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CHRISTOPHER NOLAN: Auteur Style
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Characters
Casts actors he has worked with before
(3)
(2)
Cinematography
(1)
Usually starts off with a CU of hands
(5)
Uses shallow focus mid-shot in Dialogue Scenes
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Characters
Protagonist has psychological problems
Semiotics represent character's struggle
(4)
Realistic Mise en Scene
Unreliable Narrators and Betrayal by friends
Hard cuts between scenes create a climax
Lighting
Noir Style
Quick Background
Inception
Chiaroscuro
Uses colour filters to differentiate plotlines
- Born in London 30th July 1970
- Mother from USA and Father from Britain
Themes
Nolan's films have recurring themes of:
- Obsession
- Self-deception
- Started off making movies at 7 years old, making short movies of his action figures
- Reality
- Identity
Developed through the characters and plot
Films end with a philosophical monologue
- Studied English Literature at the University College of London
Narrative Style
Self-Deception
3 Things I learned from watching Christopher Nolans films
“We all lie to ourselves to be happy.” ~ Memento
1. You create your own Identity
Non-linear Temporal Order
2. Dreaming is Believing
“Now you’re looking for the secret. But you won’t find it because of course, you’re not really looking. You don’t really want to work it out. You want to be fooled.” ~ The Prestige
3. Failure doesn't have to be the end
“She locked away a secret, deep inside herself, something she once knew to be true… but chose to forget.” ~ Inception
Film History
Thrusts the viewer straight into the action
2002
2000
1998
2012
2005
2008
Uses flashbacks to develop the character
Sets up multiple storylines in Opening Scene