Study of a music video director: Garth Jennings: Biography.

Garth Jennings:

Biography:

Garth Jennings is not only a music video director he is also film director and makes adverts. The films in which he has made are "Son of Rambow" and "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". The television adverts he has made include the "fox's biscuit" adverts and the "PG Tips" advert with Johnny Vegas and the blue, cloth puppet monkey. His production company "Hammer and Tongs" started off making music videos for years and then in 2004 they were approached by Disney and began works on "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". He is in partnership with his best friend Nick Goldsmith, in their "Hammer and Tongs" production company. Garth jennings has always been inspired by the childish spirit within you this is why he constantly makes media texts with humorous and sometimes childlike references. He likes letting his own childhood dreams and aspirations seep through in to his work, this is why a lot of his music videos have that goofy kind of comedic stance.

                               Pictures of Garth Jennings:

                                                    Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith

Videography:

• "Lotus Flower" - Radiohead (2011)
• "Cousins" - Vampire Weekend (2009)
• "A-Punk" - Vampire Weekend (2008)
• "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" & "Nude" - Radiohead (2007/2008) - Made with Adam Buxton
• "And I Was a Boy From School" - Hot Chip (2006)
• "Hell Yes" - Beck (2005)
• "Lost Cause: Version 2" - Beck (2003)
• "Little By Little" - The Wannadies (2003)
• "Imitation of Life" - R.E.M. (2001)
• "Disillusion" - Badly Drawn Boy (2000)
• "Spitting in the Wind" - Badly Drawn Boy (2000)
• "Silent Sigh" - Badly Drawn Boy (2002)
• "Coffee & TV" - Blur (1999)
• "Driftwood - Travis (1999)
• "Pumping on Your Stereo - Supergrass (1999)
• "Right Here, Right Now" - Fatboy Slim (1999)
• "Cancer for the Cure" - Eels (1999)
• "B Line" - Lamb (1999)
• "Last Stop: This Town" - Eels (1998)
• "Smile" - The Supernaturals (1997)
• "Help The Aged" - Pulp (1997)
• "A Life Less Ordinary" - Ash (1997)
• "The Day Before Yesterday's Man" - The Supernaturals (1997)
• "Weak" - Skunk Anansie (1996)
• "Freedom" - Robbie Williams (1996)
• "Dominion Road" (UK Version) - The Mutton Birds (1995)
• "Mr. Kirk's Nightmare" - 4hero (1990)