Peter Jackson

The legendary Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of The Rings Series and The Hobbit movies, jumped at the chance to see the world famous super villain’s newest movie scene. Rogue One, the newest edition the the Star Wars franchise, hit theaters in December of 2016 and made a box office killing, mainly because of the notable appearance of Darth Vader. The trailers leading up to the movie hinted at his astounding feature and many Star Wars fans were desperate to see some of the action first hand

see which genres are the most striking and appealing to the audience. The genres that come to mind are adventure, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, horror and thriller. This essay will go over the how director, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer Peter Jackson makes practical and effective use of genre to shape and decorate his peculiar and original creative visual style into the filmmaking world. Most known for his work on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy and other films such as ‘King Kong’, ‘The Lovely

thing I find interesting about this Peter Jackson is that I watched his movie the frighteners way before I knew who he was. The Frighteners directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with his wife, Fran Walsh. A lot of people don’t know that Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh conceived the idea for The Frighteners during the script-writing phase of Heavenly Creatures. The Frighteners was a spin-off film of to the television series, Tales from the Crypt. But after Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh 's first draft it

District 9 (Peter Jackson, 2009), a science fiction film produced by Peter Jackson, is a rare gem unlike the many sci-fi movies which have been released in our time. The story is established via a mix of standard third person camera and documentary footage and takes place in the present - a twist from your regular science fiction film which normally takes place in the future. The film, about a colony of alien refugees forced by humans to live in a South African slum, is an example of social satire by presenting

One Dwarf. Two Dwarf.Three Dwarf. Beorn! ¨The Hobbit¨ written by J.R.R Tolkien, movie directed by Peter Jackson is a tale that tells of a party who longs to reclaim their long forgotten gold, and how characters develop throughout the story. This storyline is of twelve dwarves, a wizard, and one hobbit going on an adventure. An adventure of a mountain full of treasure and frightening beings. When Beorn, (someone who helps the dwarves survive during the quest) is first introduced, he is introduced

Matamata. A knock on the door changed lives forever. Green paddocks on a quiet back country road sat a home to the Alexander family, and their farmland animals, where 13,500 sheep and around 400 cattle lived. The famous Kiwi film director Sir Peter Jackson discovered the Alexander farm in September 1998, during his journey of searching for a film site for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The views and rolling country side hills is what brought to Peter's attention, and he really appreciated the look

Kong (1933) is another example of a film that has been remade. The remake, King Kong (2005), directed by Peter Jackson, shows technological

Throughout the past century, it has been increasingly the case that authors and artisans utilize familiar stories and adapt them into a different medium. This practice of course, has been in place for many thousands of years, as we see the epic of Gilgamesh transcending its initial narrative to become more poetic, and weave itself into various mythologies, and Homers tales have long since made the rounds through all manner of works, whether narrative, paintings, plays or poetry. However, this practice

The Lovely Bones The movie “The Lovely Bones” was directed by Peter Jackson, a well known director, producer, and writer of the films “The lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.” Jackson was born on October 31, 1961, since he was little he was inspired to rewrite films such as King kong. Some major writers that he worked with where Alice Sebold and J.R.R. Tolkien. Peter Jackson won three Oscar’s, one being the Best Director award. The movie “The Lovely Bones” is a remake of the book The Lovely Bones

compelling story, and one that I wanted to portray in a very positive light - so that is exactly what I did. The famous saying goes; “Opposites attract”, and in the case of ‘The Lovely Bones’, this statement could not be more spot on. Although Peter Jackson directed the on screen version of ‘The Lovely Bones’, Alice Sebold is the author of ‘The Lovely Bones’ which, since its release in 2002, has sold over two million hard back copies