JJ Abrams was born in 1966 in New York City but was raised in Los Angeles, California. His father was a TV producer and his mother was an executive producer. Abrams wrote music for the film "Night Beast" at age 16 and directed his first film "Taking Care of Business" in college. He has won Emmy and ASCAP awards for his work on shows like "Lost" and directed blockbuster films such as "Star Trek" and "Super 8." Abrams is known for his intense action scenes, use of music, and lens flares in shots. He was influenced by films like "Jaws," "Close Encounters," and "E.T."

1. JJ Abrams
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2. JJ Abrams Youth
• Born on June 27,1966 in
New York City, NY. (Los Angeles the city He was raised in. )
• He then moved to Los
Angeles, and was raised
in Southern California.
• His father Gerald W.
Abrams was a TV
Producer, and his mother
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Executive Producer.

3. JJ Abrams Apprentice
• JJ Abrams wrote music (Michael Bay and JJ Abrams)
for the film ‘’Night
Beast’’ at the age of 16.
• When he was a senior
in college he made the
film ‘’Taking Care of
Business.’’
• In 1998 he teamed up
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4. JJ Abrams Awards
• ASCAP Film & TV Music
Award(Lost:2005)
• Emmy Award:Best
Director(Lost:2005)
• SFX AWAPD: Best
Director(Star Trek:2010)
• SFX AWAPD: Nominated
Best Director(Super
8:2012)

5. JJ Abrams Techniques
• Movies are Action Packed.
• Intense beginning to get crowd into movie.
• Uses music by Michael Giachinno.
• He usually shows a party in the beginning of each
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• Lens flair in some shots.
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6. JJ Abrams Films

7. JJ Abrams Quotes
• ‘’I couldn’t believe it, I started on a
Monday and turned in the outline
on a Friday. On Saturday they
called and said ok were making
it!’’-JJ Abrams
• ‘’Watch the behavior of the actors.’’-
JJ Abrams
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important, and the things the
things that are actually important. ‘’
-JJ Abrams

8. JJ Abrams Influenced
• JJ Abrams was
influenced by many
movies, manly movies
that are action packed
and intense.
• Examples: Jaws, Close
Encounters, Slumber
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9. Citations
• "J.J. Abrams." IMDb. IMDb.com. Web. 25
May 2012. <http://www.imdb.com/name/
nm0009190/>.
• "J. J. Abrams." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
Foundation, 16 May 2012. Web. 25 May
2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
J._J._Abrams>.
• "Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip
Lifestyle Magazine." Femalefirst.co.uk -
Celebrity Gossip Lifestyle Magazine. Web.
25 May 2012. <http://
www.femalefirst.co.uk/>.