1. JJ Abrams
Sam Millar
Period 7

2. JJ Abrams Youth
• Born on June 27,1966 in
New York City, NY. (Los Angeles the city He was raised in. )
• He then moved to Los
Angeles, and was raised
in Southern California.
• His father Gerald W.
Abrams was a TV
Producer, and his mother
"Los Angeles Electrician | High Volt Electric | Los Angeles Electrician | Electrical Contractor in Los Angeles." Los
Carol Abrams was a Angeles Electrician
Executive Producer.

3. JJ Abrams Apprentice
• JJ Abrams wrote music (Michael Bay and JJ Abrams)
for the film ‘’Night
Beast’’ at the age of 16.
• When he was a senior
in college he made the
film ‘’Taking Care of
Business.’’
• In 1998 he teamed up
with Michael Bay and IMDb. IMDb.com. Web. 25 May 2012. <http://www.imdb.com/media/
made Armageddon. rm809480704/nm0000881>.

4. JJ Abrams Awards
• ASCAP Film & TV Music
Award(Lost:2005)
• Emmy Award:Best
Director(Lost:2005)
• SFX AWAPD: Best
Director(Star Trek:2010)
• SFX AWAPD: Nominated
Best Director(Super
8:2012)

5. JJ Abrams Techniques
• Movies are Action Packed.
• Intense beginning to get crowd into movie.
• Uses music by Michael Giachinno.
• He usually shows a party in the beginning of each
movie. "J.J. Abrams."
• Lens flair in some shots.
IMDb. IMDb.com.
Web. 25 May 2012.
<http://
www.imdb.com/
name/nm0009190/
>.

6. JJ Abrams Films

7. JJ Abrams Quotes
• ‘’I couldn’t believe it, I started on a
Monday and turned in the outline
on a Friday. On Saturday they
called and said ok were making
it!’’-JJ Abrams
• ‘’Watch the behavior of the actors.’’-
JJ Abrams
• ‘’I feel like in telling stories, there "Unews.com." Unews.com. Web. 25 May 2012. <http://unews.com/2011/06/02/
are things the audience thinks are lost-in-redwoods-jj-abrams-and-an-original-idea/>.
important, and the things the
things that are actually important. ‘’
-JJ Abrams

8. JJ Abrams Influenced
• JJ Abrams was
influenced by many
movies, manly movies
that are action packed
and intense.
• Examples: Jaws, Close
Encounters, Slumber
"Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip Lifestyle Magazine."
Party Massacre and Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip Lifestyle Magazine. Web. 25 May
E.T.
2012. <http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/>.

9. Citations
• "J.J. Abrams." IMDb. IMDb.com. Web. 25
May 2012. <http://www.imdb.com/name/
nm0009190/>.
• "J. J. Abrams." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
Foundation, 16 May 2012. Web. 25 May
2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
J._J._Abrams>.
• "Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip
Lifestyle Magazine." Femalefirst.co.uk -
Celebrity Gossip Lifestyle Magazine. Web.
25 May 2012. <http://
www.femalefirst.co.uk/>.