RIDLEY SCOTTHis life, his works, and more…

Early Life Born in South Shields, Northumberland

November 30, 1937

Lived in midst of World War II

Traveled a lot throughout Europe Father’s job

Family Two brothers

Frank and Tony Different interests

Tight knit family

Personality of Mom His “driving force”

Tony’s suicide

Two marriages

Education

Father encouraged artistic development

Attended London’s Royal College of Art Helped found film department

Brother Tony followed “Academically, we had no interest; we barely got through.” - Tony Scott

Personal Qualities

“We are workaholics…Our drug of choice is work.”

- Tony Scott

Undeniable work ethic

Lots of perseverance Very driven

Start of Career Director of series on BBC

Developed RSA with Tony Advertising

Star Wars success inspired him Returned to sci-fi Alien (1979)

Honors

Best First Feature The Duelists

Nominated for best director 10 times

Gladiator 5 Oscars

Thelma and Louise 1 Oscar

Black Hawk Down 2 Oscars

Awards Notable Movie Awards

• A betrayed Roman general seeks revenge as a gladiator

Gladiator (2000)

Main Characters

Russell Crowe as Maximus

Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus

Oliver Reed as Proximo

Connie Nielsen as Lucilla

Other Details

Commodus not appointed as heir to Roman throne

Maximus’ family killed

Maximus sent to fight to death as gladiator

Demonstration of leadership, hard work

Conflicts Themes

http://movieclips.com/XiQcR-gladiator-movie-my-name-is-maximus/

Video Clip

• Based on a true story, an outcast detective diligently works to bring down Frank Lucas’ drug empire in 1970s America.

American Gangster (2007)

Main Characters

Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas

Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts

Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Huey Lucas

Other Details

Lucas willing to go to any length to get money from drug sales

Illegal importing of drugs into America

Detective Roberts not seen as great cop

Hard work pays off Even society’s most

powerful are not safe from experiencing justice

Conflicts Themes

http://movieclips.com/h9DV-american-gangster-movie-the-end-for-frank/

Video Clip

• A team of explorers are led to the darkest corners of the universe in hopes of discovering the origin of mankind

Prometheus (2012)

Main Characters

Noomi Rapace as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw

Michael Fassbender as David

Charlize Theron as Meredith Vickers

Logan Marshall-Green as Dr. Charlie Holloway

Other Details

Seeking origin of human race could lead to our end

Danger of unknown mysteries

Passion takes one far

Not everything is as expected

Conflicts Themes

http://movieclips.com/XWoMJ-prometheus-movie-you-have-to-stop-it/

Video Clip

Patterns/similarities in all 3 films

Film Synthesis

Technique Visuals

Camera angles

Landscapes and backdrops

Director’s cut

Lighting

Sketches own storyboards Lots of style

Multiple cameras at once

Sweeping view of significant settings

Characters Military/officer

personalities

Main character driven to pursue goal

Actors with strong theatre background

Plot Long, hard journeys

Experiences and dealings with setbacks

Achieving some kind of victory at end Different for each film

Themes Perseverance

Gladiator Maximus continues with life and becomes

gladiator to avenge family American Gangster

No one believes in Ritchie Roberts, but he pursues powerful Frank Lucas

Prometheus Ideas of Dr. Shaw and Holloway farfetched, but

they continue on journey

Recommendation Would definitely recommend to others

Visuals Setting, camera angles

Details Lighting, music

Strong characters Their purpose

Sources Career and film similarities:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000631/bio

Early life: http://www.biography.com/people/ridley-sco

tt-9477021 Family info:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-death-ridley-scott-interview-364528

Filmography and awards: http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1548246

/Ridley-Scott/biography