Michael Gondry.

Michael Gondry is of french descent and was born on 8 May 1963. He is a director, screenwriter and producer, producing pieces from Films to Music videos. His signature style mainly focuses on mise-en-scene and exaggeration, he does this to create effect, and this unique style can be shown through his music videos. One of his most famous works is that of The White Stripes called 'The Hardest Button To Button', in this video Gondry uses a great amount of stop motion animation. 

In his video Gondry focuses heavily on mise-en-scene which emphasises his creativity in portraying his narrative, as well as his good use of stop motion animation and special effects. His techniques prove him to be an esteemed and recognisable auteur, he is an artist who creates his own vision and style with his own artistic flare. Basically a pioneer of animation.