[1][better source needed] As a pair, Dayton and Faris have directed and produced music videos, documentaries, commercials and films.

They have directed music videos for bands such as Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, and R.E.M.

[4] They began to be offered feature films to direct at around this time; among projects that they turned down were The Mod Squad (1999) and Bad Boys II (2003).

Their directing style for the film involved a high level of improvisation to allow the actors to create organic connections to the roles.

[5] In 2006, the pair were announced as the directors of a planned screen adaptation of Tom Perrotta's novel The Abstinence Teacher for Warner Independent Pictures.

[citation needed] Dayton and Faris married and began working as creative partners after meeting in college.