Steven Speilberg

1. Steven Spielberg
By Craig Talbot
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2. YOUTH
Born:
December 18, 1946
In Cincinnati, Ohio
Info:
Born into a strong Jewish family.
Moved to California
attend the film school at University of Southern California
became a member of Theta Chi Fraternity
Worked at Universal Studios for free
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3. Apprentice
Started a career as an intern in Universal
Studios.
Made his first short film, Amblin.
Spielberg became the youngest director ever
to be signed with a long term Hollywood deal.
His first job was to direct the show Night Gallery.
Everything took off from there.
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4. Awards
Four Academy Awards for three different films.
Five Golden Globes for five different films.
Twelve Saturn Awards.
Three Primetime Emmy’s for three different films.
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Two Critics Choice awards.
Three BAFTA awards.
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5. Techniques
Spielberg is known for making a lot of
Science Fiction films having to do with
extra terrestrial life.
His most persistent theme is tension in
parent-child relationships.
He likes to focus on real life events. Such
as The Holocaust and World Wars.
One particular shot he is well known for
is framing characters through rich
foreground objects.
He has perfected a dramatic over the
shoulder shot of the protagonist. You
could fin that shot in almost every movie.
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6. Films
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7. Quotes
“He's such a master. He knows the language of the
camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great
freedom.“ -Max Von Sydow
“He is the first one of us who doesn’t see the
proscenium arch.” -Hitchhock
“It's just such an honor to say that I was in
something by Steven Spielberg.” -Dakota Fanning
“Stories don’t have a middle or end anymore, they usually have a beginning
that never stop beginning.”- Spielberg
“I love the smell of film, knowing it’s brewing through the camera.” - Spielberg
“I dream for a living.” - Steven Spielberg
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8. Legacy / Influence
He is one of those people who won’t
stop, and can’t stop until he achieves
everything he has imagined.
No directors have ever been as successful as
Spielberg and people know that. If his name is on a
commercial for a new film, you know it’s worth
seeing.
This is a major motive for everyone, Spielberg has had a massive impact
knowing that they can do more than on a number of people. He has
“just movies” but achieve anything transformed the film culture.
they wish.
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9. Citations
Barnes, Brooks. "Steven Spielberg News - The New York Times." Times Topics - The New
York Times. 14 Dec. 2011. Web. 14 Dec. 2011. <http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/
reference/timestopics/people/s/steven_spielberg/index.html>.
"IMDb - Steven Spielberg." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 14 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/>.
"Steven Spielberg - Rotten Tomatoes." Movies | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes.
Web. 14 Dec. 2011. <http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/steven_spielberg/>.
"Steven Spielberg Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com." Famous
Biographies & TV Shows - Biography.com. Web. 14 Dec. 2011. <http://
www.biography.com/people/steven-spielberg-9490621>.
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