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Joss
Whedon


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by
Megan
project

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Joss
Whedon


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Youth


Born on June 23, 1964 in New York City, NY
Youth
(wikipedia, 2012)
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Youth It’s in the Family:

(wikipedia, 2012)
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Tom Whedon- Father
(wikipedia, 2012)
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Tom Whedon- Father
(wikipedia, 2012)
John Whedon-grandfather
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Tom Whedon- Father
(wikipedia, 2012)
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Brothers: Samuel, Matthew,
Jed, Zack


Born on June 23, 1964 in New York City, NY Tom Whedon- Father

(wikipedia, 2012) Writer for The Golden Girls in the 1980s
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Jed, Zack



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Writer for The Donna Reed Show in the 50s
Jed, Zack



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Writer for The Donna Reed Show in the 50s
Jed, Zack
Jed: screenwriter, video game composer
Zack: screenwriter



From left right: Jed, Joss, and Zack Whedon at John Whedon-grandfather
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PaleyFest09 Writer for The Donna Reed Show in the 50s
Jed, Zack
Zack: screenwriter



From left right: Jed, Joss, and Zack Whedon at John Whedon-grandfather
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PaleyFest09 Writer for The Donna Reed Show in the 50s
Jed, Zack
Zack: screenwriter

As a young boy, Joss loved Monty Python.


Apprentice
Went to Winchester College but switched
schools and graduated from Wesleyan
University in 1987. (wikipedia, 2012)
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From left to right: Joss Whedon, George Lucas, James Earl Jones, and
Joss’s film professor at Wesleyan, Jeanine Basinger.
Wesleyan University is ranked
as one of the top ten best film
schools in the world

Began his first screenwriting job
for a TV show called Roseann

Joss’s first movie job was
for Buffy the Vampire
Slayer
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Awards or Honors
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Awards or Honors
He received 14 total nominations and 11 wins (wikipedia,
2012), including the following:
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Awards or Honors
2 Nebula
Award
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Nominations
and 1 Win;
all for “Best http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/
Script”

Awards or Honors
2 Nebula
Award
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Nominations
and 1 Win;
all for “Best http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/
Script”

Academy Award
Nomination for
“Best Writing”
in Toy Story

Awards or Honors
2 Nebula
Award 7 Hugo Award
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Nominations Nominations and
and 1 Win; 2 Wins; one for
all for “Best “Best Dramatic http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/
Script” Presentation,
Short Form” and
the other, “Best
Dramatic
Presentation, Long
Form”
Academy Award
Nomination for
“Best Writing”
in Toy Story

Awards or Honors
2 Nebula
Award 7 Hugo Award
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Script” Presentation,
Short Form” and
the other, “Best
Dramatic
Presentation, Long 3 Eisner Award Wins:
Form” One in “Best New
Academy Award Series” for Buffy the
Nomination for Vampire Slayer Season
“Best Writing” Eight
in Toy Story

Awards or Honors
2 Nebula
Award 7 Hugo Award
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Script” Presentation, 2009, Joss Whedon Wins an Emmy
Short Form” and in “Outstanding Special Class” for
the other, “Best Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Dramatic
Presentation, Long 3 Eisner Award Wins:
Form” One in “Best New
Academy Award Series” for Buffy the
Nomination for Vampire Slayer Season
“Best Writing” Eight
in Toy Story

http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/meivocis/3815920449/
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Techniques or Style

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Techniques or Style

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Supernatural
or Sci-ﬁ
themes

Techniques or Style

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Supernatural
or Sci-ﬁ
themes

Techniques or Style
The use of

strong female
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characters.


Supernatural
or Sci-ﬁ
themes

Techniques or Style Joss Whedon and Scarlett Johansen on the
set of The Avengers
The use of

strong female
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characters.


Supernatural
or Sci-ﬁ
themes

set of The Avengers
The use of

strong female
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characters.


Supernatural
or Sci-ﬁ Often kills off popular
themes characters as a plot twist.

set of The Avengers Frequently
The use of

casts
strong female Nathan
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Fillion and
characters. Alan Tudyk


Supernatural

set of The Avengers Frequently
The use of

casts
strong female Nathan
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Fillion and
characters. Alan Tudyk


Supernatural Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion


http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1738061568/nm0923736

Quotes


Quotes

Joss Whedon on the set of The Avengers


Quotes
“Remember to always be yourself. Unless
you suck.”
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Quotes
“Remember to always be yourself. Unless
you suck.”
“Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't
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forget food.You can go a week without laughing.”



Quotes
“Remember to always be yourself. Unless “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
you suck.” everything that does happen in life, because ultimately the only
thing I'm really interested in is people.”
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forget food.You can go a week without laughing.”



Quotes
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forget food.You can go a week without laughing.” “This man is underrated and a storytelling genius...
Joss is about to become a household name.” - Mike
P., IMDB


Quotes
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P., IMDB
“2012 is seeing an unprecedented level of
activity from Joss Whedon.”-Kristen Romanelli,
blog.watcherjunior.tv


Quotes
Slide 6

P., IMDB
“2012 is seeing an unprecedented level of
activity from Joss Whedon.”-Kristen Romanelli,
blog.watcherjunior.tv

“On TV and in films like “The Cabin in the Woods”
he has subverted conventions of supernatural and
science-fiction storytelling and defied the
expectations of audiences well versed in them, while
working small and on his own terms.” -David Itzkoff,
New York Times

Legacy and Inﬂuence
Now known as a credible director because of
The Avengers and his future movies such as Much
Ado About Nothing

Before about ﬁve years ago, Joss Whedon was known
because of his “script doctoring” and TV work
(wikipedia, 2012)
Ado About Nothing

(wikipedia, 2012)
Ado About Nothing

Also known for writing his TV spinoff series
ideas at the same time as he writes the
movie so its stays consistent

(wikipedia, 2012)
Ado About Nothing


Inﬂuenced Doctor Who screenwriter
Patrick Rothfuss

(wikipedia, 2012)
Ado About Nothing


Patrick Rothfuss

“Cult Status”

(wikipedia, 2012)
Ado About Nothing


Patrick Rothfuss

“Cult Status”
Has a huge fan following on the internet

Works Cited Sources
"Joss Whedon." IMDb. IMDb.com. Web. 16 May
2012. <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/>. Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams at Comic Con
"Joss Whedon Quotes." Joss Whedon Quotes
(Author of Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1). Web. 16
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May 2012. <http://www.goodreads.com/author/
quotes/18015.Joss_Whedon>.

"Joss Whedon." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation,
15 May 2012. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon>.

"Whedonesque.com - Joss Whedon Weblog."
Whedonesque.com - Joss Whedon Weblog. Web. 16
May 2012. <http://whedonesque.com/>.

"Watcher Junior: "I'm Gonna Shock the
World" (..."gonna Show Bad Horse")." Watcher
Junior: "I'm Gonna Shock the World" (..."gonna
Show Bad Horse"). Web. 16 May 2012. <http://
blog.watcherjunior.tv/2012/05/im-gonna-shock-
world-gonna-show-bad.html>.

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