Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin holds a unique status among contemporary film and television writers due to his trademark style, or “Sorkinisms” as they are both affectionately and derisively called.
Chuck Jones
An animator whose cartoons were as looney as his imagination, which knew no bounds.
Hayao Miyazaki
“The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos.” – Hayao Miyazaki
The Vlog Brothers
How two brothers turned a personal vlog into a digital media empire with heart.
Jessie Kahnweiler
Through her street interviews and web content, Kahnweiler uses her own sexually charged Jewish girl persona to explore social taboos with comedy.
Quentin Tarantino
Blood, guts and dialogue. Tarantino is film’s most distinctive voice. His advice to filmmakers? “If you want to make a movie, make it.”
Robert Richardson
A cinematographer whose style is as eclectic and versatile as the great directors he works with.
Akira Kurosawa
Do you like samurai films? Kurosawa is the master of the genre. His films also introduced the world to the beauty of Japanese cinema.
Paul Thomas Anderson
The prized pupil of the New Hollywood era, Anderson has evolved the techniques pioneered by the movement to make some of the most acclaimed films of the past two decades.
Alfred Hitchcock
The master of suspense, the macabre…and marketing?
Agnès Varda
The original manic pixie dream girl wasn’t just on the big screen – she was directing it.
Sven Nykvist
Nykvist’s natural and minimalistic approach to cinematography should be studied by every filmmaker, period.
Satyajit Ray
A filmmaker who showed the world that Indian cinema is more than just singing and dancing.
Ingmar Bergman
If the question is “What is cinema?” then the answer is probably Ingmar Bergman.
Emmanuel Lubezki
“Instead of trying to modify what nature brought us, we embraced it…” – Emmanuel Lubezki
Jean-Luc Godard
“You don’t make a movie, the movie makes you.” – Jean-Luc Godard
Werner Herzog
“Experiencing life and understanding people. That’s why I’m a director.” – Werner Herzog
Stanley Kubrick
How many filmmakers end up with their work in museums? Kubrick’s obsessive mastery of cinema is the stuff of myth.
Wes Anderson
You may recognize him for his quirky cinematic style, but do you know the “why” behind it all?
François Truffaut
“I demand that a film express either the joy of making cinema or the agony of making cinema.” – François Truffaut
Charlie Chaplin
For a man of few words, Chaplin did it all…literally. The father of film comedy is remembered for more than just his mustache.
Francis Ford Coppola
“I think cinema, movies and magic have always been closely associated.” – Francis Ford Coppola
Martin Scorsese
No one has done more for the art of cinema. Scorsese is America’s greatest living director, if not the greatest of all time.
Orson Welles
“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn.” – Orson Welles
Alex Ross Perry
A literary writer with an unorthodox directing style, Alex Ross Perry gives indie film a voice amid all the mumble.
Gordon Willis
The Prince of Darkness, an apt title for the man who helped define the cinematic style of 1970’s Hollywood.
Errol Morris
If you’ve ever wondered whether cinema can have real impact, Morris’ work has been responsible for freeing an innocent man from death row and forcing Werner Herzog to eat his own shoe.
Nancy Buirski
Even before it was cool, Nancy Buirski has been a tireless champion for low-budget documentary films.
Casey Neistat
If anyone can make the case for vlogs as a serious art form, it’s definitely this dude.
The Maysles Brothers
Pioneers of the Direct Cinema movement, who strove to make their documentaries feel as real as the characters they featured.
