David Yates - the director of the famous Harry Potter films

Йейтса знакомо многим современным зрителям благодаря фильмам о волшебнике Гарри Поттере. The name of David Yeats is familiar to many modern viewers thanks to the films about the magician Harry Potter. It was participation in this famous franchise that made him famous, making it possible to shoot box-office films. Йейтс будет работать и над новыми картинами писательницы Джоан Роулинг . Moreover, it became known that David Yates will work on new paintings by writer Joan Rowling . This article will tell about the biography of a popular director and his creative way.

Early childhood and education

Ланкашир , Великобритания. The future world- famous director was born in Lancashire , United Kingdom. Йейтс , фильмы которого в будущем станут известны на весь мир, вынужден был перебраться в поселок Рейнхилл . His parents died when he was a child, so the young David Yates , whose films in the future will be known throughout the world, was forced to move to the village of Rainhill . As the director himself recalls, interest in cinematography arose in his early childhood. Shortly before his death, his mother gave him an amateur camcorder, on which he shot his first films. They were usually imprinted friends and close relatives of a teenager. Already in his school years, he definitely decided that he would become a director, inspired by Steven Spielberg's film "Jaws."

Йейтс поступает в колледж, где изучает социологию и английскую литературу. After graduating from high school, David Yates goes to college, where he studies sociology and English literature. Эссекский университет, получая образование уже по желаемой специальности. And then he goes to Essex University, getting an education already in the desired specialty. While studying here in 1988, he was shooting his first short film "When I was a girl", touching on military subjects. The short film was shown at several major festivals and even won the Grand Prix in San Francisco. Sudden success allows him to become a pupil of the National School of Film and Television, where he is almost immediately drawn to the attention of British television company BBC.

Early career and first jobs

With the support of the BBC in 1991, a new short film "Lemons and Oranges" was released, which is considered his first serious professional work. Йейтс снял несколько эпизодов сериала "Чисто английское убийство", однако они не принесли ему успеха или новых предложений. In 1994-1995, David Yates shot several episodes of the series "Purely English Murder," but they did not bring him success or new proposals. Most of the time, he was creating his own shorts. Тичборнов " увидел свет лишь в 1998 году. His first feature film, "The applicant for the Tichborne legacy, " was released only in 1998.

In 2000, he returns to television, where he shoots the series "The Roads We Choose" (2001). Subsequently, he was awarded the prestigious BAFTA award for work on this project. A year later, his short film "Somali fugitives" repeats the success, receiving a grand prize in the category "Best short film." Having achieved this success, the director made him attract attention, and the producers began to involve him in larger projects.

Way to glory

мини-сериал "Большая игра". The first major work of the director was a mini-series "The Great Game." Йейтс , фото которого представлено в нашей статье, привлек множество британских знаменитостей. To this project, David Yates , whose photo is presented in our article, attracted a lot of British celebrities. Симм , Джеймс МакЭвой, Келли Макдональд , Билл Найли . The main roles were played by John Simm , James McEvoy, Kelly McDonald , Bill Naily . The series received good reviews of film critics, received several major awards, and also fell in love with television viewers. Hollywood producers for a while even discussed the possible release of a full-length film, shot based on his motives. The next project of the director was the movie "And here are the guests", in which the famous Hugh Laurie starred . также поработал над картинами " Секс-траффик " (2004) и "Девушка из кафе" (2005), которые были тепло приняты общественностью. Yates also worked on the paintings " Sex Traffic " (2004) and "The Girl from the Cafe" (2005), which were warmly received by the public.

Movies about Harry Potter

Йейтс , фильмография которого насчитывает более 35 работ, обязан успеху фильмам о Гарри Поттере. David Yates , whose filmography includes more than 35 works, is due to the success of the Harry Potter films. In 2005, after a succession of successful projects, he was included in the list of possible candidates claiming to be the director's chair in the future fifth franchise film. Йейтс работал в прошлом, он смог получить эту работу. Thanks to the recommendations of eminent actors with whom Yeats worked in the past, he was able to get this work. The film "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was released on big screens in 2007. Spectators and critics appreciated the work of the director, but some of them were dissatisfied with the large number of cut scenes from the book.

High movie box office (about 1 billion dollars around the world) allowed the director to continue working on the following screen versions of books. Принц-полукровка ", которая даже получила номинацию на "Оскар". In 2009, the sixth part of the franchise " Prince Half-Blood ", which even received a nomination for the "Oscar". The next novel "The Deathly Hallows" was decided to be divided into two parts. Йейтсу . To remove each of them entrusted David Yeats . Thus, he became the only director who filmed more than two books of the franchise. Films came out in 2010 and in 2011, collecting a huge cash register.

Modern period

Йейтсу взяться за высокобюджетные проекты. The huge popularity of Harry Potter films allowed Yeats to take on high-budget projects. However, after completing work on the last part of the "Deathly Hallows", he returned to television, where he shot a pilot episode of the TV series "Tyrant." Йейтс . He was well received by the audience, so the creators extended it for several seasons, which was produced by David Yates . Каратэ-пацан 2" также должен был стать следующей работой режиссера, однако он отклонил предложение киностудии. " Karate-boy 2" was also supposed to be the next work of the director, but he rejected the offer of the studio.

Тарзан . Легенда", в котором снялись Александр Скарсгард и Марго Робби . In 2015, it was announced that the director will work on the film " Tarzan . The Legend", in which Alexander Scarsgard and Margot Robbie starred .

New collaboration with Joan Rowling

Роулинг , создательница книг о Гарри Поттере, объявила, что собирается выпустить еще несколько фильмов, посвященных волшебной вселенной. In 2014, Joan Rowling , creator of Harry Potter books, announced that she was going to release a few more films about the magic universe. Ньют Саламандер - автор книги о магических созданиях. This time the action plot is transferred to the 20-ies of the XX century, and the main character will be Newt Salamander - the author of the book on magical creatures.

Йейтс . In 2015, 3 films were announced, while David Yates was to be the director of each of them . The first part, called "Fantastic creatures and their habitats," was released in late 2016. Йейтсом . After her success, the producers increased the number of films to 5. It is planned that all of them will be filmed by Yeats .