- Born in Glendale, Arizona
- Writes, directs
- Known for comedies
- His comedies make the most money
- Writes for Nicktoons, children's channel
- Most successful film was Napoleon Dynamite
- A movie abouyt a slightly abnormal teenager, main plot is he helps his friend become the Class President
- A movie about a fat monk who becomes a famous wrestler, played by Jack Black
- "A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist" - IMDB
auteur - has artistic control, usually has a recognisable style of filmmaking
linear editing - standard editing
non-linear - make it slightly abnormal
continuity editing -
parallel editing - cutting between several things happening at the same time
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Co-written by his wife
- $44,500,000 profit ($400,000 budget)
- Shot in 22 days
- Doesn't seem to follow any usual film formats
- Light comedy
- Very exaggerated characters
- Not specific to any generation/age
- Lots of very quotable "one- liners" which helped the film to grow a following
- Written and shot in an interesting way, almost made to look unprofessional. This adds to the comedic nature of film.
- Lots of (almost) random cuts
- No real story until about an hour in
- Nacho Libre
- Made a profit of $50,000,000 (budget was $30,000,000)
- Comedy/family film
- Unpredictable humour
- Quite a predictable storyline
- Follows a very regular storyline
- Received average ratings
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