Roles of a Screen Writer- Film Noir

To conclude the year, we were given an opportunity to write and produce our own short Film Noir films. Within our groups, we assigned each other roles which had to be performed in older for the pre and post productions to be effective.

I volunteered for the role of script writer, as I have experience in it; having written a few plays of my own.
However, I'm going to use this opportunity to reflect on someone else who has gain the title of script writer as a profession and not a hobby.  The person I have chosen to research is John August. 
A Successful director and screenwriter who is responsible for films such as 'The Nines' starring Ryan Reynolds and Melissa McCarthy, The iconic 'Charlies Angles', 'The Prince of Persia' and 2005's remake of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' starring Johnny Depp. 


August was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado. He was born on 4th August 1970 making him 41 years old.
John August worked very hard to get to where he is now. He graduated at the Drake University in Lowa with a degree in Journalism. He then later went on to received an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in film for the Peter Stark program he completed at the University of Southern California.

During his time trying to make it as a screenwriter, August did a lot of thing to get his name in lights and get recognition for what he had done. He wrote a draft screen play to the remake of Jurassic Park 3 (2001) but was not credited. He also did an uncredited rewrite of Martin Lawrence's Blue Streak and also a rewrite of popular 'Iron Man' film (2008)

It seemed like his hard work was about to play off, when he received a nomination for  the Best Adapted Screenplay in 2003 for 'Big fish' after winning the rights of an adaptation of Daniel Wallace's 'Big Fish' in 1998.

The Nines (2007) was August's first attempt at directing. Having seen the film 4 times personally and read reviews I feel it safe to say that he's attempt was a good and successful one.

To conclude, I had never heard of John August before writing this piece of coursework and I have learnt so much about him. To know that he is behind some amazing films makes him that much more appealing to me  and goes to show that without hard work and determination you can't  get anywhere.