James Clarke – Ridley Scott

Currently experiencing something of a renaissance, with Gladiator, Hannibal and Black Hawk Down Scott’s career has reclaimed the prominence it had in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Working within some of the classic genres of cinema (horror, epic, war movie, adventure, science fiction, road movie), Scott is a vivid and powerful film director whose work exemplifies intelligent mainstream cinema. Known for his whizz bang visuals and his background in commercials, he has proved himself at fusing powerful images with rich drama and metaphor.