Neil Burger
Film director · 2 films (2006–2011)
Neil Burger is a director whose work here spans The Illusionist (2006) to Limitless (2011), across thriller and fantasy. The work runs wide — 29% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 20% library-wide. All 125 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Neil Burger is an American film director who has filmed the pseudo-documentary, Interview with the Assassin (2002), the period drama, The Illusionist, and the 2011 thriller Limitless. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Burger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born 22 November 1963 · Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Directing style
Neil Burger anchors his thrillers and period dramas in tense, intimate interior spaces, favoring eye-level camera placement that keeps the viewer grounded directly in the characters' psychological space. He relies heavily on shallow depth of field to isolate subjects within medium and wide shots, utilizing practical light sources, windows, and nocturnal settings to carve out high-contrast environments. His color design shifts between a warm, amber-hued palette of deep ochres and golds and a cool, desaturated scheme of muted blues and slate grays, reinforcing a persistent sense of loneliness and apprehension.
Films directed by Neil Burger
About Neil Burger
When was Neil Burger born?
Neil Burger was born on 22 November 1963 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.
What films has Neil Burger directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: The Illusionist (2006) and Limitless (2011).
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All 125 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Neil Burger — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.