Christopher Nolan is a director.
…but you already knew that.
Born to a British father and an American mother,
he spent a lot of his time traveling between
London and Chicago.
…what a pathetic childhood.
Nolan had an early interest in filmmaking,
making shorts as a kid.
Eventually he made it to the University College
of London.
Afterwards he went on to make several short
films.
His first feature length film was the Following,
about a man who follows people.
Oh… couldn’t have guessed it.
Despite the movie being an indie film, the
flick earned him enough money to land him
in Hollywood.
His first break out film was Memento.
A movie about a man with Short-Term memory
loss trying to find his wife’s killer.
Though it debuted at the 2000 Venice Film
Festival, it quickly gained popularity through
word of mouth.
Eventually NewMarket took the movie and distributed
it to more than 500 theatres across the US,
earning 25 million at the box office and scored
Nolan his first Oscar nomination.
Afterwards he went on to make Batman Begins,
The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar,
and Inception.
Christopher Nolan is regarded as an… auteur
…filmmaker, a filmmaker that likes to take
control of all aspects of filmmaking.
What really defines him though is his use
of practical effects for big blockbuster movies.
And also he’s the kind of director that
likes to use the same screenwriters, actors,
and director of cinematography in his movies.
In fact it is his consistent work with Wally
Pfister that helped to define his look as
a director.
