Zack Snyder
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Zack Snyder (born March 1, 1966, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA) is an American film director.
Early career
Snyder started out as both director and cinematographer of music videos (for Morrissey) and commercials (Compuware, Audi, Budweiser, Jeep). He also created dynamic portraits of sports icons such as Michael Jordan, Martina Navratilova and Troy Aikman for clients Nike and Reebok and he completed a spot for Titleist featuring David Duval, Dan Marino and David Robinson, among others.Snyder's work has garnered numerous awards including two Clios. He received a Gold Lion Award at Cannes for his Jeep “Frisbee” spot. His wickedly funny and irreverent spot "Russian Generals", filmed on location in England, attracted the attention of the London advertising community, from which he received an award. Most recently, Snyder completed the 2003 Subaru campaign featuring four-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.
Feature films
Dawn of the Dead
Tired of having to travel around the world for his work, he finally made the transition to feature films with his first film Dawn of the Dead. Snyder's eclectic style ensured the film was a commercial and a critical success and fans of the original film largely gave good reviews.300
His next film is an adaptation of Frank Miller's 300.Rainbow Six
He has also replaced John Woo as the director on the adaptation of Tom Clancy's bestseller Rainbow SixWatchmen
He is directing the big screen adaptation of Watchmen for Warner Bros.Filmography
- Watchmen
- Rainbow Six (2007)
- 300 (2007)
- Dawn of the Dead (2004)
- The Lost Tape: Andy's Terrifying Last Days Revealed (2004)
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