Noir Désir ·· A l'Envers à l'Endroit ·· directed with Michel Lacquer ·· Behind ·· directed with Michel Commercials Beringer ·· Vineyard ·· mov Nike Latin American ·· Live. Run. ·· mov, mov Audi · · Construction ·· mov, mov HP ·· Petra Nemcová ·· mov mov Zune ·· Zunescape ·· flash mov HP ·· Michel Gondry ·· mov HP ·· Vera Wang ·· mov Chevrolet ·· Fold ·· mov American Eagle ·· mov Toyota ·· Throw it in the Tundra ·· mov Nationwide ·· mov Conoco ·· 1975 mov Hyundai ·· Whatever, Whenever Hyundai ·· City Life ·· mov Hyundai ·· Outdoors ·· mov Infiniti ·· Crowded ·· mov Infiniti ·· Flashback ·· mov Infiniti ·· His Dream, Her Dream ·· his mov, her mov Infiniti ·· Stop ·· mov Visual Effects Work - available at method studios Accenture ·· Sunrise, Mountainside Alanis Morissette ·· So Pure Cheese ·· No pain, no gain Cingular ·· Smile, Southern Opera, Guitar, Seurat Cree Summer ·· Revelation Sunshine Du Pont ·· The Con Eminem ·· The Way I Am Grand Popo Football Club ·· Every Finger Has An Attitude Guinness ·· Spring INTEL ·· Rocketship INTEL ·· Showroom INTEL ·· Update INTEL ·· Wagon K-Swiss ·· Football Kmart ·· Beauty Parlor, Student Driver, Microwave... Lauryn Hill ·· Everything is Everything Levi's ·· Bellybutton LL Cool J ·· Deepest, Bluest Merril Lynch ·· Digital Bull 2 Morgan Stanley ·· Connections Mountain Dew/Pepsi Cola Co. ·· Cheetah Nike ·· Shade Running Salon Selectives ·· Anthem, Girls Night Out The Mexican Tide ·· Fountain of Youth Tori Amos ·· The Glory of the 80's Victoria's Secret Bodyflex ·· Launch Visa ·· NFL.com Visa ·· USOlympicteam.com Visa ·· Webshack Whitney Houston / Enrique Iglesias ·· Could ...