Horror Film Directors

An important part of the planning process is to look at existing directors and to find out why their films are so successful.

Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi is a very popular horror movie director, holding the #1 spot on the IMDB 'Best horror movie directors list' (http://www.imdb.com/list/vde6RgSz3Hs/). He is well known for 'The Evil Dead' which was released in 1991, however more recently he has moved away from horror as he directed 'Spiderman 3' in 2007. One of his trademark shots is a POV shot from antagonist's perspective, which is a shot that I am going to use in my film as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Raimi

Marcus Nispel

The next director that I chose to research was Marcus Nispel. His most successful film is 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre', which he is very well known for. He also directed 'Friday the 13th' and 'Pathfinder'. His main trademark technique that he is known for is using harsh washed out colour tones.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Nispel