TIFF’s Signature Moves series looks at the works of famous directors and highlights the signature elements of their work.
What makes an Edgar Wright movie an Edgar Wright movie? Crash-zoom into Shaun of the Dead, whip-pan into Hot Fuzz, and then very, very slowly tie your shoes à la Scott Pilgrim as TIFF brings the noise with a countdown of the reference-happy, editor-heavy, Cornetto-eating directorial flourishes of geek-auteur (and Toronto favourite) Edgar Wright.
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Client: TIFF
Producer: Sasha James and Adam Schoales for Department 30
Editor: Adam Schoales
Music: Pistorela Princess
From his earliest days working for ILM on RETURN OF THE JEDI; to his countless music videos for stars like Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Jay-Z; to his groundbreaking big-screen adaptations, there's no one with an eye quite like David Fincher. But how does he do it (apart from doing over 100 takes)? Through his use of razor-sharp precision; his omniscient and unencumbered camerawork; his pitch-black comedy; and the recognition that deep down people are perverts.
Client: TIFF
Producer/Editor: Adam Schoales
Music: In Motion
Martin Scorsese once said of Agnès Varda, "she is art". An international art-house icon and the “grandmother of the French New Wave”, Agnès Varda transformed cinema. But how does she do it? Through her blending of fact & fiction; her experimental spirit; a feminist freedom; faces, places, and self portraits; and lots and lots of mirrors. These are the Signature Moves of Agnès Varda.
Client: TIFF
Producer/Editor: Adam Schoales
Heralded by filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and Jim Jarmusch, Seijun Suzuki was a pioneer of the Japanese New Wave whose inventive and stylish films left a lasting impact for the years that followed. But how does he do it? Through his heightened visual style; a bold use of colour and light; and his unintentional surrealism. These are the Signature Moves of Seijun Suzuki.
Client: TIFF
Producer/Editor: Adam Schoales