Beyond PIXELS: The other short works of Patrick Jean

With the feature film version of PIXELS arriving in theaters this week, I looked at a few other options for video game nostalgia, including the short on which it was based.  But what has French director Patrick Jean been up to since the 2010 short went viral?

Well, for one thing, he directed this music video for German electronic musician Boys Noize, which was one of my favorite music videos of 2013, as a man without super powers moves into an area populated entirely by caped crusaders.



Boys Noize - What You Want from Patrick JEAN on Vimeo.


He also helmed this other, equally clever video for the musician, created from using discarded keyboards.



Boys Noize - ICHRU from Patrick JEAN on Vimeo.



His inventive short film MOTORVILLE may not tap into the same nostalgia factor as PIXELS, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun, even if the metaphor ends up being a little messy.


Motorville (FULL SCREEN HD Version) from Patrick JEAN on Vimeo.



He's also been working on commercials, like this visually creative one for Audi.


Audi - Sphere from Patrick JEAN on Vimeo.


Check out some more of his work here and if you're powerful enough to do such things, maybe hire him for something nifty.