The Thrill of Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg writes and directs modern films which have majorly impacted the film industry. Spielberg made many contributions to the film industry. He directed many infamous movies by using his impeccable ideas such as, the different genres of movies that he produces. He has made two huge successes known as ET and Jaws. Spielberg is one of the greatest revolutionaries of all time because of his outstanding special effects as well as his ability to expand on different genres of movies. One of the many amazing talents that Steven Spielberg contributed to the film industry was the usage of effects in films. Spielberg insisted special effects were necessary but avoided using too many special effects …show more content…
Spielberg continues the Star Wars movie plot by helping out a longtime friend Kathleen Kennedy. Kathleen asked Spielberg to co-produce Star Wars alongside of her. His first reaction was “No” but then he finally came around because he was infatuated with the Sequel. Spielberg and Kennedy have partnered up in many movies. She loves his story telling abilities. “He has told more stories better over a longer time than anyone.” (Wolgamott) People all around the world franchise over the Star Wars series; this shows just how talented Steven Spielberg really is. Steven Spielberg came up with a wide variety of films ranging from thrillers to romances. “He makes such powerful dramas and that is why he is the greatest director in film history.” (Wolgamott) He tells wonderful stories that people can relate to. Steven Spielberg’s story telling abilities led him to becoming the father of the film …show more content…
He has made so many jam packed action filled movies that catch the viewers eye almost instantly, which was how he got to become the father of the film industry. He is a brilliant director and producer. He has messages in his movies such as having a man being the superhero. Two of his war movies were inspired because of his father’s war stories, he thought of his father as a hero. “He has gotten many awards for his movies.” (Gianetti) Spielberg has many awards for his outstanding movies such as War Horse, ET, and Jaws. He has these awards simply because he was nominated as the best motion picture of the dramas and also for movie of the year. Audiences all around the world are learning to face their fears and adapt to real world situations. Spielberg has made a major impact on people’s lives across the globe. One of Spielberg’s movies by the name of ET is described as innocent, hopeful, and cheerful. “It is filled with innocence, hope, and good cheer. It is also wickedly funny and exciting as hell…. It works as science fiction, it's sometimes as scary as a monster movie, and at the end, when the lights go up, there's not a dry eye in the house.” (Saito) Without Steven Spielberg’s impact on the film industry, many of his talents would go unseen. He has made one of the biggest, if not the biggest impact on the film industry. His abilities and talents have changed both the film industry and
Since the beginning of cinema, the world has been introduced to many types of films, genres, and actors that influence how cinema is today. In the ever changing world of cinema, there will always be role models that actors and directors look up to for inspiration. As viewers, it’s important that we feel emotion throughout the production. There have been many actors and directors that have caused such a high impact and influence in the world of film, that it’s hard to forget them in years to come. One of the many popular actors/directors described is Clint Eastwood. Eastwood has been more influential than many people think. Eastwood has helped expand and inspire the world of cinema to what is it today.
At a very young age of eight, David Fincher’s passion for cinema grew when he was inspired by the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Born in 1962 Denver, Colorado, David Fincher moved to Ashland, Oregon in his teens, where he graduated from Ashland High School. During high school, he directed plays, designed sets, and managed lighting after school. One summer, he and a friend attended the Berkley Film Institute’s summer program, where he hoped to learn film as a true art form but instead was taught the technical production. Either way he was happy to engage is this and as his early film industry career started, he was a production assistant at his local television news station. Years went by as he directed propaganda films followed by becoming a well-known music director until his first movie feature debut Aliens 3 in 1992. However, the American director David Fincher didn’t become a modern 21st century visionary until his creation of the film Se7en (1995). The huge success from this film started Fincher’s popularity in the film industry. From there he continued to make ironic movies we know today such as: Fight Club (1999), Zodiac (2007), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network (2010), Gone Girl, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
A Movie Message Watching movies can actually help you learn a very valuable lesson in life. Tim Burton has a very unique personality which shows in his movies. He uses his personality while directing. He uses lighting and color as well as using long shots to create an interesting mood for the audience. While watching Tim Burton movies, the audience always feels many different emotions wandering through them.
