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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_Scott#Approach_and_style

• Often includes strong female characters.
• Often makes use of classical music (Hovis Advertisements, Someone To Watch Over Me).
• Extensive use of smoke and other atmospheres, plus fans and fan-like objects which he uses in Hannibal for symbolic purposes.
• Storyboarding his films extensively. These illustrations, when made by himself, have been refferred to as "Ridleygrams" in DVD releases.
• Seems to use extreme levels of lighting in his films. Blade Runner is for the most part dark and dingy, whereas Thelma & Louise, for the most part, is bright, sunny and happy.