|
Robert Anthony Rodríguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, cartoonist and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in Mexico and his home state, Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film ''El Mariachi'', which was a commercial success after grossing $2 million against a budget of $7,000. The film spawned two sequels known collectively as the ''Mexico Trilogy'': ''Desperado'' and ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico''. He directed ''From Dusk till Dawn'' in 1997 and developed its television adaptation series (2014–present). Rodriguez co-directed the 2005 neo-noir crime thriller anthology ''Sin City'' (adapted from the graphic novel of the same name) and the 2014 sequel, ''Sin City: A Dame to Kill For''. Rodriguez also directed the ''Spy Kids'' films, ''The Faculty'', ''The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D'', ''Planet Terror'', and ''Machete''. He is a friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who founded the production company A Band Apart, which Rodriguez was a member of. In December 2013, Rodriguez launched his own cable television channel, El Rey. ==Early life== Rodríguez was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Mexican-American parents Elizabeth (née Villegas), a nurse, and Cecilio G. Rodríguez, a salesman. He began his interest in film at age eleven, when his father bought one of the first VCRs, which came with a camera.〔("Robert Rodriguez Biography" ) Friday Moviez Entertainment Guaranteed〕 While attending St. Anthony High School Seminary in San Antonio, Rodríguez was commissioned to videotape the school's football games. According to his sister, he was fired soon afterward as he had shot footage in a cinematic style, getting shots of parents' reactions and the ball traveling through the air instead of shooting the whole play. In high school he met Carlos Gallardo; they both shot films on video throughout high school and college. Rodriguez went to the College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also developed a love of cartooning. Not having grades high enough to be accepted into the school's film program, he created a daily comic strip entitled ''Los Hooligans.'' Many of the characters were based on his siblings – in particular, one of his sisters, Maricarmen. The comic ran for three years in the student newspaper ''The Daily Texan'', while Rodríguez continued to make short films. Rodríguez shot action and horror short films on video, and edited on two VCRs. In the fall of 1990, his entry in a local film contest earned him a spot in the university's film program. There he made the award-winning 16 mm short ''Bedhead'' (1991). The film chronicles the amusing misadventures of a young girl whose older brother sports an incredibly tangled mess of hair which she detests. Even at this early stage, Rodríguez's trademark style began to emerge: quick cuts, intense zooms, and fast camera movements deployed with a sense of humor. ''Bedhead'' (1991) was recognized for excellence in the Black Maria Film Festival. It was selected by Film/Video Curator Sally Berger, for the Black Maria 20th-anniversary retrospective at MoMA in 2006. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Rodriguez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|