Anderson's films are often psychological dramas characterized by depictions of desperate characters and explorations of dysfunctional families, alienation, loneliness, and redemption, alongside a bold visual style that uses constantly-moving camera shots and long takes.
After his directorial debut, Hard Eight , he had critical and commercial success with Boogie Nights , and received further accolades with Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love His fifth and sixth films, There Will Be Blood and The Master , are often cited among the greatest of the 21st century. His next film One Battle After Another will be released in Anderson is noted for his collaborations with cinematographer Robert Elswit , costume designer Mark Bridges , composers Jon Brion and Jonny Greenwood , and several actors.
He also directed the documentary Junun and the short music film Anima Anderson was involved in filmmaking from a young age, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] and never had an alternative plan to directing films. Anderson spent two days at New York University before he began his career as a production assistant on television, films, music videos, and game shows in Los Angeles and New York City.
He saw him as someone with "talent and a fully formed creative voice, but not much hands-on experience", and gave him some hard and practical lessons.
While at Sundance, Anderson had a deal with Rysher Entertainment to direct his first full-length feature film, Sydney , which was retitled Hard Eight. Reilly and Gwyneth Paltrow contributed to the final funding. Philip Seymour Hoffman worked with Anderson on five films. Anderson worked on the script for his second film while working on the first one, [ 12 ] and completed it in The film follows a nightclub dishwasher who becomes a pornographic actor under his stage name. After the success of Boogie Nights , New Line told Anderson that he could do whatever he wanted for his next film and granted him creative control.
