1. Director Research
JAMES WAN
James Wan (born 27 February
1977) is a Malaysian-born
Australian film producer,
screenwriter and film director
of Malaysian Chinese descent.
He knew by the age of 11 that
he wanted to be a filmmaker
and went on to receive his
Bachelor of Arts degree from
the Royal Melbourne Institute
of Technology in Melbourne,
then began making shorts and
music videos. Wan has
produced some of the greatest horror films with his
partner in crime Leigh Whannell. James Wan is one of
the most adaptive directorial personalities in modern
genre filmmaking, but his career didn’t always seem like
it would turn out this way. Wan’s ‘Saw’ was an indie
mega-hit, spawning the most extensive horror franchise
of the 21st century thus far.
All of his films have a
specific look to them, a kind
2. of washed-out color look, but also very vibrant at the
same time. His films are also structured very well, and
he likes to use the quick cuts and crazy editing to
enhance the experience. This is perhaps more evident in
SAW and in INSIDIOUS.
One of his Best horror film:
The Conjuring:
It is Wan’s uncanny ability to create simple,
creative and very
effective scare
sequences that elevates
this movie above just
about every other ghost
story horror flick. Wan is
used to making the
utmost out of a micro-
budget and Conjuring is
one of its examples.
James Wan takes things
back to the ’70s/’80s
era of horror movies,
using simple filmmaking
techniques like camera
angles, keen concepts
and fantastic sequencing to create a truly terrifying
horror experience that is mostly free of blood
and/or gore, making its frightful nature an even
more impressive achievement.
