



His work explores existential and epistemological themes such as subjective experience, materialism, distortion of memory, human morality, the nature of time, causality, and the construction of personal identity. He also favours practical effects over computer-generated imagery, and is a proponent of theatrical exhibition. Nolan prefers shooting on film to digital video and advocates for the use of higher-quality, larger-format film stock. Embedded narratives and crosscutting between different time frames is a major component of his work, and his films often feature experimental soundscapes and mathematically inspired images and concepts. Regarded as an auteur filmmaker, Nolan is partial to elliptical editing, documentary-style lighting, hand-held camera work, natural settings, and real filming locations over studio work. Christopher Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas at the 2008 premiere of The Dark Knight in London.Ĭhristopher Nolan is a British-American filmmaker known for using aesthetics, themes and cinematic techniques that are instantly recognisable in his work.
