Peter_NP0 Ramsey’s_NP0 filmmaking_NN1 journey_NN1 is_VBZ as_AV0 close_AJ0 to_PRP a_AT0 superhero_NN1 origin_NN1 story_NN1 as_CJS it_PNP gets_VVZ ._SENT Someone_PNI who_PNQ thinks_VVZ he_PNP doesn’t_NN1 belong_VVB discovers_VVZ he_PNP actually_AV0 has_VHZ astounding_AJ0 abilities_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS own_DT0 heroes_NN2 and_CJC icons_NN2 become_VVB powerful_AJ0 mentors_NN2 ,_PUN guiding_AJ0 his_DPS way_NN1 ._SENT There’s_NP0 a_AT0 crisis_NN1 when_AVQ things_NN2 unexpectedly_AV0 go_VVB bad_AJ0 and_CJC doubt_NN1 overtakes_VVZ him_PNP ._SENT Then_AV0 resilience_NN1 leads_VVZ to_PRP comeback_NN1 and_CJC triumph_NN1 ,_PUN all_AV0 while_CJS he_PNP retains_VVZ his_DPS aw-shucks_NN2 charm_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP may_VM0 sound_VVI a_AT0 little_AJ0 bit_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 numbers_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC that’s_NN2 how_AVQ things_NN2 really_AV0 played_VVD out_AVP for_PRP the_AT0 Oscar-winning_AJ0 codirector_NN1 of_PRF Spider-Man_NP0 :_PUN Into_PRP the_AT0 Spider-Verse_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 filmmaker_NN1 behind_PRP 2012’s_CRD animated_AJ0 Rise_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Guardians_NN2 ._SENT Ramsey_NP0 is_VBZ currently_AV0 directing_VVG the_AT0 new_AJ0 Netflix_NN1 series_NN0 Lost_VVD Ollie_NP0 ,_PUN about_PRP a_AT0 beloved_AJ0 stuffed_AJ0 toy_NN1 who_PNQ is_VBZ trying_VVG to_TO0 find_VVI his_DPS way_NN1 home_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC several_DT0 live-action_AJ0 projects_NN2 are_VBB in_PRP competition_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD spot_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS to-do_NN1 list_NN1 ._SENT 
Guardians_NN2 made_VVD Ramsey_NP0 the_AT0 first_ORD African_AJ0 American_AJ0 filmmaker_NN1 to_TO0 direct_VVI a_AT0 big-budget_AJ0 animated_AJ0 feature_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS Spider-Verse_NN1 made_VVD him_PNP the_AT0 first_ORD African_AJ0 American_AJ0 filmmaker_NN1 to_TO0 win_VVI the_AT0 animated-feature_NN1 Academy_NN1 Award_NN1 ._SENT Francis_NP0 Ford_NP0 Coppola_NP0 calls_VVZ him_PNP a_AT0 vital_AJ0 collaborator_NN1 ;_PUN Ava_NP0 DuVernay_NP0 considers_VVZ him_PNP a_AT0 fellow_AJ0 champion_NN1 for_PRP Hollywood_NP0 inclusion_NN1 ;_PUN and_CJC Lionel_NP0 Richie_NP0 ,_PUN Wyclef_NP0 Jean_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC LeBron_NP0 James_NP0 are_VBB among_PRP those_DT0 lining_VVG up_AVP to_TO0 work_VVI with_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
But_CJC how_AVQ did_VDD he_PNP get_VVI here_AV0 ?_SENT Ramsey_NP0 sometimes_AV0 finds_VVZ himself_PNX asking_VVG the_AT0 same_DT0 question_NN1 ._SENT 
Chapter_NN1 1_CRD —_PUN THE_AT0 ORIGIN_NN1 STORY_NN1 
I_PNP was_VBD born_VVN in_PRP South-Central_AJ0 ,_PUN L.A._NP0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 the_AT0 now_AV0 58-year-old_AJ0 said_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 Right_AV0 off_AVP of_PRF Crenshaw_NP0 and_CJC Slauson_NP0 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ now_AV0 kind_NN1 of_PRF famous_AJ0 for_PRP Nipsey_NP0 Hussle_NP0 ._SENT That’s_NP0 the_AT0 place_NN1 where_AVQ he_PNP was_VBD shot_VVN ,_PUN literally_AV0 four_CRD blocks_NN2 away_AV0 from_PRP where_AVQ I_PNP grew_VVD up_AVP ._SENT ”_NP0 Ramsey_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 oldest_AJS of_PRF four_CRD children_NN2 ,_PUN raised_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 blue-collar_AJ0 family_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS father_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 letter_NN1 carrier_NN1 ;_PUN his_DPS mother_NN1 was_VBD an_AT0 aide_NN1 at_PRP an_AT0 elementary_AJ0 school_NN1 ._SENT 
