Style Influences Directors

M. Night Shyamalan

Born in India but raised in _Pennsylvania, M. Night is the son of two doctors. His passion for filmmaking began when he was given a Super-8 camera at 8, and began to model his career on that of his idol, Steven Spielberg. I’m a big fan of M. Night’s films including The Sixth Sense and Signs. M Night Shyamalan writes most of his scripts and often has a small part in the film, there is usually a twist to the plot.

 

Steven Spielberg

Spielberg was born in Ohio, to a Jewish family. His mother, Leah Adler, was a restaurateur and concert pianist, and his father

was an electrical engineer involved in the development of computers. He spent his childhood in  New Jersey, where he saw one of his first films in a theatre. Spielberg made amateur 8 mm, adventure films with his friends when he was a teen, the first of which he shot at the Pinnacle Peak Patio restaurant in Scottsdale. He charged 25 cents to his home films. Steven Spielberg made me want to make my own films after I watched Jurassic Park and Jaws as a kid. I am in awe of Spielberg because he is great at developing characters and making you feel empathy for them.

John Carpenter

John Carpenter was born in New York, his family moved to Kentucky, where his father was the head of the music department at Western Kentucky University. He attended Western Kentucky University and then USC film school in Los Angeles. My favourite John Carpenter film is The Thing the acting, setting, special effects are all amazing. 

I also like Micheal Bay, Ridley Scott and Hayao Miyazaki. Ridley Scott brought us Alien which is my favourite sci-fi horror of all time. Michael Bay is fantastic at filming actions scenes and making the audience sit at the edge of their seats. Hayao Miyazaki Directed Howl's Moving Castle, which is my favourite Japanese film.