Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZMis a New Zealand filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogyand The Hobbit trilogy, both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other notable films include the critically lauded drama Heavenly Creatures, the mockumentary Forgotten Silver, the horror comedy The Frighteners, the epic monster remake film King Kongand the supernatural drama film The...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth31 October 1961
CityPukerua Bay, New Zealand
We made a promise to ourselves at the beginning of the process that we weren't going to put any of our own politics, our own messages or our own themes into these movies. What we were trying to do was to analyze what was important to Tolkien and to try to honor that. In a way, we were trying to make these films for him, not for ourselves.
As a filmmaker, I believe in trying to make movies that invite the audience to be part of the film; in other words, there are some films where I'm just a spectator and am simply observing from the front seat. What I try to do is draw the audience into the film and have them participate in what's happening onscreen.
Strategically, horror films are a good way to start your career. You can get a lot of impact with very little.
Filmmakers have to commit to making 3-D films properly like Jim Cameron did and not do cheap conversions at the tail end of the process.
Buster Keaton's 'The General,' from 1927, I think is still one of the great films of all time.
The entertainment options for young people are a lot broader now, and the quality of films is slumping a little bit.
We might not always play well, but I can guarantee we will always give it 100 per cent and I don't know why some fans can't see that commitment.
We understand Robert's decision and wish him all the best in his future endeavors. He is about to complete a Masters Degree in Sports Management studies he has conducted outside football. It was always going to lead to a change in career direction at some stage,
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Rather than waste time arguing with a friend and trying to unify our points of view, we decided amicably to let another composer score the film,
We have done well since losing at Forest and considering the run at the end of last season have lost once in 16 games,
Sometimes the shooting of it is extremely arduous, because it's not an exact science.
Down in New Zealand now, there will be a lot of celebrating,
The treatment before more or less put it on hold. That can be for a lifetime. It wasn't in this case.