David Yates
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (July 2006) (Find sources: David Yates – news, books, scholar) |
| David Yates | |
 Yates at LA Harry Potter premiere |
|
| Born | 1963 St Helens, Merseyside |
|---|---|
David Yates (born 1963) is a BAFTA- and Emmy Award-winning English film and television director, best known for his work on the most recent Harry Potter films.
Contents |
[edit] Personal life
Yates was first inspired to become a director when he saw Steven Spielberg's Jaws, and his mother bought him his first camera at the age of 14. He then began making small movies with his brother, Andrew, in local parks. He studied Politics, English literature and Sociology at St Helens College in Merseyside, and scored two 'A' grades and a 'C' despite spending six months in hospital at the time. He then attended the University of Essex, followed by the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, where he excelled as a student.
[edit] Career
He has worked extensively in British television, mainly for the BBC, helming high-profile drama projects such as When I Was a Girl (1991), The Sins (2000), The Way We Live Now (2001), Paul Abbott's State of Play (2003), The Young Visiters (2003), Sex Traffic (2004) and Richard Curtis's The Girl in the Café (2005).
He received his highest-profile assignment to date when he was chosen to direct the fifth Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Yates was the person that chose composer Nicholas Hooper to score the film. Yates also directed the sixth film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which began filming in September 2007,[1] and the final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, a 2 part film expected in 2010-11. Since Yates endeavors to make the films parallel the books as closely as possible, Warner Brothers agreed to split the final book into two films.[2] Yates has said[citation needed] he intends to film the final two Harry Potter films differently. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 will have a social-realist feel whereas Part 2 will feel "epic and operatic".
Although Order of the Phoenix, which Yates directed, was largely considered by fans to be the best of the series so far, 52 out of 229 reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes feel differently, placing the film as the worst criticized one as of yet, with a nevertheless high rating of 77%. Also, as of July 13, 2009, 40 out of 41 reviewers have given Half-Blood Prince fresh reviews, consigning the film at an incredulously high 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
In 2004 he won Best Film and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Movie / Serial for "State of Play" at the Directors Guild of Great Britain Awards.
In 2006 he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Direction in a Made for Television Movie for The Girl in the Café.
[edit] References
- ^ Spelling, Ian (2007-05-03). "Yates Confirmed For Potter VI". Sci Fi Wire. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=41338. Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ "Final Potter film 'split in half'". BBC News. 2008-03-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7293513.stm. Retrieved on 2008-03-13. Yates will have directed the most Harry Potter films in the series.
[edit] External links
|
|||||||||||
 |
This biographical article related to British television is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 This article about a television director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 This article about a United Kingdom film director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
