Directors
 We are going to explore Film Directors and
their styles in filming, telling a story, setting a
scene, etc.
 Your goal is to research and find information
on a director and learn various techniques
from his or her leadership.
 First, we’ll discuss the presentation you will
be preparing. This will give you experience as
an organizer and creating a presentation.
Steven Spielberg
•American Film Director and Producer (Jurassic Park,
E.T., Saving Private Ryan, Jaws, Schindler’s List)
•Loves working on historical and humanistic events
•Fan of Science Fiction Stories
•Employs the use of Low Camera Techniques
•Puts characters to discover, interact, and deal with
creatures
J.J. Abrams
•American Film Director-(Star Trek,
Cloverfield, Lost, Super 8, Fringe)
•Known for working with Mystery
Stories”, usually involving a group
of people.
•Favorite Genre is Sci-Fi Movies
•Uses different camera techniques:
Camera Shake and Lens Flare
•Pushes Female Characters to take
Major Roles in the Story
Michael Bay
•American Film Director-(Transformer series,
Armageddon, The Rock, Bad Boys, Pearl Harbor)
•LOVES EXPLOSIONS!! Uses a lot of pyrotecnics
in his films.
•High use of special effects and computers
•Uses circular motion camera on actors and
actresses
•Lampposts… what the heck?!
Quentin Tarantino
•American Film Director, Actor, and Producer (Pulp
Fiction, Kill Bill, Django Unleashed, Inglourious
Basterds)
•Violence……A LOT of violence
•Employs torture in his movies to intrigue the
audience
•Use of Black and White
•Apparently has a Foot Fetish…?
Christoper Nolan
American-English Director (Dark Knight Trilogy,
Inception, Prestige, Insomnia)
Explores philosophical and socialogical concepts on
various scientific and humanistic themes: time travel,
space travel, dreams, chaos, etc.
Employs non-linear storytelling
Employs plot-twists
Employs “Morally Gray Characters”
DIRECTOR PRESENTATION
Step 1. Choose from these
Directors
 Steven Spielberg
 Clint Eastwood
 Peter Jackson
 James Cameron
 George Lucas
 Tim Burton
 Martin Scorsese
 Guillermo del Toro
 Christopher Nolan
 Ridley Scott
 Michael Bay
 Alfred Hitchcock
 Quentin Tarantino
 Kathryn Bigelow
 J.J. Abrams
 Joss Whedon
Step 2. Research and Find
the following Info
 Biography-1 Paragraph in 10 Complete
Sentences.
 Filmography-List 6 to 15 Films (Bulletin Style)
 Success-List at least 3 Awards received or
Recognitions Received (Bulletin Style)
 What was the award?
 When did he or she receive the award?
 Directing Style (Bulletin Style)
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Camera
Lighting
Storytelling
Actor and Actresses Collaboration
Musician Collaboration
Producer Collaboration
Your Thoughts
 Why did you choose this director? (Answer in
5 complete sentences)
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Favorite Film(s)?
Gender?
Storytelling Style(s)?
Type of Movie(s)
 If you could ask the director 3 questions
concerning advice on how to direct movies,
what would they be?
Step 3. Organize the
Information
 Organize a Powerpoint PP with each slide
titled as the following:
 Title
 Biography
 Filmography
 Success
 Directing Style
 Your Thoughts
Pictures and Animation
 Have at least 10 Pictures in the presentation.
These pictures can be the director or the films
he or she directed.
 Animation-Have at least 10 different kinds of
animation. These can consist of slide
transitions and text movement.