Ramsey_NP0 explored_VVD the_AT0 world_NN1 outside_PRP his_DPS neighborhood_NN1 through_PRP his_DPS mother’s_AJ0 magazines_NN2 ,_PUN drawing_VVG his_DPS own_DT0 stories_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 margins_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 ballpoint_NN1 pen_NN1 ._SENT “_NN1 Without_PRP realizing_VVG it_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD kind_AJ0 of_PRF playing_VVG around_AVP with_PRP some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF narrative_NN1 already_AV0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 I_PNP just_AV0 never_AV0 stopped_VVN drawing_VVG ._SENT ”_VVB His_DPS mother_NN1 encouraged_VVD reading_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS father_NN1 taught_VVD him_PNP to_TO0 love_VVI music_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 jazz_NN1 and_CJC classical_AJ0 ._SENT “_VVB I_PNP always_AV0 feel_VVB like_CJS it_PNP opened_VVD up_AVP some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF mental_AJ0 space_NN1 that_CJT gave_VVD me_PNP an_AT0 appetite_NN1 for_PRP looking_VVG outside_PRP my_DPS immediate_AJ0 sphere_NN1 of_PRF experience_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
But_CJC they_PNP had_VHD no_AT0 ties_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 arts_NN2 beyond_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN despite_PRP living_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 show_NN1 business_NN1 region_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 Definitely_AV0 no_AT0 connection_NN1 to_PRP anything_PNI having_VHG to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP Hollywood_NP0 or_CJC the_AT0 movies_NN2 ,_PUN ”_NP0 he_PNP emphasized_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 That_DT0 was_VBD all_DT0 a_AT0 million_CRD miles_NN2 away_AV0 —_PUN or_CJC might_VM0 as_CJS well_AV0 have_VHI been_VBN ._SENT ”_NP0 
Ramsey_NP0 kept_VVD drawing_VVG through_PRP his_DPS teenage_AJ0 years_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC got_VVD accepted_VVN to_PRP UCLA_NP0 as_PRP a_AT0 fine_AJ0 arts_NN2 major_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 first_ORD in_PRP his_DPS immediate_AJ0 family_NN1 to_TO0 go_VVI to_PRP college_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 I_PNP thought_VVD I’d_NN1 be_VBI some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF painter_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC had_VHD the_AT0 vague_AJ0 idea_NN1 of_PRF being_VBG an_AT0 illustrator_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP didn’t_VVB know_VVB ,_PUN ”_VVB he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 How_AVQ do_VDB I_PNP find_VVI a_AT0 career_NN1 path_NN1 ?_SENT Or_CJC what_DTQ do_VDB I_PNP want_VVI ?_SENT It_PNP was_VBD all_DT0 this_DT0 hazy_AJ0 weird_AJ0 mystery_NN1 to_PRP me_PNP ._SENT ”_NP0 
All_AV0 Ramsey_NP0 knew_VVD for_PRP sure_AJ0 was_VBD that_CJT he_PNP loved_VVD comic_AJ0 books_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 works_NN0 of_PRF Andrew_NP0 Wyeth_NP0 —_PUN muscle-bound_AJ0 fantasy_NN1 heroes_NN2 and_CJC lonely_AJ0 people_NN0 in_PRP desolate_AJ0 landscapes_NN2 ._SENT College_NN1 further_AV0 expanded_VVD his_DPS interest_NN1 in_PRP abstraction_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP dropped_VVD out_AVP of_PRF art_NN1 school_NN1 to_TO0 study_VVI film_NN1 at_PRP Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 City_NN1 College_NN1 ._SENT 
