ca2012 - assignment 1 - christopher nolan
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Christopher Nolan Director - Screenwriter
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• Born in 1970 at London, England, UK
• Began making films at the age of seven using his father's super 8mm camera
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• Studied English Literature at University College London while starting to make 16mm films at the college film society
• His short film 'larceny' was shown at the Cambridge Film Festival in 1996.
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Films
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Following (1998) • First feature film
• $6,000 Budget
• Directed the film from his own script, and also photographed and edited it himself.
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Memento (2000)
• A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife.
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Batman Begins (2005)
• First Batman film in Reboot Trilogy
• More realistic than the previous films
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The Prestige (2006)
• The rivalry between two magicians is exacerbated when one of them performs the ultimate illusion.
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The Dark Knight (2008)
• Second installment in Nolan’s Batman trilogy
• Won 2 Oscars
• Financial Success $1,001,921,825 (worldwide)
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Inception (2010) • In a world where technology
exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception.
• Innovative Plot • Won 4 Oscars
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
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Man Of Steel (2013)
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Inspiration
• Creative uses of Non-Linear Timeline
• Realistic Reboot Films
• Interesting Character
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Thank You
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• Reference - Christopher Nolan Biography – IMDb http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/bio - Christopher Nolan – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nolan - Nolan Fans http://www.nolanfans.com/tag/christopher-nolan/