Eli Roth was born April 18, 1972. He is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor, best known for directing the horror film Hostel and its sequel, Hostel: Part II. His acting credits include his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' for which he won both a SAG Award (Best Ensemble) and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award (Best Acting Ensemble). Many journalists have included him in a group of filmmakers dubbed 'the Splat Pack' because of their explicitly violent and bloody horror films.
Roth began shooting Super 8 films at the age of eight, with his brothers and friends, ketchup for blood, and his father's power tools, he made over fifty short films before attending film school at N.Y.U.
Roth prefers to use a classical Film-making style. He photographs, edits, and scores films like a 1970s drama. He does not use the modern "MTV" style of fast cutting, and prefers the film making techniques he uses not to be noticed.
Roth often scores his films with classical instruments. His one use of electronic music was a conscious choice for his "Grindhouse" trailer "Thanksgiving" to parody the era. His favorite scores are "Psycho," "Jaws," and "The Shining," as well as Angelo Badalamenti's music, and their influence can be felt in all his films.
Roth prefers the widescreen frames, and loves photographing through mirrors (some would count this as a classic motif of his). In "Cabin Fever" Marcy examines herself, in "Hostel" the girls at the Hostel are first shown in reflection and Kana kills herself after seeing her reflection, and in "Hostel Part 2" there are several sequences of girls posing in triptych mirrors.
Roth often scores his films with classical instruments. His one use of electronic music was a conscious choice for his "Grindhouse" trailer "Thanksgiving" to parody the era. His favorite scores are "Psycho," "Jaws," and "The Shining," as well as Angelo Badalamenti's music, and their influence can be felt in all his films.
Roth prefers the widescreen frames, and loves photographing through mirrors (some would count this as a classic motif of his). In "Cabin Fever" Marcy examines herself, in "Hostel" the girls at the Hostel are first shown in reflection and Kana kills herself after seeing her reflection, and in "Hostel Part 2" there are several sequences of girls posing in triptych mirrors.
Examples of Eli Roth's work
> The Green Inferno
2007> Hostel: Part II
2007> Grindhouse (fake trailer segment "Thanksgiving")
2005> Hostel
2002> Cabin Fever
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