Ramsey’s_NP0 friends_NN2 were_VBD movie_NN1 obsessives_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP soon_AV0 realized_VVD that_CJT filmmaking_NN1 combined_VVD a_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS interests_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP loved_VVD movies_NN2 as_PRP a_AT0 fan_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC had_VHD no_AT0 idea_NN1 how_AVQ they_PNP were_VBD made_VVN ._SENT “_NP0 It_PNP was_VBD like_CJS they_PNP fell_VVD out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 sky_NN1 ,_PUN ”_NP0 he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 I_PNP had_VHD no_AT0 concept_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP could_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 part_NN1 of_PRF something_PNI like_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT It_PNP just_AV0 never_AV0 ,_PUN never_AV0 penetrated_VVN in_PRP my_DPS mind_NN1 until_CJS I_PNP saw_VVD my_DPS friends_NN2 nibbling_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 edges_NN2 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT ”_NP0 
One_CRD film_NN1 in_PRP particular_AJ0 opened_VVD his_DPS eyes_NN2 about_PRP the_AT0 ways_NN2 music_NN1 ,_PUN narrative_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC visuals_NN2 combined_VVN can_VM0 transport_VVI an_AT0 audience_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 I_PNP remember_VVB pretty_AV0 clearly_AV0 ,_PUN coming_VVG out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 theater_NN1 ,_PUN talking_VVG with_PRP my_DPS friends_NN2 ,_PUN like_AV0 ,_PUN ‘Man_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 way_NN1 that_CJT you’re_NP0 just_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 palm_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 hand_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 guy_NN1 that_CJT made_VVD this_DT0 ..._PUN ”_NP0 
That_DT0 movie_NN1 was_VBD E.T._NP0 the_AT0 Extra-Terrestrial_NN1 ._SENT Peter_NP0 Ramsey_NP0 ,_PUN about_PRP 19_CRD at_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN would_VM0 never_AV0 have_VHI dreamed_VVN that_CJT someday_AV0 he_PNP would_VM0 work_VVI alongside_PRP Steven_NP0 Spielberg_NP0 ,_PUN developing_VVG the_AT0 visuals_NN2 for_PRP two_CRD of_PRF his_DPS future_AJ0 films_NN2 ._SENT 
Chapter_NN1 2_CRD —_PUN THE_AT0 MENTORS_NN2 :_PUN SINGLETON_NP0 ,_PUN COPPOLA_NP0 ,_PUN AND_CJC KRUEGER_NP0 
Ramsey_NP0 broke_VVD into_PRP Hollywood_NP0 by_PRP doing_VDG storyboards_NN2 :_PUN the_AT0 comic-strip-like_AJ0 panels_NN2 that_CJT help_VVB filmmakers_NN2 plot_VVB their_DPS shots_NN2 and_CJC pace_VVB their_DPS movies_NN2 ._SENT Ramsey_NP0 had_VHD no_AT0 idea_NN1 he_PNP could_VM0 do_VDI such_DT0 work_NN1 until_PRP an_AT0 illustrator_NN1 friend_NN1 introduced_VVD him_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 late_AJ0 storyboard_NN1 legend_NN1 Maurice_NP0 Zuberano_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD worked_VVN on_PRP Citizen_NN1 Kane_NP0 ,_PUN The_AT0 Sound_NN1 of_PRF Music_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC West_NP0 Side_NN1 Story_NN1 ,_PUN among_PRP many_DT0 others_NN2 ._SENT 
“_NN1 I_PNP had_VHD my_DPS sketchbook_NN1 with_PRP me_PNP and_CJC he_PNP was_VBD like_PRP ,_PUN ‘Oh_NP0 yeah_ITJ ,_PUN sure_AJ0 ,_PUN you_PNP can_VM0 definitely_AV0 do_VDI this_DT0 !_SENT ”_NP0 Ramsey_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 ‘I_NP0 could_VM0 ?_SENT Me_PNP ?_SENT ’_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 this_DT0 dumb_AJ0 kid_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD grown_VVN up_AVP 10_CRD miles_NN2 from_PRP Hollywood_NP0 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD finally_AV0 starting_VVG to_TO0 gel_VVI that_CJT ,_PUN oh_ITJ ,_PUN maybe_AV0 this_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 foothold_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
