Rob Marshall | Director

Rob Marshall is an American theatre director, film director and choreographer. He is best known for his work on 'Chicago', 'Annie', 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and most recently 'Into the Woods'. He won a Directors Guild of America Award, and an Academy award, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for Best Director for his work in 'Chicago'.

Chicago

This film is an adaptation of the 1975 Broadway musical with the same name, with the combined genres of musical, comedy and crime. It explores the themes of celebrities, scandal and crime in Chicago during the Jazz period. 

It won a Golden Globe for the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film.

Annie

This film is also an adaptation of the 1977 Broadway musical with the same name which was also based on the 1924 'Little Orphan Annie' comic strip by Harold Gray. It is also seen as a remake of the 1982 film of the same name, directed by John Huston.

It won a TV Guide Award for Favourite TV Movie or Miniseries and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

The whole of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' series are fantasy 'swashbuckler' films. based on the Walt Disney's theme park ride of the same name. 

It was nominated and has won a variety of awards such as Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, MTV Movie Awards and Teen Choice Awards.

 

Into the Woods

This film is a musical based on the book by James Lapine. The musical shows the plots of several Brothers Grimm stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and Cinderella.

It won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical and it won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

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I am particularly interested in Marshall's directing work in 'Annie' and 'Into The Woods' due to the way he has shown the music numbers. 'Into the Woods' has a dark and mysterious ambience throughout the whole film due to the stories being told. This is something I want to use in my work for this unit. 'Pretty Little Liars' is meant to be mysterious so I want to make the lighting quite dark and experiment with similar camera shots that Marshall has used within 'Into the Woods'.