Directors And Their TRADEMARKS.

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We have always watched Films with the feel of wanting to watch it because IT’S you’re favorite Directors movie, but maybe this post will Next time make You want to watch by its trademarks after reading the List of our very famous Directors.

Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942, in New York City, to Italian-American parents Catherine (Cappa) and Charles Scorsese.
Person quote - My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothing else.


Trade Mark
1. Often begins his films with segments taken from the middle or end of the story (Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
[slow-motion] Makes use of slow motion techniques (e.g., Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), 2. Raging Bull (1980), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
3. Frequently sets his films in New York City
4. Often works with Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio
5. His films often contain extraordinary levels of bad language. The Wolf of Wall Street(2013) has the most uses of the f-word in a film at 569 and Casino (1995) has the fourth.

Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Connie (McHugh), a nurse, and Tony Tarantino, an Italian-American actor and musician from New York.
Personal quote - Movies are my religion and God is my patron.


Trade Mark
1. Briefcases and suitcases play an important role in Pulp Fiction (1994), Reservoir Dogs(1992), Jackie Brown (1997), True Romance (1993), and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
2. Frequently works with Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Uma Thurman, Michael Bowen, Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz.
3. His films will often include one long, unbroken take where a character is followed around somewhere.
4. Frequently has a female character who wears a black and white pant suit (Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994), Pam Grier in Jackie Brown (1997), Daryl Hannah in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
5. Revenge is a common theme in his films
6. Never includes his name in a director's credit in the opening titles of his films. The credits always end with the name of his producer

Ang Lee
Born in 1954 in Pingtung, Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of today's greatest contemporary filmmakers.
Personal quote - I was never romantic in real life. That is why I have to make movies about it.


Trade Mark
1. Frequently cast actor Sihung Lung as his 'father figure'
2. Some of his films - Sense and Sensibility (1995), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000) (aka Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) - involved repressed women trying to deal with the confines of their society.
3. High diversity of settings in his films, which pain-stakingly depict various international cultures.
4.Often depicts characters with conflicting feelings about their sexuality or their gender roles.

Steven Spielberg
Undoubtedly one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film, Steven Spielberg is perhaps Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world.
Personal quote - Being a movie-maker means you get to live many, many lifetimes.


Trade Mark
1. Frequently casts Tom Hanks, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Frank Welker and Tom Cruise.
2. Protagonists in his films often come from families with divorced parents, with fathers portrayed as reluctant, absent or irresponsible.
3. Uses powerful flashlights in dark scenes (Jurassic Park (1993); The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
4. A common theme in many of his films is ordinary people who discover something extraordinary - people, places, artifacts, creatures, etc.
5. His films are almost always edited by Michael Kahn.
6. Is credited for starting the summer blockbuster tradition with 1975's first $100 million megahit, Jaws (1975)

Christopher Nolan
Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear story-telling, acclaimed writer-director Christopher Nolan was born on July 30, 1970 in London, England.
Personal quote - I didn't go to film school. I guess my whole experience has been just to make films.


Trade Mark
1. Frequently casts Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Cillian Murphy.
2. Opening scenes are usually a flashback or a piece of a scene from the middle or end of the movie.
Crosscutting several scenes of parallel action to build to a climax (The Prestige (2006),The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
3. The storyline in his films usually involves a determined character seeking vengeance over the death of a loved one. (Examples: Guy Pearce in Memento (2000), Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005), Hugh Jackman in The Prestige (2006), Aaron Eckhart inThe Dark Knight (2008), and Marion Cotillard in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
4. Often casts actors in roles contrary to their usual screen persona
5. Displays the title before the end credits (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises)

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