Scott Hicks
Film director · 2 films (1999–2007)
Scott Hicks is a director whose work here spans Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) to No Reservations (2007), across drama and romance. All 267 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Robert Scott Hicks is a film director from Australia. He is best known as the screenwriter and director of Shine, the Oscar-winning biopic of pianist David Helfgott.
Born 4 March 1953 · Uganda
Directing style
Scott Hicks anchors his intimate romantic dramas in interior spaces, favoring eye-level medium shots and closeups rendered with a consistently shallow depth of field to isolate characters. His lighting relies heavily on motivated, soft-contrast sources like windows, practicals, sun, and fluorescent fixtures, which illuminate a muted palette of slate blues, cool grays, and sandy, desaturated neutrals. The resulting visual tone shifts between a quiet, serene isolation and a cool, tense atmosphere, rarely utilizing extreme camera angles or deep focus.
Awards
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Films directed by Scott Hicks
About Scott Hicks
When was Scott Hicks born?
Scott Hicks was born on 4 March 1953 in Uganda.
What films has Scott Hicks directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) and No Reservations (2007).
What awards has Scott Hicks won?
National Board of Review Award for Best Film.
Search every frame of Scott Hicks’s films
All 267 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Scott Hicks — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.