As the entertainment center of the world, Hollywood's film and television industry is far more developed than other countries and regions.
Although there are many unsightly things in it, since it can be brilliant for so long, it must have its advantages.
Among them, the director is very important.
To make all kinds of excellent films, it is indispensable to have a capable director.
Looking at Hollywood, there are not many famous big directors, but as the saying goes, capable people are often more unique.
This time, I want to talk about the characteristics of several famous directors.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > James Cameron</h1>
James Cameron, nicknamed "Kashin", is currently recognized as one of the world's top directors.
Cameron's biggest feature is the pursuit of the production of the film itself is very high, high to the point of harshness.
Several habits have been derived.
First, the requirements for actors are very strict.
During the filming of Alien 2, Cameron was not accustomed to the laziness of the staff at Pinewood Studios, and more than once quarreled with them.
Even in the end, when the factory staff went on strike against him, Cameron forcibly suppressed his anger to appease them, and when the film was finished, he immediately dropped his harsh words:
"The shoot was long and difficult, and there were so many problems in it. But what keeps me going is that after all this, I know that one day I will go out of the gate here and never have to come back, but you poor goods only deserve to eat here for a lifetime and wait for death. ”
The heroine of "Titanic", Fei Wen, originally wrote to Cameron to ask for the role of Ruth, and after the filming of the film, she also said that Cameron is really a very capable director, but it is very, very strict, and she may not cooperate with him in the future.
Second, the technology of the film can shoot the effect he wants, and it is absolutely not reluctant to shoot.
For example, the script for Avatar was actually written by Cameron in 1994, but the technology was unable to perform the effect he wanted on the screen, so the plan was shelved.
This also leads to cameron's relatively low production.
Third, Cameron is a very expensive director.
Because of the high demands on making movies and the intransigence of being satisfied, Cameron's films are generally very cash-burning, and investors are often asked to increase their budgets.
For example, Terminator 2, the first film in film history to cost more than $100 million to produce.
"Titanic", several times asked the capital Fox Pictures to increase the budget, so that Fox really had no money to run to another giant Paramount for help.
"Avatar", the data shows that the cost is 237 million US dollars, in fact, the real cost is as high as 500 million US dollars, which is equivalent to the investment of 2 "Reunion".
But of course, Cameron's strongest strength lies in the fact that he is a director who has repeatedly created miracles and is also a person who has been enshrined many times.
1991's Terminator 2 grossed $520 million worldwide, a top five domestic box office jump in North America at the time and is considered a milestone for science fiction films.
1997's Titanic, a box office champion for 16 consecutive weeks, broke the world box office record and doubled the height of the record, making it the first film in film history to break $1 billion.
2009's "Avatar" led the trend of IMAX3D viewing, a large number of innovative technologies in the film industry, and broke the world box office record held by "Titanic" for 12 years, and the first film in film history to break $2 billion.
Therefore, although Cameron is very expensive, this director can really "burn" to get value, absolutely not disappointing, to use a line in "Titanic" to describe him, that is, "king of the world".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > Peter Jackson</h1>
Peter Jackson, nicknamed "Peter the Great".
Peter's directing experience was very inspirational.
He has loved King Kong movies (1933 editions) since he was a child, as well as Lord of the Rings novels.
When he first started, he mainly shot some low-budget B-grade comedies and horror films.
But then, by chance, he was given the opportunity to direct the Lord of the Rings film adaptation.
However, at that time, due to copyright and investment reasons, the project was a hot potato, and Peter took it everywhere to find people to invest, just like a young man knocking on the door with his baby to find opportunities in order to realize his childhood dream.
Of course, the end result was gratifying, New Line Pictures supported the Lord of the Rings film adaptation project, after which Peter was able to focus on the filmization of Middle-earth.
Thus, the legendary classic "The Lord of the Rings" series, which later shocked the entire film industry, was born.
Similarly, Peter, who was on fire because of The Lord of the Rings, then brought another dream of his childhood, the gorilla, to the screen.
This is the 2005 version of King Kong, and it's what many people think is the best monster movie.
Of course, there is one thing in common between famous directors, peter, like Cameron, is very strict about the production of movies.
At the beginning, "The Lord of the Rings", in order to save budget and achieve better results such as live shooting, chose to shoot in New Zealand.
The shooting environment is bumpy and cumbersome, and it is also necessary to shoot this epic well.
When filming "King Kong", in order to realize the harsh environment of Skull Island, the production team ran half the world to find a suitable area.
In order to recreate New York in the 30s, "half" new York City was built.
The rigorous attitude also makes this "King Kong" like "The Lord of the Rings" very epic.
Of course, later when Peter was shooting "The Hobbit", he was a little too abusive of the green screen.
This, combined with the excessive pursuit of epics (the original Hobbit is short story and biased towards younger children) ultimately prevents the Hobbit series from reaching the heights of The Lord of the Rings.
However, this is nothing, peter jackson, who has made so many epic classics, is destined to leave a strong mark in the history of Hollywood cinema.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="49" > Wen Ziren</h1>
Wen Ziren, a Chinese-American director born in Malaysia but raised in Australia, is nicknamed "Mosquito Man", also known as "business ghost".
There are two main characteristics.
First, the master of horror films.
The classic "Chainsaw Horror" was written by him, and he also made excellent horror films such as "Latent".
He also single-handedly created Hollywood's first and only horror film universe , the Conjuring Movie Universe.
Second, I am very good at small and broad.
What does that mean?
That is, often with a low and pitiful cost, the films made have exploded at the box office.
For example, Saw Cost only $1.2 million, but grossed $103 million.
"Lurking 2" cost $5 million and grossed 160 million.
Wait, the box office is often more than 60 times the cost.
Moreover, Wen Ziren is not only good at making horror movies.
To be precise, he specializes in commercial films.
For example, "Fast and Furious 7", which cost 190 million yuan and grossed $1.5 billion worldwide, made it one of the top ten box offices in film history.
"Aquaman" cost 160 million yuan and grossed $1.15 billion worldwide, becoming Warner Bros. the first film in seven years to break $1 billion at the box office.
Small investments can earn high box office.
Big productions can also make a lot of money.
In fact, just look at the list of his works.
Debuted for many years, only pounced on 2 movies, the rest of the full profit, big hits, small and small troubles.
Steady in one word.
Of course, according to the comprehensive achievements of directors, Wen Ziren still has a gap with those top directors.
Mainly his works are mostly commercial films, and there are not many awards to add.
But if you look at the achievements in business alone, looking at the whole of Hollywood, he is definitely a first-class director.
In fact, in addition to these three, there are many directors in Hollywood who have very personalities, such as Nolan, Spielberg and so on.
But they'll talk about it next time we have a chance.