Quentin Tarantino
Films:
Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Vol 1&2, Death Proof, Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained
About:
Quentin Taratino is one of my favourite directors and for our film we have take influence from his work. His films tend to include the key elements of nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, and an aestheticization of violence that often results in the exhibition of neo-noir characteristics. In particular we have used the concept of a non linear storyline for our opening.
JJ Abrams
Films:
Taking Care Of Business, Regarding Henry, Forever Young, Six Degrees Of Separation, The Pallbearer, Gone Fishin', Armageddon, The Suburbans, Joy Ride, Mission Impossible III, Cloverfield, Star Trek, Morning Glory, Super 8, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Star Trek Into Darkness.
About:
He is not just a director but also a screenwriter, actor and producer who also has a broad influence on TV. He tends to specialise in the Sci-Fi genre which although it hasn't directly influenced our project is a genre we both like.
Diablo Cody
Films:
Juno, Jennifer's Body, Burlesque, Young Adult, The Magic Bracelet, Evil Dead, Paradise.
About:
Diablo Cody is one of the few female directors to have commercial success and therefore is a inspiration for myself. Her stylised screenwriting technique in Juno is one that is love.
Guillermo Del Toro
Films (Directing Only):
Cronos, Mimic, Blade II, The Hellboy Franchise, Pan's Labyrinth, Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak.
About:
Guillermo Del Toro has done a lot of work as a screen writer including working on the Hobbit films. His other films, such as Pacific Rim look heavily at human relationships, albeit on a much grander scale than our film.
Joss Whedon
Films:
Although he has only directed Serenity, The Avengers, Much Ado About Nothing and the upcoming Avengers: Age Of Ultron he has done screen writing for a vast amount amount of films, specifically superhero ones like the Thor Franchise, Captain America The Winter Soldier and X Men. He also Wrote for Cabin In The Woods and Toy Story.
About:
As well as films Whedon has a vast number of popular TV series including Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Marvel's Agents Of SHEILD. He uses online media to his advantage and many of his works have reached cult status.
Christopher Nolan
Films:
Following, Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Man Of Steel and the upcoming Transcendence.
About:
Christopher Nolan is credited with having created severalof the most successful films of the centuary so far. He has a unique style that crosses art house and blockbuster through creating a challenging narrative for the audience, most notably in Inception. He inspireme and our film in the way he explores concepts such a human nature, personal identity time and memory. He also often uses a non-linear storyline like our opening does.
Peter Jackson
Films:
The Valley, Bad Taste, Meet The Feebles, Braindead, Heavenly Creatures, Forgotten Silvers,The Frighteners, The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, King Kong, Crossing The Line, The Lovely Bones and The Hobbit Trilogy.
About:
He is known for his attention to detail and was famously very much a perfectionist when shooting Lord Of The Rings. He will shoot each shot loads of times from many different angles to the extent that he will spend days on one shot, his trademark is having lots of close ups of character's faces, something we tried to replicate. His films tend to have a general playfulness and during the shooting of LOTR he wore shorts and no shoes most of the time. He also makes lots of cameo appearances in his own films which is similar to the way I am both the director and one of the actors in ours.