Steven Spielberg used classic linear storytelling in his movies, the narrative in most of his movies were Plot driven and very effective. He is a storyteller always mindful of holding his audience. Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest directors of today. He is master in taking stories and incidents from the past and and rejuvinating them with his own potential.
Some may say he is intelligent, while others may say he is courageous. Big words are just insufficient to describe this actor/director/screen-writer/producer. This two-time Oscar winner and nominee of numerous awards, has proven that Hollywood is not just a money making workshop, but it offers well profound characters that deserve the attention of connoisseurs. More importantly,
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
As one of the most widely acclaimed and influential directors of the postwar era, Stanley Kubrick enjoyed a reputation and a standing unique among the filmmakers of his day. He had a brilliant career with relatively few films. An outsider, he worked beyond the confines of Hollywood, which he disliked, maintaining complete control of his projects and making movies according to his own ideas and time constraints. To him, filmmaking was a form of art and unlike Hollywood, not a business.
Steven Spielberg and The New Era Steven Spielberg, one of the most successful movie director of all time. A life changing, new era begins when Steven Spielberg enters the movie business, and the future begins. Some of the most famous movies in the United States/world are directed from Spielberg, the mastermind behind them. As a founder of the New Era, he made special effects work better, even look better. Awards keep adding on to his collection for his outstanding movies.
Tom Cruise is an extraordinary actor. Critics and films determine and prove that he is one of the best actors to make it in the business. Cruise not only was nominated for 80 awards, he has won 29, and 4 Golden Globe awards (Wikipedia). His life style, and acting wasn’t just handed to him it was earned and hard worked like anything Tom has achieved before.
He demonstrated that a capacity to grasp the essence of America's attitude about work, family, social life success in historical circumstances. He was the most influential during the Great Depression to World War 2 and Cold War and other aspects of American history (Rosa Sanmartin). The reason he was so impactful during this time was everyone was going through difficult times and he was able to make people feel better through his films.
“He is an Artist, a Genius, an Oddball, and Insane, Brilliant, Brave, Hysterically Funny, Loyal, Honconformist, Honest Friend,” Johnny Depp. Tim Burton is a well know producer in Hollywood. In this essay about Tim it will go over how he started, the upcoming of his career and the fails, and last what Tim is doing now.
Know I'm preaching to the choir here about the sheer awesomeness and importance that work of Ray Harryhausen possessed. I don't need to remind you, the good readers of SJP, about how he painstakingly worked to create his treasures. Harryhausen, to me, is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. The level of skill teamed with imagination and work-ethic is inspiring.
Perhaps no other director has generated such a broad range of critical reaction as D.W. Griffith. For students of the motion picture, Griffith's is the most familiar name in film history. Generally acknowledged as America's most influential director (and certainly one of the most prolific), he is also perceived as being among the most limited. Praise for his mastery of film technique is matched by repeated indictments of his moral, artistic, and intellectual inadequacies. At one extreme, Kevin Brownlow has characterized him as "the only director in America creative enough to be called a genius." At the other, Paul Rotha calls his contribution to the advance of film "negligible" and Susan Sontag complains of his "supreme vulgarity and even
Let me tell you the tale of Morgan Freeman and how he saved the world with his movies, In Morgan’s childhood he always thought he could do something good for america which he was right in that case, he started making movies that were astonishing but not the best, He then got a golden globe award for his acting and nominations for acting in Street Smart, Driving miss daisy, The Shawshank redemption and Invictus, Everyone said he was “the best actor in the world” they all say his movies are the best, he made so many movies the stocks blew up..
Tim Burton is one of the most creative and unique directors of this time. He’s made many films with different studios, created amazing and scary artwork, and has inspired many of us to create what we imagine. Even though his childhood wasn’t that great and he had to work hard to be noticed. He succeeded in building a career for himself and enjoy it as well. Burton is an idol and has never made a dull film.