2. YOUTH
He is the son of Tom Whedon and the grandson of
John Whedon his younger brothers are Jed Whedon
and Zack Whedon (All Four are/were Television
Writers)
Attended and graduated from Wesleyan University in
1987
Was educated at Winchester College, England.
Wrote a lot of comics as a kid
3. APPRENTICE
Wrote the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer but was
very unhappy with it(1992)
Also wrote the script for Toy Story(1995)
Worked as a “Script Doctor” for many years. One of
the scripts he fixed was Speed
4. AWARDS HONORS
An Annie (Writing Toy Story)
Emmy (Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog)
An Eyegore Award
A Vanguard Award
SFX Award for Best Director (Serenity)
Nebula Award (Best Script Serenity)
5. TECHNIQUES - STYLE
His Basic style is to make References to classic stories
and films and use storytelling methods and direct
reference in dialogue to create a beautiful tale.
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Getaway
Speed
Waterworld
Toy Story
Alien Resurrection
FILMS WRITTEN
Titan A.E.
Xmen
Atlantis
Captain America
The Cabin in the Woods
8. QUOTES
“I love fantasy. I love horror. I love musicals. Whatever doesn't really happen in
life is what I'm interested in. As a way of commenting on everything that does
happen in life, because ultimately the only thing I'm really interested in is
people.”
“I think everyone who makes movies should be forced to do television. Because
you have to finish. You have to get it done, and there are a lot of decisions made
just for the sake of making decisions. You do something because it's efficient and
because it gets the story told and it connects to the audience.”
“Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.”
9. LEGACY - INFLUENCE
his legacy was written before he was born. His
grandfather wrote for television(Leave it to Beaver
etc..). His father wrote for television(Golden Girls
etc..) and now he is writing for tv with shows such as
Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, Some episodes of
the Office, Glee and more. So his legacy is one of
great stories, and fantastic filmmaking.
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