Directors Research - Stanley Kubrick

STANLEY KUBRICK

• Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor. He is thought of as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.
• His films, were often adaptations of novels or short stories.
• Stanley Kubrick's films were noted for their dazzling and unique cinematography and  attention to detail.
•  Kubrick's films covered a variety of genres, including war, crime, romance, black comedies, horror and science fiction.
• Kubrick was also known for being a perfectionist. He took great care with scene staging and he worked very closely with his actors to achiev the best results.
• He started off as a photographer which explains why his films are so visually exciting and interesting. 
• He spent most of his life living and filming in the UK. 
• His home was his workplace. This allowed him to have almost complete artistic control, but he also had the advantage of having financial support from the Hollywood studios.

Some of the films he's directed include: (These are the ones I've seen)

The Shining

• The Shining is a psychological horror film that was made in 1980.
• The film is based on the Stephen King's novel 'The Shining'.
• The narrative of the Shining is about a writer (Jack Torrance) who takes a job as a caretaker at an hotel which is situated in the middle of no where. His young son has psychic abilities and he is able to see things from the past and future, such as the ghosts that haunt the Hotel. Soon after the family move in, the family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm. Jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence. He slowly spirals into madness and attempts to murder his wife and son.
• The Shining is seen as a classic of the horror genre. 

Clockwork Orange

• Clockwork Orange was made in 1971.
• The film was based on Anthony Burgess' novel 'A Clockwork Orange' (1962).
• The film includes scenes of disturbing/ violent images and one of the main plots of the film is that it focuses heavily on psychiatry and mental illness and madness. Youth gangs are also a huge part of this film because the influences of the youth gangs on the main protagonist Alex could explain why he acts way that he does.
• The narrative is about the crimes that the main character's gang take part in and then how the main character is captured and brainwashed.
• The main character Alex narrates the film. 
• The language used is a key part of the film. There is a constant use of Nadsat, which is fractured teenage slang using a combination of Slavic, English, and Cockney rhyming slang.
• Clockwork Orange features a soundtrack of mostly classical music selections (Mostly for Beethoven) and Moog synthesizer compositions by Wendy Carlos (Walter Carlos). 

(Information from Wikipedia) 

Directors Research - Tim Burton

TIM BURTON

Tim Burton is by far one of my favourite directors. I've loved every single one of the films that I've seen that he's directed. 

Tim Burton's films are all in a very clear Gothic style. His style is so clear that when you see one of his films, you'll instantly know it's by him within the first few seconds of the film because his style is so unique. 

One style that Tim Burton specializes in is his beautiful stop motion animated films where he uses puppets instead of actors. This is an effective way to show his style because there is a lot more diversity in character design because you can make the puppets in whatever form you want. This is a good thing because the characters have a particular style to them that has been created by the beautifully twisted mind of Tim Burton. 

The characters designs were first hand drawn by Tim Burton himself, then the drawings were given to the artists to create the perfect character design. When the final design was finished the characters would then be molded and brought to life.

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Tim Burton directs films with many different genres. Some of the genres he was worked in are Romance, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Action.. etc.  Even though he makes many different types of films, all of the films he makes have their unique style and flair that make them appear to be a Tim Burton film.

Ahhhhhh.

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