Going into this weekend it looked like Jurassic World was going to do all right. The reviews were warm enough, the Jurassic nostalgia was kicking in, and it was a nice June weekend to see a movie. Then it went and broke a global box office record, bringing in $511.8 worldwide.

Not bad for a flick from a director with only one other feature film under his belt (2012's Safety Not Guaranteed)—an indie to boot. So how did Colin Trevorrow, the man behind Jurassic World's camera, pull off such a blockbuster feat? For starters, by being a huge Jurassic fan. He was 16 when he first saw Steven Spielberg's original, and he made the kind of movie that boy would have wanted to see.

Here's what you need to know about Hollywood's newest blockbuster director.

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