Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson
Rian Craig Johnsonis an American writer, producer, director, and voice actor. He won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival with his debut feature film, Brick...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth17 December 1973
CountryUnited States of America
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The only advice I can really give to the young filmmakers is to be persistent, don't give up, and keep watching and making as many movies as you possibly can.
giving-up writing editing
The momentum of production keeps you from giving up, so it's really the editing and writing phases where things can look bleakest.
news-stories buttons pleasure
When I see a news story on a site, about a movie that I'm interested in, it's like the mouse going for the pleasure button and I click it. But then, when I see the movie, it's like, "Oh, I would have enjoyed the movie that much more, if I hadn't known that."
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With 'Brick,' the style with language and the way it was shot was to create a world obviously elevated from the very first frame above a typical high school.