{"id":195,"date":"2015-05-07T13:02:29","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T13:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cine2dvdtransfers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=195"},"modified":"2019-08-27T14:23:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T14:23:50","slug":"practice-makes-perfect-the-amateur-films-of-famous-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cine2dvdtransfers.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/07\/practice-makes-perfect-the-amateur-films-of-famous-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Makes Perfect: The Amateur Films of Famous Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s pretty much impossible to establish your name as a hit Hollywood director if you haven\u2019t spent a few years having a go at it on your own first! That\u2019s just as true for the big names in the business as it is for the little guys, so we\u2019re going to take a look at the amateur movies that came before some of the world\u2019s most famous directors made it as professionals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher Nolan \u2013 <em>Doodlebug<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-WhKt_CkXD0\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Christopher Nolan is one of those rare talents, a director who churns out nothing but hits. From early works such as <em>Following <\/em>and <em>Memento <\/em>to the recent blockbuster <em>Interstellar, <\/em>Nolan has enjoyed success with both critics and the public \u2013 but what was he doing before he became one of contemporary cinema\u2019s golden boys?<\/p>\n<p>The answer is <em>Doodlebug<\/em>, a claustrophobic short about a man\u2019s descent into insanity as he chases a bug across his apartment. The dark mood of this early film would set the tone for Nolan\u2019s later work \u2013 movies which have continued to delve into the philosophical and sometimes disturbing aspects of life despite their mainstream appeal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Scorsese \u2013 <em>What\u2019s A Nice Girl Like You Doing In A Place Like This?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pWs1SM0xYiI\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The incredibly prolific career of Martin Scorsese has seen him moving seamlessly from genre to genre, putting his name to biopics, gangster flicks, dark comedies and much more. <em>What\u2019s A Nice Girl Like You Doing In A Place Like This? <\/em>is an amusing short about a man with an obsession over a painting that begins to take over his life.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, it\u2019s another film about insanity; we\u2019re definitely noticing a trend here! Scorsese directed this film while he was still a student \u2013 check it out and see whether you can spot early signs of the talent that makes him one of the greats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quentin Tarantino \u2013 <em>My Friend\u2019s Birthday Party<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X6MUbRZSg80\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Much more ambitious than the other two films on this list, Quentin Tarantino spent four years putting together <em>My Friend\u2019s Birthday Party<\/em>, an amateur film which would have run to an impressive 70 minutes if almost half of the film had not been lost in a fire. Luckily the footage that survived was still edited together\u2013 and if Tarantino\u2019s famous cameos have left you desperate to see more of his acting talent then this could be the film for you, as besides writing and directing this early offering he also cast himself in a starring role.<\/p>\n<p>Made five years before the release of <em>Reservoir Dogs <\/em>would grant him instant cult status, <em>My Friend\u2019s Birthday Party <\/em>is a great place to look for the tropes and themes which would later populate his work.<\/p>\n<p>If you have home movies that deserve to be immortalised like these three then they\u2019ll need to be transferred from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cine2dvdtransfers.co.uk\/8mm_film.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8mm Cine Film to DVD<\/a> before you can start screening them among friends and family. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cine2dvdtransfers.co.uk\/contact.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> at 0800 592 433 and we\u2019ll be pleased to help you out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s pretty much impossible to establish your name as a hit Hollywood director if you haven\u2019t spent a few years having a go at it on your own first! 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