Ron Howard is a critically acclaimed and Academy Award winning director, typically producing films that are based on facts, usually historical events based in their social situations. He then builds on these stories by creating a relationship between the audience and his characters in order for the viewer to emotionally connect with their stories. This can be seen in his two films, A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Cinderella Man (2005) which I have chosen to closely analyse in order to understand Howard as a director. Certain characteristics shine through as specific to Howard's style, these are: an editing style which changes the pace of cuts in order to highlight shot types and his use of sound to engage the audience into the moment. Howard also
