Vince Gilligan is a talented director, screenwriter and producer who managed to make a name for himself through the series Breaking Bad. He is the creator of a story about a school teacher who starts selling drugs in order to secure the future of his family. The X-Files, Hancock, Better Call Saul, are other well-known projects that he worked on. What else can you tell about this man?
Vince Gilligan: The Start
The creator of the series "Breaking Bad" was born in Richmond, it happened in February 1967. Vince Gilligan was born in the family of an insurance agent and a school teacher, there were no movie stars among his relatives. He has a younger brother, Patrick, with whom he is very friendly. Vince was still a child, when his parents broke up, the children stayed with their mother.
Interest in cinema in the boy arose thanks to the mother of his school friend, who lent him a camera. Vince Gilligan and his brother Patrick began to make sci-fi films that delighted the then few spectators. The father approved the hobby of children, tried to instill in his sons a love of Westerns, films of the noir genre. The novice screenwriter and director was barely 12 when he finished work on his first Space Crash tape. At 13, the guy won the cinematographic competition, which took place at Virginia University.
Education
After graduation, Vince Gilligan for some time moved to Michigan, began to study at Center for the Arts. He had doubts about the correctness of the chosen path, but the support of the family helped to overcome them. Then the young man studied for some time at Chesterfield High School, after graduation he became a student at New York University.
Creating a script for the comedy melodrama “These are the pies” is Vince's first major achievement. The story of the brothers who dream of paying off their father’s mistress was filmed only in 1998. The main role was played by actress Drew Barrymore.
"Secret materials"
The X-Files is the first series to have Vins Gilligan's filmography. “Diffused Light" is the name of the episode of the second season for which he created the script. The creator of the television project, Chris Carter , appreciated the talent of the young man, took him to the main team of screenwriters. Vince enthusiastically accepted this offer, because he really liked the X-Files series.
Gilligan worked on scripting for this television project for seven years, he had the opportunity to work on more than twenty episodes. Also, thanks to The X-Files, he first tested his abilities as a producer. Vince took part in the creation of the spin-off, which was called "Lonely Arrows".
"Breaking bad"
When Vince Gilligan’s series is mentioned, most people are the first to come up with the Breaking Bad television project. Not surprisingly, it was the story of the reincarnation of a simple school teacher Walter White that gave the director and screenwriter fame. In 2013, the TV show "Breaking Bad" was listed in the Guinness Book of Records due to its fabulously high rating.
Walter White is a talented chemist who, by the will of fate, has become an ordinary school teacher. A disabled son is growing up in his family, and he and his wife are expecting a second child. One terrible day, he learns that he has cancer. Walter understands that in the event of his death, the family will be on the verge of poverty. This forces him to look for ways to quickly get rich, with the result that Mr. White begins to manufacture and sell meth. His partner in this criminal case is a former student - an unemployed drug addict Jesse Pinkman.
What else to see
Vince Gilligan's films also deserve the attention of his fans. In 1993, the fantastic comedy Cleaner Napalm, for which he wrote the script, was presented to the audience court. This is a story about two brothers endowed with supernatural powers. Vince also became one of the authors who worked on the script for the comedy action movie Hancock.
“Better Call Saul” - the spin-off of the Breaking Bad television project, the first season of which was released in 2015. Gilligan works on the story of the past of Adamant Goodman as a director, screenwriter and producer. One cannot but mention his series “Battle Creek”, dedicated to the everyday life of detectives, which, unfortunately, was closed after the first season.