Christopher Nolan Introduction v Born July 30 1970

Christopher Nolan

Introduction v Born July 30, 1970 in London, England v His mother was from America, his dad was from England v Began film making at age 7 with a super 8 camera he got from his father v Attended University College London where he studied English literature and graduated in 1993 v He calls himself a “jack-of-alltrades and master of none”

Early Film Career v. Producing Corporate Training Videos v. Short Films v. Doodle Bug v. Tarantella v. Larceny

Movies Directed v Following v Memento v Insomnia v Batman Begins v The Prestige v The Dark Knight v Inception v The Dark Knight Rises v Interstellar

Nolan’s Plot v. A mans wife/ girlfriend/ partner dies causing him to become mentally unstable v. Memento: Wife is murdered, Protagonist develops amnesia v. Inception: Wife commits suicide, Protagonist feels guilt and repeatedly imagines being killed by her v. Dark Knight: Girlfriend dies, Protagonist feels guilt and goes into seclusion for eight years

Nolan’s Theme v. Two Major Themes v. Duality or Doubling v. Mentor – Apprentice Relationships v. These themes are frequently conveyed or contested by theatricality and deception

Nolan’s Style Acting and story telling style v Expository dialogue v Non-chronological stories v Characters use florid Language Visual Style v Urban settings v Muted Colors v Dark and twisted v Color Patterns v Atmospheric and obsessive v Characters wear costumes, heavy make-up, tattoos or business suits v Deception and lies v Use of mazes, impossibilities, and paradoxes v Repeating cast v Michael Caine, Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordan-Levitt, Liam Neeson, etc. v Invisible Style v Dark v Many scenes include elements that obscure vision

Cinematography v Realistic v Practical v Minimal use of CGI v Rarely breaks “Rule of Third, ” unless he wants us to feel uneasy v Shifts points of view v Clear points of view, focuses on what he wants us to see v Uses all forms of camera movement v Beginning scenes uses wide shots then moves into close-ups

Music and Sounds v Sound v Very little looping v Loud v Intense v Realistic v Invisible Style v Music v Hans Zimmer v Scores v No modern music v Loud

Conclusion v Christopher Nolan is considered a beginning director v Self taught v Repeatedly uses similar Plot, Theme and Style is all his movies v Psychological v Realistic v Dark v Obsessive v Awesome!

References v http: //www. nytimes. com/2014/11/02/magazine/the-exacting-expansivemind-of-christopher-nolan. html? _r=0 v https: //m. youtube. com/watch? v=pvv. G 5 fkt. UVM v http: //gizmodo. com/inside-the-creation-of-interstellars-incredible-sounde-1660217183 v http: //tvtroops. org/pmwiki. php/Film/inception/screenrant/incepti on-plot-details-kofi-39746 v http: //tvtroops. org/pmwiki. php/Film/screenrant/batman-darkknight-trilogy-best-parts/ v http: //tvtroops. org/pmwiki. php/Film/screenrobot/philosophy-ofmind-in-memento