Introduction to Steven Spielberg

Introduction to Steven Spielberg

Author: Gilad James, PhD

Publisher: Gilad James Mystery School

Published:

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 292342154X

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Steven Spielberg is an American filmmaker and producer widely recognized as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema. Born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Spielberg developed an early interest in filmmaking and began making amateur movies as a child. He attended California State University and later transferred to the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, where he directed his first short film, Amblin, which earned him critical acclaim. Spielberg's breakthrough as a filmmaker came in 1975, with the release of the film Jaws, which became one of the most successful and revolutionary films of all time. Over the course of his career, Spielberg has directed numerous blockbuster hits, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, and Saving Private Ryan. Spielberg's work has earned him numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards for Best Director, and his films have grossed more than $10 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing directors of all time. In addition to his filmmaking career, Spielberg has also been involved in philanthropic work, including his establishment of the Shoah Foundation in 1994, which is dedicated to preserving the testimonies of Holocaust survivors via recorded interviews. His work has had a profound impact on the film industry and popular culture, with his films often exploring themes of humanity, identity, and social issues. As one of the most renowned and respected filmmakers of all time, Steven Spielberg's work continues to captivate and inspire audiences around the world.


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Download or read book Introduction to Steven Spielberg written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Spielberg is an American filmmaker and producer widely recognized as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema. Born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Spielberg developed an early interest in filmmaking and began making amateur movies as a child. He attended California State University and later transferred to the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, where he directed his first short film, Amblin, which earned him critical acclaim. Spielberg's breakthrough as a filmmaker came in 1975, with the release of the film Jaws, which became one of the most successful and revolutionary films of all time. Over the course of his career, Spielberg has directed numerous blockbuster hits, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, and Saving Private Ryan. Spielberg's work has earned him numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards for Best Director, and his films have grossed more than $10 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing directors of all time. In addition to his filmmaking career, Spielberg has also been involved in philanthropic work, including his establishment of the Shoah Foundation in 1994, which is dedicated to preserving the testimonies of Holocaust survivors via recorded interviews. His work has had a profound impact on the film industry and popular culture, with his films often exploring themes of humanity, identity, and social issues. As one of the most renowned and respected filmmakers of all time, Steven Spielberg's work continues to captivate and inspire audiences around the world.

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Author: Joseph McBride

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 641

ISBN-13: 1604738375

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Until the first edition of Steven Spielberg: A Biography was published in 1997, much about Spielberg's personality and the forces that shaped it had remained enigmatic, in large part because of his tendency to obscure and mythologize his own past. But in this first full-scale, in-depth biography of Spielberg, Joseph McBride reveals hidden dimensions of the filmmaker's personality and shows how deeply personal even his most commercial work has been. This new edition adds four chapters to Spielberg's life story, chronicling his extraordinarily active and creative period from 1997 to the present, a period in which he has balanced his executive duties as one of the partners in the film studio DreamWorks SKG with a remarkable string of films as a director. Spielberg's ambitious recent work--including Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, A. I. Artifucial Intelligence, Minority Report, The Terminal and Munich--has continually expanded his range both stylistically and in terms of adventurous, often controversial, subject matter. Steven Spielberg: A Biography brought about a reevaluation of the great filmmaker's life and work by those who viewed him as merely a facile entertainer. This new edition guides readers through the mature artistry of Spielberg's later period in which he manages, against considerable odds, to run a successful studio while maintaining and enlarging his high artistic standards as one of America's most thoughtful, sophisticated, and popular filmmakers.


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Download or read book Steven Spielberg written by Joseph McBride and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the first edition of Steven Spielberg: A Biography was published in 1997, much about Spielberg's personality and the forces that shaped it had remained enigmatic, in large part because of his tendency to obscure and mythologize his own past. But in this first full-scale, in-depth biography of Spielberg, Joseph McBride reveals hidden dimensions of the filmmaker's personality and shows how deeply personal even his most commercial work has been. This new edition adds four chapters to Spielberg's life story, chronicling his extraordinarily active and creative period from 1997 to the present, a period in which he has balanced his executive duties as one of the partners in the film studio DreamWorks SKG with a remarkable string of films as a director. Spielberg's ambitious recent work--including Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, A. I. Artifucial Intelligence, Minority Report, The Terminal and Munich--has continually expanded his range both stylistically and in terms of adventurous, often controversial, subject matter. Steven Spielberg: A Biography brought about a reevaluation of the great filmmaker's life and work by those who viewed him as merely a facile entertainer. This new edition guides readers through the mature artistry of Spielberg's later period in which he manages, against considerable odds, to run a successful studio while maintaining and enlarging his high artistic standards as one of America's most thoughtful, sophisticated, and popular filmmakers.

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Author: Joseph McBride

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 1999-05-06

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 9780306809002

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Director, producer, and studio magnate, Steven Spielberg is the most successful filmmaker in movie history, responsible for such box-office blockbusters as Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones trilogy, Jurassic Park, and Saving Private Ryan. From Spielberg's troubled youth to the personal epiphany of Schindler's List and the founding of DreamWorks, this impeccable biography reveals hidden dimensions of his personality and creative evolution while illuminating each film. This impeccable biography reveals hidden dimensions of the director's creative evolution while illuminating each film.


