J. C. Chandor
J. C. Chandor
Jeffrey McDonald Chandor— known as J. C. Chandor — is an American film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for directing the films Margin Call, All Is Lost, and A Most Violent Year...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth24 November 1973
CountryUnited States of America
embracing inherent learned narrative weaknesses
As a writer, I had learned a lot on 'Margin Call' about embracing the weaknesses of a narrative and of a project. A story always has an inherent narrative weakness.
decent grades great high highly history math motivated painting saw school science took
I had decent but not great grades in high school because I was highly motivated in some subjects, like the arts, drama, English, and history, but in math and science I was a screw-up. Wooster saw something in me, and I really flourished there. I got into theatre, took photography and painting classes.
experience great life rest structured
Just making a movie the way 'All is Lost' had to be made was a great experience, because it was structured differently than any other film I will make for the rest of my life.
flawed man original spencer terribly tracy version
The original Spencer Tracy version of 'The Old Man and the Sea' was always terribly flawed because of the over-reliance on voice over, but it's still a beautiful movie.
scary violent ends
When it feels scary to jump, that’s exactly when you jump. Otherwise you end up staying the same place your whole life. And that I can’t do.
When I'm writing a movie, it's usually pretty close to what the movie is going to be, which is just a luxury of being a writer-director.