Tom Hooper is a British/ Australian director who directed many TV shows over the years and more recently started directing feature films. He has won many awards for his work including an Emmy, a BAFTA and an Academy Award.
Born October 1972 in London England, Hooper had a love for making short films and studied at Oxford University. Whilst he was there he loved directing short plays and managed to secure a few jobs directing Television commercials.
Once graduated he started directing tv shows including Biker grove and cold feet. After some recognition he was given the chance to direct the first two episodes of the high budget period drama, Elizabeth I which he won an Emmy for.
After he had done TV work for over 10 years and gaining success in the field, he moved on to directing feature films like The Kings Speech and Les Misérable's which had also won him and the films numerous awards.
Main Directing Credits:
Biker Grove (1997)
Cold Feet (1999)
Elizabeth I (2005)
The Kings Speech (2010)
Les Misérables (2012)
The Danish Girl (2015)
Directing Trade marks:
There are many directing trade marks that Tom hooper uses. He works with hand held cameras creating the slightly shakey style to give realness and edge. This is something I can take into my own film as I want to be able to convey the seriousness of it all but make it seem gritty and as if we are actually standing there with them watching the argument unfold. With the use of handheld I can create this look giving the realism im going to try and make.
He also uses distorted wide angle lenses. although the effect looks really good I do not have the equipment or resources so I will have to use a standard lense but I like the idea of distortion so I may contrast slightly higher when it comes to shooting the film.
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