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Download or read book Steven Spielberg written by Joseph McBride and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1999-05-06 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Director, producer, and studio magnate, Steven Spielberg is the most successful filmmaker in movie history, responsible for such box-office blockbusters as Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones trilogy, Jurassic Park, and Saving Private Ryan. From Spielberg's troubled youth to the personal epiphany of Schindler's List and the founding of DreamWorks, this impeccable biography reveals hidden dimensions of his personality and creative evolution while illuminating each film. This impeccable biography reveals hidden dimensions of the director's creative evolution while illuminating each film.

Steven Spielberg and Philosophy

Steven Spielberg and Philosophy

Author: Dean A. Kowalski

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2008-11-21

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0813138701

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“This lively collection of essays on the ideas underpinning his films enriches and enlarges our understanding of Spielberg’s complex body of work.” —Joseph McBride, author of Steven Spielberg: A Biography Few directors have had as powerful an influence on the film industry and the movie-going public as Steven Spielberg. Whatever the subject—dinosaurs, war, extra-terrestrials, slavery, the Holocaust, or terrorism—one clear and consistent touchstone is present in all of Spielberg’s films: an interest in the human condition. In movies ranging from Jaws to Schindler’s List to Amistad to Jurassic Park, he has brought to life some of the most popular heroes—and most despised villains—of all time. In Steven Spielberg and Philosophy, Dean A. Kowalski and some of the nation’s most respected philosophers investigate Spielberg’s art to illuminate the nature of humanity. The book explores rich themes such as cinematic realism, fictional belief, terrorism, family ethics, consciousness, virtue and moral character, human rights, and religion in Spielberg’s work. Avid moviegoers and deep thinkers will discover plenty to enjoy in this collection.


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Download or read book Steven Spielberg and Philosophy written by Dean A. Kowalski and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2008-11-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This lively collection of essays on the ideas underpinning his films enriches and enlarges our understanding of Spielberg’s complex body of work.” —Joseph McBride, author of Steven Spielberg: A Biography Few directors have had as powerful an influence on the film industry and the movie-going public as Steven Spielberg. Whatever the subject—dinosaurs, war, extra-terrestrials, slavery, the Holocaust, or terrorism—one clear and consistent touchstone is present in all of Spielberg’s films: an interest in the human condition. In movies ranging from Jaws to Schindler’s List to Amistad to Jurassic Park, he has brought to life some of the most popular heroes—and most despised villains—of all time. In Steven Spielberg and Philosophy, Dean A. Kowalski and some of the nation’s most respected philosophers investigate Spielberg’s art to illuminate the nature of humanity. The book explores rich themes such as cinematic realism, fictional belief, terrorism, family ethics, consciousness, virtue and moral character, human rights, and religion in Spielberg’s work. Avid moviegoers and deep thinkers will discover plenty to enjoy in this collection.

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Author: Molly Haskell

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0300189826

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A film-centric portrait of the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented Everything about me is in my films, Steven Spielberg has said. Taking this as a key to understanding the hugely successful moviemaker, Molly Haskell explores the full range of Spielberg s works for the light they shine upon the man himself. Through such powerhouse hits as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones, to lesser-known masterworks like A.I. and Empire of the Sun, to the haunting Schindler s List, Haskell shows how Spielberg s uniquely evocative filmmaking and story-telling reveal the many ways in which his life, work, and times are entwined. Organizing chapters around specific films, the distinguished critic discusses how Spielberg s childhood in non-Jewish suburbs, his parents traumatic divorce, his return to Judaism upon his son s birth, and other events echo in his work. She offers a brilliant portrait of the extraordinary director a fearful boy living through his imagination who grew into a man whose openness, generosity of spirit, and creativity have enchanted audiences for more than 40 years.


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Download or read book Steven Spielberg written by Molly Haskell and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A film-centric portrait of the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented Everything about me is in my films, Steven Spielberg has said. Taking this as a key to understanding the hugely successful moviemaker, Molly Haskell explores the full range of Spielberg s works for the light they shine upon the man himself. Through such powerhouse hits as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones, to lesser-known masterworks like A.I. and Empire of the Sun, to the haunting Schindler s List, Haskell shows how Spielberg s uniquely evocative filmmaking and story-telling reveal the many ways in which his life, work, and times are entwined. Organizing chapters around specific films, the distinguished critic discusses how Spielberg s childhood in non-Jewish suburbs, his parents traumatic divorce, his return to Judaism upon his son s birth, and other events echo in his work. She offers a brilliant portrait of the extraordinary director a fearful boy living through his imagination who grew into a man whose openness, generosity of spirit, and creativity have enchanted audiences for more than 40 years.

