TV Series Director Chris Grismer

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Frome: Canada
Unfortunately there was no information on Chris Grismer (except for the series he has done)

Awards he has won: 

Won Best Canadian First Feature for Clutch in 1998
Won VIFVF Award for Clutch in 1999

Series of his that I like: 



7.5 IMDB
Avan Jogia as Danny Desai
Maddie Hasson as Jo Masterson
Kylie Bunbury as Lacey Porter
Ashton Moio as Rico
Kimberly Quinn as Tess Masterson
Synopsis of series: 
A teen who had a trouble (wrongly accused of murder) goes back to his hometown and re-connects with two female best friends from his childhood. Not long after being in his hometown he becomes the prime suspect  when a fellow student is found dead in her home.




7.8 IMDB
Sean Berdy as Emmett
Lucas Grabeel as Toby Kennish
Vanessa Marano as Bay Kennish
Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez
Synopsis of series:
Two teenage girls find out that they were swapped at birth and their life is turned upside down when they are reunited with their biological families.



7.8 IMDB
Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings 
Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin 
Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery 
SHay Mitchell as Emily Fields 
Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis 
Synopsis of series: 
Four friends are reunited after a year of their friends goes missing. But a anonymous enemy threatens the girls and puts their life in danger whilst also revealing secrets from their lives.



8.4 IMDB 
Joseph Morgan as Klaus Mikaelson 
Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson 
Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall 
Charles Michael Davis as Marcl Gerard 
Synopsis of Series:
The first ever vampires made have returned to their hometown to take it back from their enemies. 



7.9 IMDB 
Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore 
Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore 
Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennet 
Candice King as Caroline Forbes 
Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert 
Synopsis of series: 
A human teenager (but turns into a vampire) is torn between two vampire brothers. It shows the journey they go on with all the enemies and magical history that her hometown Mystic Falls has. 


What inspired me about his series:

Mainly the fact that he directed very similar series like the series that I chose (he actually directed some of the episodes of my series). 

3/5 series are very dark based (PPL, The Originals and The Vampire Diaries) whilst the other two (Twisted and Switched at Birth) have more of a warm colour (very brown based) except Twisted where in some episodes it goes very dark.

Below are images of Grismer doing the last episode of Vampire Diaries where they kill off the main character (Elena - the whole series is based around her) : from the beginning of the series to now, the colour has not changed:




As you can see above the colour tone of the scenes is what I am trying to aim for. It creates a sense of drama and depression.

When looking at his episode of Pretty Little Liars, but also the other series I have chosen, I can see that there are many head shots and tracking shots that take place. (Below: 0:36 - ). What I particularly like in the clip below

             



NOTE TO SIMON: I am aware that in my blogs I have been mentioning that I want darkness and their faces to be light up but due to the fact that I havent found a stable location yet (as the people change their mind) I'm not sure if I will manage to have the darkness I wanted incase they dont have strong blinds to  keep the sunlight out or its just too bright.




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