By Jade Jelley

Christopher Nolan

CHARACTERS

The following are some quotes given by the actors of some of his movies: Wally Pfister ( Momento) – “Chris has an

incredible political sense of dealing with the powers that be, the production managers or the producers”.

Michael Caine (Batman) - “And he reminds me of all the great directors I've worked with”.

Larry Franco (Producer) – “Chris’s drive for realism made the production more challenging in some respects and easier in others”

Christopher Nolan uses many of the same actors in each of his films, this is believed to be because he has built a relationship with each of them. ‘The actors know what Nolan expects and Nolan feels that they can deliver his requests’.

A bit about Christopher Nolan

Christopher Jonathan James Nolan was born on the 30th July 1970. He is an English-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has directed several of the most acclaimed and commercially successful films of the early 21st century. His nine films have grossed over $4.2 billion worldwide and garnered a total of 26 Oscar nominations and seven awards.

Some of the many actors that have worked with Christopher Nolan are:

Michael Caine –1. Batman Begins (2005)2. The Prestige (2006)3. The Dark Knight (2008)4. Inception (2010)5. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)6. Interstellar (2014)

Christian Bale1. Batman Begins (2005)2. The Prestige (2006)3. The Dark Knight (2008)4. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Cillian Murphy1. Batman Begins (2005)2. The Dark Knight (2008)3. Inception (2010)4. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Morgan Freeman – 1. Batman Begins (2005)2. The Dark Knight (2008)3. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Gary Oldman – 1. Batman Begins (2005)2. The Dark Knight (2008)3. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Anne Hathaway – 1. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)2. Interstellar (2014)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 1. Inception (2010)2. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Marion Cotillard – 1. Inception (2010)2. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Tom Hardy – 1. Inception (2010)2. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Ken Watanabe – 1. Batman Begins (2005)2. Inception (2010)

Mark Boone Junior – 1. Memento (2000)2. Batman Begins (2005)

William Devane – 1. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)2. Interstellar (2014)

A few of the typical narratives used by Christopher Nolan are: Psychological Thrillers Action Adventure Noir Sci - fi

Typical Narratives

Christopher Nolan uses a range of different shot types, colours and music during his movies, in order to grab the audiences attention.

Christopher Nolan’s signature shot is the roll, a camera movement in which the camera does a barrel roll that turns everything in view on its side, or—if it keeps turning—upside-down. It is very rare, however Nolan decided to use it on a few occasions during his movies.

He is regarded as an auteur and postmodern filmmaker, Nolan's visual style emphasises urban settings, men in suits, muted colours, dialogue scenes framed in wide close-up with a shallow depth of field and modern locations and architecture. He has noted that all of his films are heavily influenced by film noir.

Christopher often uses editing as a way to represent the characters' psychological states, merging their subjectivity with that of the audience

He also uses cinéma-vérité techniques (such as hand-held camera work) to convey realism throughout his films.

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