Spielberg: The First Ten Years

Spielberg: The First Ten Years

Author: Laurent Bouzereau

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-10-24

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1647225175

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"In the first ten years of his career, Steven Spielberg directed some of the most influential and beloved films in cinema history. Movies such as Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial introducedaudiences to the modern blockbuster and cemented Spielberg as a monumental figure in pop culture. Through exclusive imagery and unparalleled insight from Spielberg's longtime documentarian, Laurent Bouzereau, this deluxe volume explores how a young filmmaker reinvented American cinema within just ten years. Featuring a fresh perspective on films including Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1941, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, this book is an essential exploration of an iconic filmmaker's early career"--


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Download or read book Spielberg: The First Ten Years written by Laurent Bouzereau and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the first ten years of his career, Steven Spielberg directed some of the most influential and beloved films in cinema history. Movies such as Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial introducedaudiences to the modern blockbuster and cemented Spielberg as a monumental figure in pop culture. Through exclusive imagery and unparalleled insight from Spielberg's longtime documentarian, Laurent Bouzereau, this deluxe volume explores how a young filmmaker reinvented American cinema within just ten years. Featuring a fresh perspective on films including Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1941, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, this book is an essential exploration of an iconic filmmaker's early career"--

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Author: Brent Notbohm

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2019-08-01

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1496824032

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More than four decades after the premiere of his first film, Steven Spielberg (b. 1946) continues to be a household name whose influence on popular culture extends far beyond the movie screen. Now in his seventies, Spielberg shows no intention of retiring from directing or even slowing down. Since the publication of Steven Spielberg: Interviews in 2000, the filmmaker has crafted some of the most complex movies of his extensive career. His new movies consistently reinvigorate entrenched genres, adding density and depth. Many of the defining characters, motifs, tropes, and themes that emerge in Spielberg’s earliest movies shape these later works as well, but often in new configurations that probe deeper into more complicated subjects—dangerous technology rather than man-eating sharks, homicidal rather than cuddly aliens, lethal terrorism instead of rampaging dinosaurs. Spielberg's movies continue to display a remarkably sophisticated level of artistry that matches, and sometimes exceeds, the memorable visual hallmarks of his prior work. His latest series of films continue to demonstrate an ongoing intellectual restlessness and a willingness to challenge himself as a creative artist. With this new collection of interviews, which includes eleven original interviews from the 2000 edition and nine new interviews, readers will recognize the themes that motivate Spielberg, the cinematic techniques he employs to create his feature films, and the emotional connection he has to his movies. The result is a nuanced and engaging portrait of the most popular director in American cinema history.


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Download or read book Steven Spielberg written by Brent Notbohm and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than four decades after the premiere of his first film, Steven Spielberg (b. 1946) continues to be a household name whose influence on popular culture extends far beyond the movie screen. Now in his seventies, Spielberg shows no intention of retiring from directing or even slowing down. Since the publication of Steven Spielberg: Interviews in 2000, the filmmaker has crafted some of the most complex movies of his extensive career. His new movies consistently reinvigorate entrenched genres, adding density and depth. Many of the defining characters, motifs, tropes, and themes that emerge in Spielberg’s earliest movies shape these later works as well, but often in new configurations that probe deeper into more complicated subjects—dangerous technology rather than man-eating sharks, homicidal rather than cuddly aliens, lethal terrorism instead of rampaging dinosaurs. Spielberg's movies continue to display a remarkably sophisticated level of artistry that matches, and sometimes exceeds, the memorable visual hallmarks of his prior work. His latest series of films continue to demonstrate an ongoing intellectual restlessness and a willingness to challenge himself as a creative artist. With this new collection of interviews, which includes eleven original interviews from the 2000 edition and nine new interviews, readers will recognize the themes that motivate Spielberg, the cinematic techniques he employs to create his feature films, and the emotional connection he has to his movies. The result is a nuanced and engaging portrait of the most popular director in American cinema history.

The Cinema of Steven Spielberg

The Cinema of Steven Spielberg

Author: Nigel Morris

Publisher: Wallflower Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9781904764885

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Detailed textual analysis of films from Spielberg's entire career reveal that alongside conventional commercial appeal, his movies function as a self-reflexive, they invite divergent readings and self-conscious spectatorship which contradict assumptions about their ideological tendencies.


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Download or read book The Cinema of Steven Spielberg written by Nigel Morris and published by Wallflower Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed textual analysis of films from Spielberg's entire career reveal that alongside conventional commercial appeal, his movies function as a self-reflexive, they invite divergent readings and self-conscious spectatorship which contradict assumptions about their ideological tendencies.

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Author: Sean Connolly

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781575726946

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Presents the childhood, career, and family life of the motion picture producer and director Steven Spielberg.


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Download or read book Steven Spielberg written by Sean Connolly and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the childhood, career, and family life of the motion picture producer and director Steven Spielberg.

Starring Steven Spielberg

Starring Steven Spielberg

Author: Gene Barretta

Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and Hachette

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780316338981

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"A picture book biography of Steven Spielberg, the celebrated filmmaker"--


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Download or read book Starring Steven Spielberg written by Gene Barretta and published by Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and Hachette. This book was released on 2022 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A picture book biography of Steven Spielberg, the celebrated filmmaker"--