Danny Boyle Prominent British Filmmaker_BD Films Info

Contemporary and Prominent British Filmmaker and his Filmmaking Styles:

Danny Boyle British Filmmaker
1956- Present

Danny Boyle has directed many of the most unique, unconventional and stylish films in contemporary cinema. His framing and camera placement is usually the strongest of his style, able to use different angles in unexpected places.

Early Life

• Danny Boyle was born on 20 October 1956 in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England, as the son of Irish immigrants.

• Boyle discovered his passion for film at a young age.

• He attended the University of Wales for a short period of time, but he left to pursue a career in the theater.

Career

• During the mid-to-late 1980s, he worked as a director with a number of companies including the ‘Joint Stock Theatre Company’, the ‘Royal Shakespeare Company’ and the ‘Royal Court Theatre’.

• On British television, he directed several movies and a few episodes of the popular ’Inspector Morse’ mystery series.

• On the big screen, he made his directorial debut with ’Shallow Grave’ (1994).

• The film proved successful in Britain and earned Boyle more than 14 awards, including a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Best Screenplay.

Films

1994	Shallow Grave
1996	Trainspotting
1997	Twin Town A Lifeless Ordinary
2000	The Beach
2002	28 Days Later
2004	Millions
2007	Sunshine 28 Weeks Later
2008	Slumdog Millionaire Alien Love Triangle
2010	127 Hours
2013	Trance
2015	Steve Jobs
2017	T2 Trainspotting Battle of the Sexes

Television Shows

1987	The Rockingham Shoot Scout The Venus de Milo Instead
1989	Elephant Monkeys The Nightwatch
1989-93	Screenplay
1990-92	Inspector Morse
1991	For the Greater Good
1993	Mr. Wroe's Virgins
2001	Strumpet Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
2012	Summer Olympic Opening Ceremony
2014	Babylon
2017	Alternativity
2018	Trust

Awards
(Slumdog Millionaire)

• Among all of his films, he is mostly famous for ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’

• He got the Academy Award as ‘Best director’ for this film in 2008.

• He received almost 15 awards for best direction in the same year.

• Noteworthy:

BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award, New York Film Critics Award, British Independent Film Award etc.

Awards

• He was also nominated for Academy Award on the category of ‘Best Screenplay’ and ‘Best Picture’ in 2010 for his film ‘127 Hours’.

• This film was also nominated for BAFTA Award in 2010 on the category of ‘Best Direction’, ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Screenplay’.

• He also received the ‘Empire Award’ as Best Director for his film ‘Shallow Grave’ in 1996.

Style

Use of Low angle & High angle shots