A music video director is a film director that specializes in creating short films driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles. The earliest music videos were directed by television and film directors; by the 1990s music-video directing had become a specialized field. World renowned music video directors include: Jonathan Glazer (U.K), Chris Cunningham (U.K), Spike Jonze (U.S), Brett Leonard (U.S), Michel Gondry (France) and Jean-Baptiste Mondino (France)and Sam Bayer (U.S).
