Jaume Collet-Serra

Birth Name:

Jaume Collet-Serra

Birth Place:

Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Profession

Director, Producer

His half-minute short for AOL was featured in the Saatchi & Saatchi new directors' showcase at Cannes
Graduated from Columbia College in Los Angeles
Began working as a music video and TV commercial editor for companies including Playstation, Budweiser and Verizon
Decided to do a music video for his graduation project instead of a film short, and shot a music video for a local band that caught the eye of production companies and earned him a job as a music video director before he graduated
His interest in American movies while living in Barcelona inspired him to become a filmmaker
Moved to Los Angeles with limited resources and only a basic knowledge of the English language at the age of 18 because he was determined to become a film director
Worked as an editor on the side while completing college
Best known for directing the films "Orphan" and 2005's "House of Wax․"
Often uses surreal, dark imagery, a style that garnered him enough notice to get him hired as the director for "House of Wax․"
Such directors as David Fincher, Spike Jonze and Mark Romanek served as his influences

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