Ramsey_NP0 got_VVD a_AT0 job_NN1 doing_VDG storyboards_NN2 for_PRP commercials_NN2 ,_PUN selling_VVG products_NN2 like_PRP Miller_NP0 Lite_NP0 ,_PUN Pepsi_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC cat_NN1 litter_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP doing_VDG that_DT0 for_PRP a_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF years_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD asked_VVN to_TO0 work_VVI on_PRP a_AT0 feature_NN1 film_NN1 ._SENT Frank_NP0 LaLoggia_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD directed_VVN a_AT0 cult-favorite_AJ0 scary_AJ0 movie_NN1 called_VVN Lady_NP0 in_PRP White_NP0 in_PRP 1988_CRD ,_PUN recruited_VVD Ramsey_NP0 to_TO0 do_VDI storyboards_NN2 for_PRP a_AT0 movie_NN1 about_PRP Michelangelo_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP fell_VVD apart_AV0 in_PRP development_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP gave_VVD Ramsey_NP0 both_AV0 a_AT0 chance_NN1 to_PRP practice_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 trip_NN1 to_PRP Florence_NP0 to_TO0 do_VDI location_NN1 scouting_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN he_PNP secured_VVD his_DPS first_ORD actual_AJ0 movie_NN1 job_NN1 :_PUN storyboards_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 1989_CRD Freddy_NP0 Krueger_NP0 slasher_NN1 sequel_NN1 ,_PUN A_AT0 Nightmare_NN1 on_PRP Elm_NP0 Street_NP0 5_CRD :_PUN The_AT0 Dream_NN1 Child_NN1 ._SENT 
That_DT0 led_VVD to_PRP another_DT0 job_NN1 —_PUN Predator_NN1 2_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP 1990_CRD —_PUN and_CJC with_PRP those_DT0 dues_NN2 paid_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 prestige_NN1 followed_VVN ._SENT A_AT0 young_AJ0 filmmaker_NN1 named_VVN John_NP0 Singleton_NP0 hired_VVD Ramsey_NP0 to_TO0 do_VDI storyboards_NN2 for_PRP Boyz_NN2 n_XX0 the_AT0 Hood_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 breakthrough_NN1 for_PRP both_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP :_PUN Singleton_NP0 would_VM0 go_VVI on_AVP to_TO0 become_VVI the_AT0 first_ORD African_AJ0 American_AJ0 filmmaker_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI an_AT0 Oscar_NP0 nomination_NN1 for_PRP best_AJS director_NN1 ._SENT “_VVB We_PNP really_AV0 connected_VVN because_CJS he_PNP had_VHD grown_VVN up_AVP not_XX0 far_AV0 from_PRP where_AVQ I_PNP grew_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN ”_NP0 Ramsey_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
He_PNP not_XX0 only_AV0 knew_VVD the_AT0 characters_NN2 in_PRP that_DT0 South-Central_AJ0 drama_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC was_VBD aware_AJ0 of_PRF how_AVQ close_AJ0 he_PNP came_VVD to_PRP being_VBG one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP himself_PNX ._SENT “_VVB My_DPS life_NN1 didn’t_NN1 quite_AV0 unfold_VVB that_DT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI ._SENT If_CJS a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF things_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN different_AJ0 in_PRP my_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 100_CRD %_NN0 could_VM0 have_VHI ._SENT ”_NP0 
Singleton_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ died_VVD from_PRP a_AT0 stroke_NN1 in_PRP 2019_CRD at_PRP the_AT0 age_NN1 of_PRF 51_CRD ,_PUN made_VVD Ramsey_NP0 see_VVI that_CJT someone_PNI like_PRP himself_PNX —_PUN a_AT0 Black_AJ0 man_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 Hollywood_NP0 outsider_NN1 —_PUN could_VM0 work_VVI his_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 highest_AJS levels_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 film_NN1 business_NN1 ,_PUN all_AV0 while_CJS telling_VVG stories_NN2 about_PRP people_NN0 like_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN people_NN0 who_PNQ didn’t_VVB often_AV0 see_VVB themselves_PNX centered_VVN onscreen_AJ0 ._SENT “_NN1 That_CJT was_VBD huge_AJ0 for_PRP me_PNP because_CJS I_PNP had_VHD aspired_VVN to_TO0 do_VDI something_PNI set_VVI where_AVQ I_PNP grew_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN ”_NP0 Ramsey_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT “_NN1 Before_PRP Boyz_NN2 n_XX0 the_AT0 Hood_NP0 ,_PUN we_PNP weren’t_VVD even_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 map_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS movies_NN2 went_VVD ._SENT John_NP0 dragged_VVD that_CJT stuff_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 light_NN1 and_CJC introduced_VVD people_NN0 to_PRP that_DT0 world_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
