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Christopher Nolan Full name: Christopher Jonathan James Nolan Nickname: Chris Age: 41 Status: Happily married to Emma Thomas Education: Bachelor of Arts in English, Literature Known for: Memento, The Dark Knight and Inception Genre: Thriller, Action, Documentary, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Adventure Birthday: July 30, 1970 From: London, English, UK Occupation: Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Born in London in 1970, Christopher Nolan began making films at the age of seven using his father's super 8mm camera and an assortment of male-action figures. He graduated to making films involving real people, and his super 8mm surreal short 'tarantella' was shown on PBS' 'image union' in Chris 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, and his other 16mm shorts include a three- minute surreal film called 'doodlebug'. History

Style of filming Been together for 1997-present Mysterious kind of feel Suspenseful Adventurous Dark

Filmography 1998 – Following 2000 – Memento 2002 – Insomnia 2005 – Batman Begins 2006 – The Prestige 2008 – The Dark Knight 2010 – Inception The Dark Knight Rises

2000 – Memento Leonard Shelby is seeking revenge, looking for his wife's killer. What makes it difficult for him, is that he is unable to make new memories. Guy Pearce Carrie-Anne Moss

2002 – Insomnia Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen. Al PacinoRobin Williams

2005 – Batman Begins Bruce Wayne has watched his home, Gotham City, turn into a crime infested abyss throughout his entire life, so he decides to become the hero Gotham needs- Batman. Michael Caine, Katie Holmes, Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman

2006 – The Prestige Obsession, jealously and deceit define the tense relationship shared between two turn-of-the-century magicians. A completion between the two to define who is best. Hugh Jackman Christain Bale Scarlett Johansson

2008 – The Dark Knight Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by a terrorist mastermind known only as the Joker, as he drives each of them to their limits. Heath Ledger (1979 – 2008) passed away at 28 years old. The man who planed The famous Joker. Christian Bale, Maggie Gyllenhaal Aaron Eckhart

2010 – Inception 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.

2012- The Dark Knight Rises Coming soon summer 2012 Christian Bale Anne Hathaway Tom Hardy Gary Oldman A mysterious man calling himself the joker is hired by the mob to get rid of Batman, because he keeps cracking down on their projects. But then the Joker takes things into his own hands to test the mental strength of humanity and Batman himself. And Batman must stop both forces with the help of Gotham police officer James Gordon and Distract Attorney Harvey Dent. Starring

Bane As Tom Hardy

More to Dark Knight Rises! Tom Hardy Anne Hathaway Gary Oldman Christian Bale From Inception In all the Batman movies Princess Diaries, Devil Wears Prada, Bride Wars, Love and Other Drugs, etc.

Frequent Cast Christian Bale Michael Caine Cillian Murphy Jeremy Theobald Tom Hardy Ken Watanabe Larry Holden

Awards 2011 – Won Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award AFI Awards, USA Movie of the year 2010 – Inception (2010) 2008 – The Dark Knight (2008) 2002 – Memento (2000) Toronto Films Critics Association Award Best screen play 2001 – Memento (2000) Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Best screen play and Best director 2011 – Inception (2010) Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation 2011 – Inception (2010) Hollywood Film Festival Hollywood Movie of The Year 2010 – Inception (2010) 2008 – The Dark Knight (2008) Some Awards he won

2001 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee 2002 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee 2001 Sundance Film Festival: Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award - Winner 2011 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee 2011 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee 2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee 2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Director - Nominee 2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Nominee 2011 César Awards: Best Foreign Film - Nominee 2010 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee 2010 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee Nominated for

Biggest Influence Alfred Hitchcock Is the undisputed master of suspense Known for The McGuffin – “A device or plot element that catches the viewer's attention or drives the plot. It is generally something that every character is concerned with, is essentially something that the entire story is built around and yet has no real relevance.” -> the side effect of creating pure suspense Techniques And Tips Hitchcock way Surprise and twist Suspense is Information Frame for Emotion Point of View Editing (close up->vision->reaction) Dialogue Means Nothing Two Things Happening at Once Use Humour to Add Tension the Mind of the Audience Characters Must Break Cliché Keep the Story Simple Montage Gives You Control (close up on important events)

More of his influences Stanley Kubrick Early films inspired him because he did a lot of dark and slow techniques to show more to characters and setting A Clockwork Orange A Space Odyssey The Shining Full Metal Jackets Known films Ridley Scott Known films American Gangster Black Hawk Down Gladiator Hannibal Known for incorporating a detailed approach to production design and innovative, atmospheric lighting, has been tremendously influential on an entire subsequent generation of filmmakers

Interesting Facts Left handed Has a daughter named Flora Says he’s computer illiterate Red-green colour blinded

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Film Terms Depth of Field is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene. Flashback are past scenes and memories. Jump Cut

QUESTIONS What kind of feel did you get from the trailer? Name 4 frequent cast Christopher Nolan uses? For Toronto films what was the best screen play? Name 3 of his known genres.