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Darren Aronofsky
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Background• Aronofsky was born February 12, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York.• He went to Harvard University.
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π• Five years after University, he created his first feature film. Pi.• www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo18VIoR2xU
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Requiem for a dream• His second feature film.• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgo3Hb5vWLE
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The Fountain• The fountain consists of 3 storys over different times, 1 in the
past, 1 in the present and 1 in the future.
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The wrestler• The next film he created was The Wrestler, a film about an old
wrestler who was told he could never wrestle again, trying to carry on with his life.
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Black swan• Black swan is the closest thing to requiem for a dream and PI.
As it is much more about the leads descent into madness than the other films.
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Noah• Noah is a gritty adaptation of the biblical story Noah's arc.
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Known for.• Aronofsky is known for a few things, 1 being his extremely fast
cuts, known as hip hop montages.• They are often used with extreme close ups.• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPapt47Nl-c
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Use of SnorriCam• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB1ud-x_r7s• www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxpg5tXEJTQ
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Use of sound and music• He uses sound effects of things that are not currently on
screen.• The music that he uses fit in with the theme of the story and
the overall feel of it. This is because he works closely with Clint Mansell, a composer.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Kwf_nNmGI
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Symbols and Representations• Many, if not all of Aronofskys films have a lot of symbols and
representations. Like in black swan, there is a mirror in nearly every scene, this represents her split personality that she develops through the film
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Story's• Aronofsky tends to use a story of someone's descent into
madness.• Pi, Requiem for a dream, the fountain, the wrestler, Black
Swan and Noah all have a similar theme with the main characters personality's changing throughout the film.
• All the lead characters have hopes and dreams that end up being their downfall and leading them to destruction.