I observe as the crew quickly scrambles back to their stations and the actors return to their marks. Within seconds the room hushes into complete silence. The slate is read and the scene begins. I glance back at my dad as he steadily shifts the camera in coherence with the flow of the actors. My attention then veers to the director, I watch as he advises and critiques certain aspects of the scene. I found his role especially fascinating because he has the responsibility to create an overall artistic vision for the film and is able to achieve this through directing various people on set. Since that day, eight years ago, I knew I wanted to work as a director with aspiration to someday feel the great satisfaction of transforming an original perception of an idea into a motion picture.
Throughout the years following, I’ve been further inspired by many different directors, but two I believe stand out from the rest: Tim Burton and Wes Anderson. I grew to heavily admire these particular directors because they both have such a unique style in …show more content…
I find his exclusive style of directing quite rare; from the characters themselves, the architecture, and props are all created in a distorted, yet animated way which he uses to accentuate mysterious and eerie visages. I remember watching the Corpse Bride when I was little for the first time; the blend of a dark and obscure town the story took place in, as well as the haunting and sickly appearances of his characters had terrified me. I promised myself I would never watch that movie again. Although my feelings towards the film were unfavorable, the movie made me feel as if I were truly beside his unsettling characters in that unearthly town, which is not what I can say about other films. Thus, I look up to Tim Burton for creating a style of directing that truly makes a storyline and characters come to