"Blade Runner" and "The Lady From Shanghai"
"The director is always the most important influence on a film" In both cases the directors of "Blade Runner" and "The Lady from Shanghai" were very important influences on the film, Scott and Welles had their own creative ideas behind the films that was particular to their styles. Scott brought personal influences to "Blade Runner" in the constant rain, that was reminiscent of his home area of the North of England, this is important to Scott as the main reason he chose to direct the film was because he was inspired by the story and the way he could see his deceased brother coming through. The decision to include rainy sequences adds to the picturesque dystopian imagery that whilst beautiful, is dark and dirty, this is part of Scott's auteur style and thus proves that he was a major influence on the film. As well as the picturesque Mise-en-scene, which is important to Scott because of his time at college studying art, he also has a strong her