Boyz_NN2 n_ZZ0 the_AT0 Hood_NP0 led_VVD to_PRP other_AJ0 high-profile_AJ0 work_NN1 ._SENT Ramsey_NP0 did_VDD storyboards_NN2 for_PRP Ron_NP0 Howard_NP0 on_PRP 1991’s_CRD Backdraft_NP0 and_CJC 1992’s_CRD Far_AV0 and_CJC Away_AV0 ._SENT Singleton_NP0 hired_VVD him_PNP repeatedly_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 only_AV0 to_TO0 draw_VVI visuals_NN2 but_CJC also_AV0 to_TO0 do_VDI second_ORD unit_NN1 directing_VVG on_PRP 1993’s_CRD Poetic_AJ0 Justice_NN1 and_CJC 1995’s_CRD Higher_AJC Learning_NN1 ._SENT “_NN1 One_CRD day_NN1 on_PRP Poetic_AJ0 Justice_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP were_VBD going_VVG through_PRP some_DT0 storyboards_NN2 I_PNP had_VHD drawn_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP was_VBD really_AV0 loving_VVG what_DTQ I’d_NP0 done_VDN ,_PUN ”_NP0 Ramsey_NP0 recalled_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 He_PNP was_VBD like_AJ0 ,_PUN ‘Man_NN1 ,_PUN if_CJS you_PNP ever_AV0 wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 director_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP should_VM0 really_AV0 think_VVI about_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN because_CJS you’ve_NP0 got_VVD a_AT0 good_AJ0 eye_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
Ramsey_NP0 said_VVD Singleton_NP0 gave_VVD him_PNP a_AT0 chance_NN1 because_CJS he_PNP saw_VVD another_DT0 Black_AJ0 artist_NN1 who_PNQ was_VBD striving_VVG ._SENT “_NP0 It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 conscious_AJ0 thing_NN1 for_PRP him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD definitely_AV0 like_AV0 ,_PUN ‘I_NN2 want_VVB to_TO0 bring_VVI as_PRP many_DT0 people_NN0 as_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 with_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN ’_PUQ ”_NP0 Ramsey_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 The_AT0 lack_NN1 of_PRF recognition_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 lack_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 even_AV0 being_VBG willing_AJ0 to_TO0 look_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 direction_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF Black_AJ0 artists_NN2 or_CJC Black_AJ0 aspiring_AJ0 talent_NN1 ..._PUN There_EX0 was_VBD so_AV0 much_AV0 untapped_AJ0 talent_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC John_NP0 could_VM0 see_VVI it.’_NP0 ”_NP0 
Ramsey_NP0 also_AV0 received_VVD important_AJ0 encouragement_NN1 from_PRP another_DT0 director_NN1 he_PNP admired_VVD :_PUN Francis_NP0 Ford_NP0 Coppola_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD hired_VVN him_PNP to_TO0 help_VVI create_VVI visuals_NN2 for_PRP Bram_NP0 Stoker’s_NP0 Dracula_NP0 ._SENT “_VVB That_CJT probably_AV0 has_VHZ to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 most_AV0 mind-boggling_AJ0 one_PNI of_PRF all_DT0 to_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN because_CJS my_DPS dad_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 huge_AJ0 fan_NN1 of_PRF The_AT0 Godfather_NN1 movies_NN2 ,_PUN ”_NP0 he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 He_PNP was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 few_DT0 filmmakers_NN2 that_CJT I_PNP knew_VVD growing_VVG up_AVP in_PRP my_DPS early_AJ0 teens_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 literal_AJ0 worship_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
