He treats us not like adults or kids, just as a person. Hughes' Staff Person Dennis St John. Anyone who hit adolescence in the 1980s is likely to reserve some affection, whether full-blooded or grudging, for the writer-producer-director John Hughes, who has …
No, I wasn't. So we booked their largest studio for our production. Both actors rejoined Hughes for his next film, The Breakfast Club, about five disparate high-school students thrown together in an all-day detention.
I listen to kids. The following year, he was hired to be a Speaker for the Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles, where he taught a popular class on short filmmaking, working alongside such luminaries as William Goldman.
From there, he got his first break as a screenwriter under the auspices of National Lampoon, which was desperately seeking a follow-up to its 1978 hit comedy Animal House. Fortunately through our DP we were put in touch with Cherryduck Studios who loved the project and were keen for us to shoot there. indieactivity: Festival Preparation & Strategy? Contact Info View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro STARmeter. The show was simultaneously screened on Italian television. And he's a good person. scriptwriting.” – Six Foot High Films, “One of the best directors we have worked with.” – Barbed Wire FX (Spider-Man 2), “Exemplary independent filmmaking.” – Fargo Film Festival, “You’ve shot a masterpiece.” – Link International Film Festival, “So impressive. Nick the Custodian Keith Campbell. After his final teen script, Some Kind of Wonderful, Hughes seemed intent on proving his versatility as a writer-director outside that genre, first with the rambunctious but ultimately sugary road-movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), then the romantic comedy She's Having a Baby (1988). Anyone who hit adolescence in the 1980s is likely to reserve some affection, whether full-blooded or grudging, for the writer-producer-director John Hughes, who has died aged 59 of a heart attack. A deserved winner of our Best Director award.” – El Dorado Film Festival. No wonder the films were prized by audiences of equivalent age, who felt both understood and flattered by these celebratory snapshots of their generation. His youthful passion was music – he cited The Beatles' White Album and Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home as records that changed his life – and he enjoyed a spell as a self-professed hippy.
He was to direct two more features: Uncle Buck (1989) and the queasily sentimental Curly Sue (1991). Upon completion of our score, the film was then graded at Smoke and Mirrors in London. Multi-Award Winning Writer Director and BAFTA Speaker, whose short films have screened at OSCAR and BAFTA qualifying festivals. There's something childlike about him. As a screenwriter, he has sold three feature film screenplays and numerous short film scripts to international production companies, and also worked for a Los Angeles talent agency for a year as a Story Analyst. The script had previously won 4 consecutive script competitions, and the film also won a pitching contest on stage at BAFTA. In The Inuring, I took the decision very early on in pre-production that the camera would be the audience. An anti-establishment bent only sealed the film's appeal. Hughes's widely adored protagonists could range from a misfit in thrift-shop threads (Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink) to a slick Jack-the-Lad outwitting the teacher who would thwart his truancy (Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off). And I think he likes to write about young people because that's a real part of him. "I so desperately hate to end these movies that the first thing I do when I'm done is write another one.
Then I don't feel sad about having to leave and everybody going away. James: I spent six months perfecting the script until it became a locked shooting script. Consequently Amie wrote two stunning compositions for The Inuring, the latter of which was performed live by a 40-piece orchestra. During this time it has picked up 8 awards and 22 nominations for Best Short Film. His debut short film, The Stars & The Stones, was an official selection of numerous festivals including three Oscar Qualifying ones, Raindance, Encounters Film Festival, and the Calgary International Film Festival. His films enlighten and engage the viewer all the while accentuated with cinematically beautiful images and lighting that would make Kubrick proud. His debut short film, The Stars & the Stones (2005) was an official selection of several Oscar qualifying festivals such as the Calgary International Film Festival and the Raindance Film Festival. This is invariably because of the script. Hughes' Aide at Censor Hearing David Purdham. Rarely gave interviews.
But his Midas touch at the typewriter when it came to his own work was slower in materialising. James: The seven week pre-production period was hectic as we needed to build a set and find the perfect studio in London for our shoot. "He touched a generation and then the dude checked out.". The film was edited by Patrick J.
indieactivity: Dramatic Feature Case Study: The Making of The Inuring James has recently completed post-production on his short film, When the Rain Sets In. "I don't think I'm making any great statements," he said in 1998, "and I certainly don't think I'm making art.". You make a teenage movie, and critics say, 'How dare you?' By the 1990s, shunned publicity completely, withdrawing from …
Once we had our locked cut, I began working with Amie Doherty, our Composer in Los Angeles to create a score that utterly encapsulated the tone of the film. We were part of the baby boom, and when we moved, everything moved with us. ", Ally Sheedy, who starred alongside Ringwald in The Breakfast Club, said: "He's very vulnerable. – Producers: James Hughes, Emily Haigh
are all registered trademarks / copyright of their respective rights holders. They would endeavour to bottle up their emotions in a code of silence to shield their shame from those closest to them. No amount of finesse in the grade or tweak in the sound-mix can fix bad dialogue. The following year, he said: "My generation had to be taken seriously because we were stopping things and burning things. But that room is already consumed by nostalgia, with Aleisha’s ache for the protective Father they have lost. James Hughes is a Multi-Award Winning Director.
I became determined to shed a spotlight on the subject of bullying through fiction, and create a story that resonated long after the end credits. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. It also screened at the Oscar qualifying Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival. James Hughes is a Multi-Award Winning Writer Director. Justin James Hughes, Actor: First Day. In his career, James has directed over 200 actors, and his short films have screened at over 150 film festivals. Watch the video. – Screening Format: Apple Pro Res, DCP But I get asked, so I make up an answer. "He's our generation's JD Salinger," noted the fellow filmmaker Kevin Smith last year.