In my introduction blog post I talked about my influences in the film industry. With this blog post I want to further elaborate on my influence both within the film industry and outside of it.
I will start with some Directors who have inspired me greatly with my own writing and Directing.
The Director’s who have been the most influential to me are the Coen brothers. The Coen brothers are american filmmakers that are known for combining comedy and drama. (Coen brothers | Biography, Movies, & Facts, 2008) . One thing that I like about their Directing style is the dialog, it is written in such a natural way that it feels that every word that is said is of utmost importance but in a lighthearted way. My favourite Coen brothers film is Fargo. The cinematography of Fargo is incredible, you can feel the cold Minnesota lands. Almost all of the films from the Coen brothers are highly rated. Most of their films have a rating of 7.5 or higher on IMDB (Joel Coen – IMDb, 2020).
Another Director that I have high praise for is David Fincher. He has an incredible talent for telling the most horrifying stories in a way that in the end you are personally so invested in the story that you feel sad or angry that it is over, or that it ended up in such a manner. His films are mostly described as dark and atmospheric (David Fincher | Biography, Movies, & Facts, 2011). The first film that made me fall in love with David Finchers style was Se7en, It is such a powerful film about human behaviour and psyche. He is also the Director of one of my favourite Netflix shows ”Mindhunter” it is once again a great film about the human psyche, sadly at the time of writing the future of ”Mindhunter” is uncertain because Netflix has put a break to the release of season 3 and the main cast has been released from their contracts, allowing them to seek out new work. (Khokhar, 2020)
Someone outside of the film industry that has inspired me is Dutch Writer Tonke Dragt, she is know for books such as ”The letter for the king” and ”The secrets of the wild wood”. When I was younger my mom used to read her books to me and I always felt such a strong connections to the characters she wrote, in ”The letter for the king” the protagonist Tiuri is on a mission to deliver a letter that could prevent war between the surrounding kingdoms. What I like about this character is that he is a normal kid who just happened to be in the right place at the right time, he is not someone who was born to be a hero and has a lot to learn on his journey. Recently Netflix has made a series of the book, but sadly they took great liberties with the source material and added things to make it more in line with similar shows that are set in the same time period.
A short film that inspired me greatly is Destino from Salvador Dalí and Walt Disney, It is an animated short that started its production in 1946. More than half a century later, the short film was finished and released to the masses (Destino, 2003). Destino is a surrealistic moving piece of art. It is literally a animated Salvador Dalí painting, the combination of the imagery and the typical french sounding music give the film truly a surrealistic feeling. One of the things that is constant trough the film is the playfulness of light and shadows. In my opinion every art student should have seen this film.
References
Encyclopedia Britannica. 2008. Coen Brothers | Biography, Movies, & Facts. [online] Available at: <https://www.britannica.com/biography/Coen-brothers> [Accessed 31 May 2020].
IMDb. 2020. Joel Coen – Imdb. [online] Available at: <https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001054/> [Accessed 31 May 2020].
Encyclopedia Britannica. 2011. David Fincher | Biography, Movies, & Facts. [online] Available at: <https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Fincher> [Accessed 31 May 2020].
Khokhar, A., 2020. When Is Mindhunter Season 3 Be Renewed On Netflix; Know The Release Date, Cast, And Plot, What’S Going To Happen?. [online] Gizmo Story. Available at: <https://gizmostory.com/2020/05/29/when-is-mindhunter-season-3-be-renewed-on-netflix-know-the-release-date-cast-and-plot-whats-going-to-happen/> [Accessed 31 May 2020].
Destino. 2003. Directed by D. Monféry. Walt Disney Pictures.