Director : Pierre Morel

Director :  Pierre Morel

Pierre Morel was born on May 24th 1964 in France. There is little information about Morel anywhere, this suggests that he keeps himself to himself and is a quite man that likes to get on with his job. 

He is not one of the most famous film directors but this is because he isn't usually a director, he is actually a very talented cinematographer. A cinematographer is someone who is in control of the camera and films the movie. He has been director of all apects that come under the heading of camera in most of his jobs but there are a few films that he himself directed. The most famous one being Taken that was released in 2008. Despite this he has worked along side some famous directors such as Louis Leterrier, director of Clash of the Titans, Now You See Me and The Incredible Hulk. 

What is Pierre like as a director? The films that he has been director of are a mix of action-adventure films, such as Taken, District 13 and From Paris with Love. He has been director of a television series that is called Zero Hour, it is a fantasy drama. 

Recently he has been linked with the production of a crime film called The Prone Gunman and there are also rumors that he may take on the role as director for The Hitmans Bodyguard. Both these films are fast paced and quite violent like the films he has already been director for. This tells me that his style of production is successful in the action-adventure, thriller and crime genres of film. 

In the film From Paris with Love he has John Travolta as one of the main characters by doing this he is ensuring that the film is aimed at everyone, as John Travolta has been in many films including Grease, Pulp Fiction. He is very distinctive and Pierre Morel uses him to the best of his ability throughout the film. Likewise in Taken he uses Liam Neeson who is very famous and distinctive for being in violent action films. In both Taken and From Paris With Love, he ensures that the main character is constantly winning fights and uses many effects such as slow motion to make it look far more impressive. The two clips below show this. 


Overall I believe that his style of directing is very basic, he bases the film on the shots that can be used as this is what he is best at doing. He ensures that every shot is the best it could be, especially noticeable during the fight scenes.