In_PRP the_AT0 behind-the-scenes_AJ0 documentary_NN1 featured_VVD below_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 baby-faced_AJ0 Ramsey_NP0 is_VBZ seen_VVN sketching_VVG out_AVP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 film’s_NP0 gothic_AJ0 imagery_NN1 ._SENT Ramsey_NP0 is_VBZ also_AV0 interviewed_VVN on_PRP camera_NN1 ,_PUN talking_VVG about_PRP how_AVQ the_AT0 director_NN1 encouraged_VVD him_PNP to_TO0 study_VVI classical_AJ0 artists_NN2 in_PRP order_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI inside_PRP their_DPS heads_NN2 and_CJC push_VVB his_DPS own_DT0 boundaries_NN2 ._SENT 
Today_AV0 ,_PUN Coppola_NP0 doesn’t_NN1 recall_VVB Ramsey_NP0 as_PRP a_AT0 starry-eyed_AJ0 apprentice_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 Even_AV0 then_AV0 ,_PUN Peter_NP0 had_VHD a_AT0 very_AV0 endearing_AJ0 personality_NN1 ._SENT Kind_NN1 ,_PUN attentive_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC always_AV0 trying_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI helpful_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP consider_VVB him_PNP a_AT0 friend_NN1 ,_PUN ”_NP0 Coppola_NP0 told_VVD Vanity_NN1 Fair_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 I_PNP remember_VVB we_PNP occupied_VVD offices_NN2 with_PRP rows_NN2 and_CJC rows_NN2 of_PRF Peter_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 team’s_AJ0 storyboard_NN1 drawings_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 production_NN1 heads_NN2 and_CJC I_PNP would_VM0 constantly_AV0 refer_VVI to_PRP them_PNP during_PRP preproduction_NN1 and_CJC production_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 film_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD an_AT0 integral_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF Dracula_NP0 ._SENT ”_NP0 
Being_VBG the_AT0 nexus_NN1 point_NN1 between_PRP a_AT0 filmmaker_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS creative_AJ0 team_NN1 became_VVD Ramsey’s_NP0 film_NN1 school_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP recalls_VVZ Coppola_NP0 providing_VVG vital_AJ0 encouragement_NN1 even_AV0 when_CJS he_PNP had_VHD doubts_NN2 about_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 dream_NN1 ._SENT “_NN1 There_EX0 was_VBD one_CRD story_NN1 I’ll_NN1 never_AV0 forget_VVB ,_PUN ”_NP0 Ramsey_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT “_NN1 One_CRD day_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 Sony_NP0 execs_NN2 came_VVD in_AVP and_CJC I_PNP started_VVD packing_VVG my_DPS stuff_NN1 and_CJC he_PNP was_VBD like_PRP ,_PUN ‘It’s_NN2 okay_AV0 ._SENT You_PNP can_VM0 stay_VVI ,_PUN you_PNP can_VM0 stay.’_NN1 They_PNP sat_VVD down_AVP and_CJC had_VHD a_AT0 meeting_NN1 right_AV0 there_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 room_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD drawing_VVG ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 little_AJ0 mouse_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD budget_NN1 stuff_NN1 going_VVG on_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP was_VBD like_PRP ,_PUN Wow_ITJ ,_PUN he_PNP still_AV0 has_VHZ to_TO0 deal_VVI with_PRP this_DT0 ?_SENT It’s_NP0 crazy_AJ0 that_CJT they_PNP just_AV0 don’t_VVB give_VVB him_PNP whatever_DTQ he_PNP wants_VVZ ,_PUN because_CJS he’s_NP0 a_AT0 God_NP0 ._SENT ”_NP0 
“_VVB So_AV0 the_AT0 meeting_NN1 broke_VVD up_AVP and_CJC I’m_VVD sitting_VVG there_AV0 drawing_VVG ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 pretend_VVI like_PRP I_PNP wasn’t_NN1 eavesdropping_NN1 ._SENT Francis_NP0 puts_VVZ his_DPS hand_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS shoulder_NN1 and_CJC goes_VVZ ,_PUN ‘I_NP0 wanted_VVD you_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI what_DTQ these_DT0 meetings_NN2 are_VBB like_AV0 and_CJC hang_VVB out.’_NN1 And_CJC then_AV0 he_PNP goes_VVZ ,_PUN ‘As_NP0 a_AT0 young_AJ0 director_NN1 ,_PUN you’ve_NP0 got_VVD to_TO0 know_VVI how_AVQ things_NN2 work_VVB with_PRP the_AT0 studio.’_NN1 I_PNP swear_VVB to_PRP God_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB a_AT0 tear_NN1 probably_AV0 came_VVD out_AVP ,_PUN because_CJS I_PNP was_VBD like_PRP ,_PUN Oh_ITJ my_DPS God_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP takes_VVZ me_PNP seriously_AV0 ._SENT ”_NP0 
