CHRISTOPHER NOLAN | A Complete Retrospective - 1

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Are you watching closely? Take a journey from the mid-90s to 2008 to chronicle the first half of Christopher Nolan’s filmmaking career. From his first feature film “Following” to his blockbuster hit “The Dark Knight” From an unknown to an indie darling to one of the most well-known directors of our time, witness the meteoric rise of one Christopher Nolan. MAIN SOURCES: “Christopher Nolan: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work” a book by Ian Nathan “How IMAX Made Christopher Nolan a Better Filmmaker” by Patrick (H) Willems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v92uAesOimQ THE COMPLETE TIMELINE: 00:00 - Time 00:01:47 - 1977: The Clock Starts 00:05:38 - 1990s: The Earliest Shorts 00:07:57 - 1997: Doodlebug/A Feature Film 00:09:46 - 1997: Following begins 00:11:59 - 1997: Production on Following 00:14:49 - 1998: Getting an Audience 00:16:52 - 1998: FOLLOWING 00:23:27 - 1998: Reception to Following 00:25:03 - The Story Sparks 00:25:56 - 1998: Memento begins 00:27:46 - 1999: Casting Memento 00:28:59 - 1999: Production on Memento 00:31:48 - 1999: Following gets a release 00:32:46 - 2000: The Trouble With Distributing Memento 00:37:52 - 2000: MEMENTO 00:46:59 - 2000: Reception to Memento 00:48:01 - Nolan’s Inspirations 00:50:51 - 2000: Insomnia begins 00:52:12 - 2001: Memento gets a release 00:53:47 - 2001: Production on Insomnia 00:56:07 - 2002: Marketing for Insomnia 00:58:12 - 2002: INSOMNIA 01:09:03 - 2002: Reception to Insomnia 01:10:09 - 2002: Nolan’s Next Project 01:12:08 - 2003: The Dawn of Batman 01:16:25 - 2003: Casting Batman 01:18:46 - How Nolan Works With Actors 01:22:03 - 2004: Production on Batman Begins 01:25:43 - 2004: Early promotion for Batman Begins 01:27:16 - 2005: Promotion continues for Batman Begins 01:30:47 - 2005: BATMAN BEGINS 01:43:06 - 2005: Reception to Batman Begins 01:45:33 - 2005: The Prestige begins 01:46:47 - 2005: Casting The Prestige 01:48:54 - 2006: Production on The Prestige 01:51:21 - 2006: Returning to Gotham / Casting The Joker 01:54:09 - Christopher Nolan and Trailers 01:55:57 - 2006: Marketing for The Prestige 01:58:32 - 2006: THE PRESTIGE 02:10:59 - 2006: Reception to The Prestige 02:12:41 - Nolan’s Lucky Weekend 02:13:54 - 2007: Casting The Dark Knight 02:15:38 - Nolan’s Visual Style 02:18:58 - 2007: Filming The Dark Knight on IMAX 02:23:31 - 2007: The Dark Knight’s viral campaign begins 02:25:34 - 2007: The IMAX Prologue 02:27:24 - 2008: RIP Heath Ledger 02:28:09 - 2008: Promotion continues for The Dark Knight 02:30:43 - 2008: THE DARK KNIGHT 02:41:44 - 2008: Reception to The Dark Knight 02:44:05 - 2008: The Dark Knight’s Legacy Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePrimeTheater Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/prime_of_gamer/ Galvatron: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2UkUpgwb1fRC0NsTx8Sg8g Outro Music: Running in the 80s 1.5x speed