Darren AronofskyBy Jessie R. Evans

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YouthDarren Aronofsky was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 12th 1969.

After graduating high school he attended Harvard

University where he majored in Social

Anthropology and took animation and live action

film courses.

He considered pursuing a career in

animation after being inspired by his roommate who was

majoring in the field. http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Aronofsky

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Aronofsky’s first feature film “Pi” was

produced in 1997, funded entirely by

$100 dollar donations from friends and family. It had an initial budget of

$60,000 and ended up making $3, 221,152.

He was paid $50,000 dollars for

his next film, “Requiem for a

Dream”, which he produced on a budget of 3.5

million dollars. The picture went on to earn over 7 million in the box office.

Early Work

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Awards &

Honors

Sundance Film Festival - Best First Screenplay

Independent Spirit Awards - Best Film

Scream Awards - Best Director

Venice Film Festival - Golden Lion

London Critics Circle Award - Best Film

San Francisco Film Critics Circle -Best Director

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Techniques & StyleThe majority of

Darren Aronofsky’s films

belong to the psychological thriller or a

unique surrealistic genre.

Some of his works such as “Black Swan” and “Requiem

for a Dream” are shown through camerawork that puts

the audience right in the middle of situations they can

hardly bare to watch.

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Quotes From the Director

“Yeah, it's important to respect your audience. Audiences are pretty sophisticated and smart. We've all seen so many movies and we know how they all work

out. It's nice to allow people to talk about things afterwards and not just be hand-fed stuff.”

“If you want to be a filmmaker, the best thing you can bring to the world is your own story. And there is something that is very personal to you and something that

you have your own singular connection to that if it really is important to you, there are people all over the planet that will relate to it. So, the mistakes happens

when you try to figure out what everyone likes because the only thing you can be

sure of is what you like. And the reality is what you like ends up being what a lot of

people like because we are all going through a very similar story.”

“...to make a good film you really gotta fight and work hard, so to do

that for something you don't believe in ... I'm not gonna do that.”

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Quotes About the Director

“Aronofsky’s intense films focus

on well developed characters that

embody particular characteristics

that are inherently human...”

- Generation Film!

“...without any doubt he is one of the

most talented directors of this

generation, all of his films are

memorable, his writing and story-telling

is crushing, devastating and beautiful

and not so many films today can

generate those kind of feelings in such a

way.”- OurBrainHurtsALot.com

“As it usually goes with new indie directors, the conflicts on Aronofsky's

first two films were all about low budgets rather than creative control. In

both movies, Aronofsky dealt with themes of obsession and extremes of

human behavior, which encouraged his fearless, experimental style.”

- Tripod.comMonday, May 21, 2012

Legacy & Influence

Aronofsky has distinguished

himself as a filmmaker who

strives to bring forth the

sometimes brutal subject that

is the human experience

through “beautifully horrific”

and surreal imagery.

He has set a new standard for complex character

development and the thriller genre that many struggle to

match.

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