“_NN1 From_PRP my_DPS working_AJ0 experiences_NN2 with_PRP Peter_NP0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD clear_AJ0 back_AVP then_AV0 he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 great_AJ0 talent_NN1 and_CJC very_AV0 collaborative_AJ0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 Coppola_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT “_NP0 His_DPS trailblazer_NN1 status_NN1 comes_VVZ as_PRP no_AT0 surprise_NN1 to_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC I’m_AJ0 thrilled_AJ0 he’s_NN2 found_VVD success_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 director_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
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Chapter_NN1 3_CRD —_PUN THE_AT0 RISE_NN1 (_PUL AND_CJC FALL_NN1 )_PUR OF_PRF THE_AT0 GUARDIANS_NN2 
Ramsey’s_NP0 storyboarding_NN1 career_NN1 was_VBD going_VVG strong_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC life_NN1 was_VBD good_AJ0 ._SENT He’d_NN1 gotten_VVN married_AJ0 and_CJC was_VBD raising_VVG three_CRD children_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP became_VVD the_AT0 go-to_NN1 guy_NN1 for_PRP blockbusters_NN2 and_CJC awards_NN2 contenders_NN2 alike_AV0 ,_PUN storyboarding_VVG Independence_NN1 Day_NN1 and_CJC Godzilla_NN1 with_PRP Roland_NP0 Emmerich_NP0 ,_PUN Fight_NN1 Club_NN1 and_CJC Panic_NN1 Room_NN1 with_PRP David_NP0 Fincher_NP0 ,_PUN Adaptation_NN1 and_CJC Being_VBG John_NP0 Malkovich_NP0 with_PRP Spike_NP0 Jonze_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Cast_VVB Away_AV0 with_PRP Robert_NP0 Zemeckis_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 guy_NN1 who_PNQ walked_VVD out_AVP of_PRF E.T._NP0 with_PRP new_AJ0 appreciation_NN1 for_PRP filmmaking_NN1 worked_VVN alongside_PRP Spielberg_NP0 on_PRP both_DT0 A.I._NN1 Artificial_AJ0 Intelligence_NN1 and_CJC Minority_NN1 Report_NN1 ._SENT 
What_DTQ he_PNP discovered_VVD was_VBD that_CJT the_AT0 biggest_AJS hits_NN2 didn’t_NN1 always_AV0 change_VVB his_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 little_AJ0 movies_NN2 ,_PUN like_PRP 1995’s_CRD Tank_NN1 Girl_NN1 ._SENT Aron_NP0 Warner_NP0 ,_PUN an_AT0 executive_AJ0 producer_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 film_NN1 ,_PUN went_VVD on_AVP to_TO0 run_VVI a_AT0 Silicon_NN1 Valley_NN1 –_PUN based_VVN computer_NN1 animation_NN1 company_NN1 named_VVN Pacific_NP0 Data_NN0 Images_NN2 ._SENT 
PDI_NP0 was_VBD eventually_AV0 acquired_VVN by_PRP DreamWorks_NN2 —_PUN and_CJC Warner_NP0 wanted_VVD Ramsey_NP0 to_TO0 help_VVI develop_VVI their_DPS movies_NN2 ._SENT “_NP0 He_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN ‘I’m_NN2 working_VVG on_PRP this_DT0 thing_NN1 called_VVN Shrek_NP0 and_CJC it’s_NP0 kind_NN1 of_PRF crazy_AJ0 ,_PUN ’_PUQ ”_NP0 Ramsey_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT “_NN1 At_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN I’m_VVG pretty_AV0 sure_AJ0 I_PNP was_VBD working_VVG on_PRP Fight_NN1 Club_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD like_PRP ,_PUN ‘Eh_NP0 ,_PUN animation_NN1 shmanimation_NN1 ,_PUN I’m_NN2 doing_VDG real_AJ0 movies_NN2 !_SENT So_AV0 thanks_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC no_AT0 thanks.’_AJ0 ”_NN1 After_PRP Shrek_NP0 won_VVD the_AT0 first_ORD best-animated-picture_NN1 Oscar_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Shrek_NP0 2_CRD established_AJ0 DreamWorks_NN2 as_PRP a_AT0 behemoth_NN1 ,_PUN Warner_NP0 reached_VVD out_AVP again_AV0 ._SENT 
