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Horror Director Case Study
David. S Goyer
I love casting against type and
doing things you wouldn't
expect, because I think you get
more interesting performances
that way. Hollywood loves to
pigeonhole people and there's
nothing an actor loves more
than to do something
different.- David S. Goyer
General informations.
He was born on December, 22 in 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA as David
Samuel Goyer.
He is known producer and writer of films like : Batman Begins and The
Unborn.
He graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television.
He was teaching assistant of screenwriter Nelson Gidding at USC.
His script for the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops became the largest
grossing entertainment property ever
Goyer had Had originally planned on becoming a homicide detective, but was
inspired to take up screen writing, after hearing a lecture by Lawrence
Mysticism and the supernatural are
embedded in the show- It’s called ‘Da
Vinci’s Demons’ for a reason and it’s
not just metaphorical- David S. Goyer
Interviews:
Interview about The Unborn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vxBN6MpDwg
Interview about preparation for writing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf3nPajdLk8

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Horror director case study- David s. Goyer

  • 1. Horror Director Case Study David. S Goyer
  • 2. I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to pigeonhole people and there's nothing an actor loves more than to do something different.- David S. Goyer
  • 3. General informations. He was born on December, 22 in 1965 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA as David Samuel Goyer. He is known producer and writer of films like : Batman Begins and The Unborn. He graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television. He was teaching assistant of screenwriter Nelson Gidding at USC. His script for the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops became the largest grossing entertainment property ever Goyer had Had originally planned on becoming a homicide detective, but was inspired to take up screen writing, after hearing a lecture by Lawrence
  • 4.
  • 5. Mysticism and the supernatural are embedded in the show- It’s called ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ for a reason and it’s not just metaphorical- David S. Goyer
  • 6. Interviews: Interview about The Unborn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vxBN6MpDwg Interview about preparation for writing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf3nPajdLk8