Steven Spielberg is arguably the best director of all time! His unique movies have made him very successful in the list of all time directors. His expressive imagination makes him so unique from other directors. Blockbusters such as Jurassic Park or Saving Private Ryan helped him rise to the top.
Steven Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His parents were Arnold Spielberg and Leah Spielberg, who soon influenced the movies he would make. Surprisingly enough, Steven Spielberg was poor at school. Though, when it came to filmmaking, he was extremely talented. He would often become interested in new filmmaking techniques, just like his father, who would study techniques to get ahead in the field. Steven was Jewish
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His parents were unhappy with each other, and soon divorced. That following summer, he stayed with his father, which gave him an opportunity that got him to be a star.
He finished high school with a C average. After high school, he went to Long Beach College, as it was close to Hollywood. Soon, he got an apprenticeship at Universal Studios and learned a lot more about filming, such as editing. Though, his studies at Long Beach suffered greatly as he was much more interested in movies than regular, boring classes. After helping to create several movies for Universal, he got a chance to direct a TV film, Duel, in 1970. Unlike other TV films, it was a gigantic success, especially to the critics. He also worked on another project, The Sugarland Express, which was a mixed success. But by that time it came out, he was already working on Jaws. Jaws soon became a smash hit! It quickly passed The Godfather as the most successful movie of all time (at that time). Soon after, he followed up his great success with another hit, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind. Continuing with his run, he made Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T., which became classics. (ET became the highest grossing movie of all time, but was soon surpassed by Jurassic Park.) Even after that, he created a sequel to Raiders, which became The Temple of Doom, making him top notch. After making other hits, he created Jurassic Park which revolutionized movies.
McQueen also had one of the biggest collection of classic motorcycles ever. Steve McQueen was born on March 24, 1930, in India to Julia Ann Crawford (lee) and William Terence. At at very young age, McQueen’s father left him and his mother. Because of this abandonment, Steve was a ‘troubled child.’
Steven Spielberg is known by mostly everyone for directing Jaws, E.T., Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, etc. Some of the biggest hit movies in the U.S. Jurassic Park is one of Spielberg's best creations, bringing dinosaurs back to life, this movie led to multiple grammys under Spielberg's belt. Another great film, Jaws, was a box office hit and one of the highest grossing movies released. Jaws launched Spielberg's career into a very good path, it launched a new era in Hollywood. Steven won two academy awards for best director for “Schindler's List” and “Saving Private Ryan”, two of Spielberg's major war movies he directed, which were both hits as well. Spielberg's style is unlike no other. Mainly all of his movies are categorized as adventurous, deal with science fiction, and have historical drama (McBride). Most of his movies are adventurous. Jurassic Park and Jaws are dealing with more science fiction than any other style. Schindler's List has to deal with more historical drama. E.T. is more adventurous than the other styles as well. Lots of Spielberg's best movies have sequels, but most of them are not as good as the original film. Jaws has three or four movies in its series. Jurassic Park also has multiple movies, but they are all not commercially successful as the original Jurassic Park. However, Spielberg’s Indiana Jones series was a box office hit for every movie. Raiders of the Lost Ark was one of the most
Steven Spielberg is the highest grossing director by the worldwide box office collection that was ($9.444 million). Steven has made only 27 films in fourty years and got 24 super hits out of it.He has contributed to the film industry with revolutionary techniques and genres and ideas. He introduced people with different technological ideas and special effects. Steven Spielberg has probably shown us adventure films with one of the best special effects. Steven Spielberg is known for the stylistic theme to the film and has shown mainstream approach in his work. He is the most commercially successful director of all the time. He has been thanked in Oscar speech more than Jesus in the award winning speeches by different actors, producers and
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Anyone who is even vaguely aware with film usually has a favorite director. Why? What distinguishes one director from another? A director is “the person who determines and realizes on the screen an artistic vision of the screenplay; casts the actors and directs their performances; works closely with production design in creating the look of the film…and in most cases, supervises all postproduction activity, especially editing” (Barsam and Monahan 496). Clearly, the director of a film is lead visionary in how the film is made. But what makes some directors truly memorable and instantly recognizable? Those directors take advantage of all different kinds creative possibilities and signatures to become the true “author” of the film, also known
George Lucas is one of the most impressive filmmakers in the world. With a lot of education and background in film has he grown to change the movie industry to something incredible. Lucas was a young boy, born 1944, that was interested in cars and racing, but his interests did soon change into filmmaking after he had been filming the cars that Lucas and his friends would use to race. George Lucas passion for developing picture and sound changed the film industry into something unimaginable.
George Lucas has accomplished much in his 70 years of life. There are many people in Hollywood who would give anything for a fraction of his success. Yet one of the best things about George Lucas is that he is essentially the same person who decided to change career paths from a hospital bed in 1962 to become one of the most influential filmmakers in Hollywood history.
A reporter named Shirley Eder from the Detroit Free Press said that during one of her visits to the Universal backlot, Joan Crawford told her to “Go interview that kid because he’s going to be the biggest director of all time (31).” How true those words would become. After some more television work, Steven Spielberg directed a made-for-television film called Duel (31-37). The film was a success, and received several Emmy nominations, including best cinematography and winning the nomination for best
Do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of some of the great movies you have watched? The answer is many things, but the most important piece is the director. Victor Fleming was one of those great movie directors. Victor Fleming loved adventure and also had the honor of serving in the war. Reflecting his love of adventure are some of his most notable films you have probably watched or at least heard of, The Wizard Of Oz and Gone With The Wind.
Kubrick made his first film in 1953 and has continued to make films till his death shortly after the film Eyes Wide Shut in 1999. With a film career spanning over four decades, he crafted consistent themes, and honed a highly personalized style which was woven into the films he made. Stanley Kubrick was a very stylistic film maker and paid
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February 24, 1955 - Steven Paul was born in San Francisco. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs.
Steven Spielberg is one of the most successful directors of all time (in fact, may people would argue that he is the most successful director there has ever been) and his movies have been some of the most profitable and well known in history. His opening sequences are noted for being captivating, gripping and often scary, building tension and suspense. Born in 1946 in Ohio, Spielberg has become elite among directors. The gross of the films he has directed is estimated at $8.5 billion, and three of his films – Jurassic Park, Jaws and E.T. the extra-terrestrial – have achieved box office records.
There is no straightforward answer when one asks the question of: “What exactly makes a great director?”. The truth is that it can be an array of different factors, from the director having a distinctive or original way of shooting scene, to him or her having a well-written script. But what separates a great director from an iconic one, is how their films inspires not only the current, but also the new generation of filmmakers. The well-known Quentin Tarantino is one of those iconic directors. Born Quentin Jerome Tarantino on 27 March, 1963, he is arguably one of the most famous/influential modern directors of our generation to such an extent, that his name alone can sell a movie. Just as recognisable as his name, is his directing. Renowned