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David Slade

デヴィッド・スレイド　/　でゔぃっど・すれいど

American film director

September 26, 1969 (age 56)　・　United Kingdom, United States

film director
screenwriter
manufacturer

My Take

David Slade is one of the most quietly fearless directors working, and I respect how unafraid he is of tonal extremes. From the claustrophobic dread of Hard Candy to the mainstream spectacle of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, then into the prestige unease of Breaking Bad, Hannibal, American Gods and Black Mirror, he keeps proving the same instinct: he knows how to make an image uncomfortable. His roots in commercials and music videos show in that obsessive visual craft. I tend to trust directors who can disturb you without raising their voice, and Slade, the Sheffield Hallam-trained Englishman, has built a career on exactly that controlled darkness.

Overview

David Aldrin Slade (born 26 September 1969) is an English film and television director and actor. His works include the films Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Slade is also a director for television, directing episodes for Breaking Bad, Awake, Hannibal, Crossbones, Powers, American Gods and Black Mirror. Before he was a film director, Slade was a director of commercials and music videos.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): David Slade
Name (Japanese): デヴィッド・スレイド
Reading: でゔぃっど・すれいど
Born: September 26, 1969 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rooster
Origin: United Kingdom, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / screenwriter / manufacturer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Sheffield Hallam University

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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