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[[Image:Riversjonze.jpg|thumb|300px|Rivers Cuomo and Spike Jonze attend a screening of ''The Dhamma Brothers'' in [[2008]].]] | [[Image:Riversjonze.jpg|thumb|300px|Rivers Cuomo and Spike Jonze attend a screening of ''The Dhamma Brothers'' in [[2008]].]] | ||
''' | '''Adam Spiegel''' (born [[October 22]], 1969), known professionally as '''Spike Jonze''', is an American director of music videos, commercials, and feature films. He was a frequent collaborator of [[Weezer]] in the 1990s. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Spike Jonze began his career as a photographer, and eventually moved on to music videos, where he has achieved considerable acclaim. He directed the [[Weezer]] music videos "[[Buddy Holly]]," "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]," and "[[Island in the Sun]]." The two former are frequently credited with launching the band's commercial success, as they received heavy rotation on ''[[MTV]]''. | Spike Jonze began his career as a photographer, and eventually moved on to music videos, where he has achieved considerable acclaim. He directed the [[Weezer]] music videos "[[Buddy Holly]]," "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]," and "[[Island in the Sun]]." The two former are frequently credited with launching the band's commercial success, as they received heavy rotation on ''[[MTV]]''. | ||
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In 2003, Palm Pictures released the DVD ''[[The Work Of Director Spike Jonze]]'', containing the videos for "Undone" and "Buddy Holly", with exclusive commentary by Weezer. Those videos, along with "Island in the Sun" were subsequently released on 2004's ''[[Video Capture Device]]''. | In 2003, Palm Pictures released the DVD ''[[The Work Of Director Spike Jonze]]'', containing the videos for "Undone" and "Buddy Holly", with exclusive commentary by Weezer. Those videos, along with "Island in the Sun" were subsequently released on 2004's ''[[Video Capture Device]]''. | ||
It was rumored among fans in | It was rumored among fans in October [[2008]] that Jonze would likely direct the video for "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived]]". This video never materialized. | ||
==Making of "Undone" music video== | ==Making of "Undone" music video== | ||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js8spX-zjpw</youtube> | <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js8spX-zjpw</youtube> | ||