A Beginner's Guide to Movie Directors

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  • Learning about movie directors is the key to becoming a fan of movies. Here are 25 directors that will be important to look out for in 2024 and going forward. Let me know any I forgot about in the comments!
    0:00 Intro
    1:18 Steven Spielberg
    2:08 Martin Scorsese
    3:06 Ridley Scott
    4:02 George Miller
    4:58 Hayao Miyazaki
    6:06 Christopher Nolan
    7:16 Quentin Tarantino
    8:05 Denis Villeneuve
    9:14 Greta Gerwig
    10:34 Tom Cruise
    11:41 Yorgos Lanthimos
    13:14 Luca Guadignino
    14:15 Wes Anderson
    14:58 David Fincher
    15:58 Sofia Coppola
    16:58 Jordan Peele
    17:47 Paul King
    18:19 Celine Sciamma
    18:57 Damien Chazelle
    20:03 Daniels
    20:55 Celine Song
    21:34 Kelly Fremon Craig
    21:55 Daley & Goldstein
    22:26 Emma Seligman
    22:56 Zach Cregger
    23:30 Outro
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  • @JohnGeorgeIV
    @JohnGeorgeIV  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As promised, here are some directors I really wanted to add, but couldn't for time reasons:
    Jane Campion: The Power of the Dog was great (possibly her best) and she is set to direct another movie soon after a long break in the 2010s. She just lost out to George Miller because Mad Max is a hot topic right now.
    Richard Linklater: The Before trilogy is the best trilogy of all time and School of Rock is insane. But I think his movies are now too niche for this list.
    Robert Eggers: You probably saw The Lighthouse poster in the background of my Wonka video, but I unfortunately think Eggers is just a bit too weird to be on a beginner's list.
    Ari Aster: Also a too weird and scary. But all 3 of his movies are great.
    David Lowrey: This would be a very personal pick as The Old Man and The Gun and The Green Knight are two of my favorites, but I think David was a bit too slow to make the list.
    Edgar Wright: Its only one movie, but Wright really let me down with Last Night in Soho. I'm sure he will bounce back though.
    Noah Baumbach: His writing partner made it on the list in Greta, but I think his own movies are also a bit too niche to be on the beginner list.
    Martin McDonough: Banshees of Inersherin is NUTS.
    Rian Johnson: The best Star Wars director is too mainstream for this list.
    And then a LOT of filmmakers I could have put in the Freshman Class portion:
    Kogonada, Jane Schoenbrun, Matt Johnson, Michael Sarnoski, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lee Isaac Chung, Bo Burnham (please make more movies)

    • @4ProStudios
      @4ProStudios 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Can you make a follow up video to this.

  • @joaquinperez981
    @joaquinperez981 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Good video! Some that I would have included: Francis Ford Coppola, Spike Lee, Paul Thomas Anderson, the Coen brothers, Guillermo Del Toro, David Lynch

    • @filmguy_el2d
      @filmguy_el2d 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Don't forget Edgar Wright

  • @MichaelJDoyle
    @MichaelJDoyle 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great list! Rather amusingly, my three favourite directors are James Cameron, John Carpenter and Sam Raimi, and none of them made the list! If you do a second part, definitely include those three! 😊

  • @aerpx
    @aerpx 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great video man, was kinda shocked when I seen you don’t even have a 100 subscribers! Good things are coming with this quality of content. I’m not really at all a beginner to film, but was just curious on what you had to say haha

  • @jwhowe
    @jwhowe 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    This is such a well-made video. I flipped when I saw you only had 44 subs. You're going places man.

  • @danmuschong8156
    @danmuschong8156 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Hi John😊 Love all your picks and are spot on. You had all my favorites on your list. One that I would like to add was Colm Bairéad from Ireland. His debut film the Quiet Girl, was such a heart tugger but such a beautifully understated movie. Not much dialogue but lots to say. Keep up the good work. Look forward to your next one!

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Heard of the Quiet Girl but still need to see it! Definitely on the top of my list now. Thanks so much for watching!

  • @jdhelfrich
    @jdhelfrich หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is really great stuff, man. I'm shocked you don't have 100,000x the subscribers you have

  • @voqp
    @voqp 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Watching such a good video with this channel being at only 44 subs feels like an event and an honor

  • @4ProStudios
    @4ProStudios 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I would love to see a sequel to the video.

  • @doydivision3984
    @doydivision3984 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Where’s the love for all the old school directors? Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Chaplin, Sidney Lumet, Billy Wilder. Those are some of the directors people should be watching if they’re serious on getting into great movies, man.

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Totally agree, made this video as more of a guide for people to use as they look forward to new movie releases. Thats why I stuck to directors that have movies planned out within the next decade.

    • @doydivision3984
      @doydivision3984 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@JohnGeorgeIV ahh, I see

  • @madz3531
    @madz3531 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    that was an amazing video you should do a part 2 tbh

  • @vanshnotfound
    @vanshnotfound 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great video

  • @Cabbagehead25
    @Cabbagehead25 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON!!!
    He’s the best director of the last 25 years. Tom Cruise makes this list and he doesn’t? Did he hurt you?

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Oh no. I actually forgot about him until this comment. Licorice Pizza is one of my favorites too! I’m pissed at myself lol.

  • @Slugzzzzz
    @Slugzzzzz หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ari aster and Robert Eggers!

  • @olafur2463
    @olafur2463 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    We do know Christopher's Nolan's next picture, it is called The Prisoner.

  • @Jarod.mp4
    @Jarod.mp4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    cant wait for your michael bay video (PLEASE)

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  หลายเดือนก่อน

      No joke would be a good topic

  • @seangilchrist7335
    @seangilchrist7335 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Peter Weir (watch Gallipoli especially, and a young Mel Gibson); and Baz LuGerman (watch Strictly Ballroom, some of his latter stuff a bit too box-office’y for me). Enjoyed your list and takes, great job 👍

    • @seangilchrist7335
      @seangilchrist7335 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Luhrmann

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good Australian recommendations! Love the Truman Show and Dead Poet's Society, but I need to check out more of Weir's stuff. Baz is also a great pick, his later stuff is definitely more hit or miss.

  • @fluff5800
    @fluff5800 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great list! If there would have been an action section or smth David Leitch should be there. Have you checked out Paolo Sorrentino? U might like his movies.

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes saw The Hand of God and loved it, been meaning to check out more of his

  • @maxguam4830
    @maxguam4830 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    it's funny i'm like the opposite of what you describe. i've seen all the movies themselves but almost never pay attention to the directors until people pick up on their oeuvres being overall. for example i've been in love with whiplash since its release. never even knew he made lala land as well..similar with swiss army man and everything everywhere. no idea until now

  • @Mike-nl8or
    @Mike-nl8or หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ridley Scott loves Waluigi

  • @adrianbobsky9898
    @adrianbobsky9898 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    nicolas winding refns ego cant handle that he's not on any of these lists.

  • @thetrison
    @thetrison 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Excuse me, where are the Coens and PTA?! The next Dicaprio film is probably a PTA one.

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Forgetting PTA is my biggest regret.

  • @hvitekristesdod
    @hvitekristesdod 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I just watch Asian films to be guaranteed to be impressed

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Undefeated strategy

    • @hvitekristesdod
      @hvitekristesdod 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@JohnGeorgeIV Straight out of The Art of War

  • @aerpx
    @aerpx 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What is the song you play when introducing Sofia Coppola?

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Avril 14th by Aphex Twin

    • @aerpx
      @aerpx 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@JohnGeorgeIV thank you!

    • @aerpx
      @aerpx 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@JohnGeorgeIV Ok, I wasn’t bugging. It reminded me of the movie Her by Spike Jonze, which obviously is about his and Sofia Coppola’s divorce. It is in the movie, i’m sure you knew this but the song just gave of Her vibe.

  • @seazersalazar
    @seazersalazar หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    First!

  • @TheBeekeeper22
    @TheBeekeeper22 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    No Robert Eggers BOOOO tomato tomato

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  หลายเดือนก่อน

      He is in my pinned comment!!!! That counts for something!!!

  • @lyralei1223
    @lyralei1223 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Animation is not a GENRE, its a medium.

  • @produkcija-Igor
    @produkcija-Igor หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Effort is always great. If it hadn't been for your drive to make this video I'd have nothing to comment on. So for starters you should ignore this, since your determination will create more content of your type while mine will stop at this comment :)
    Dude, you didn't really say anything new about the directors, or even relevant. If you're making an overview of directors I don't think you should comment on what their movies did to you (e.g. ''eye opening experience about suffering which lasts too long'') but on what their movies stand out for or what style/volume/school/genre the movies made a mark on or shaped.
    Not saying anything that can be universal (saying facts about directors but that are the creation of your impressions) makes this whole video not very useful for beginners, because I doubt they'll call Wes Anderson ''the director that visually pleases John George, the novice who basically reacts to directors and their imdb pages.
    This would be great content if someone were to stalk your rottentomatoes account but for movie beginners... it won't get them off that mark.
    Again, a comment has a much lower status than a video so just do what you're satisfied with and you'll have your audience. Rock n roll

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Appreciate the feedback a ton. You’re actually echoing a lot of stuff I was saying to myself about halfway through editing this video. Originally went into my second video just trying to get it done as quickly as I could just to show myself I could keep this up, but this topic is a lot deeper than I had originally thought. I honestly would love to eventually try to redo this one with more time and effort put into the script. Seriously though TH-cam needs more commenters like you, really intricate and caring constructive criticism.

  • @DeathclawJedi
    @DeathclawJedi 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    IT IS EASY to keep up with movies. Don't wach or look too ANYTHING made after 2010 and very Little made after 2002. You want to make a Good movie look to the 1900's Cause they had the best movies FILMS and Cinema. The CRAP made these days isn't fit to be scraped off a dead man's shoe before he crosses the river.

    • @aninjaguardian
      @aninjaguardian 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This is literally the worst and most biased way to look at films.
      Some countries have film industries that are new and only starting to peak in the 2010's. Look at Iran and South Korea. Two countries that have had political change and upheaval throughout the decades and only in the 2000's/2010's are seeing are huge influx of cinema such as Asghar Farhadi in Iran and Lee Chang Dong in South Korea

  • @HSR107
    @HSR107 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    No Kubrick, no Hitchcock, no Ford, no Capra, no Murnau 😞
    But I guess they're all dead.

    • @JohnGeorgeIV
      @JohnGeorgeIV  8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yeah wanted to do a guide on the current directing landscape, otherwise you know these would be on the list for sure.

    • @HSR107
      @HSR107 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@JohnGeorgeIV That actually clicked as I was falling asleep, as well as a few other names.

  • @Alejandro-db2hm
    @Alejandro-db2hm 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Greta Gerwing? For real?