Steven Spielburg
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How Steven Spielburg had effect on other directors. He has been writing movies and screenplays since he was 10 years old. Many other directors only start writing when they go into college or many even high schools. However, this is why Steven is so different compared to the other directors of his time.
Steven was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 18,1947. He was raised in the suburbs of Haddonfield, New Jersey and Scottsdale, Arizona. He went to California State University in Long Branch. Hes married to Kate Capshaw. Also, Steven had children 1 with his ex-wife, 2 adopted, and 4 with his current wife Kate. Thats how he keeps the child alive inside itself. However Kate wasnt his first wife, he was married before to Amy Irving. Also, one of Spielburgs sisters Anne is a screenwriter and producer. (Http://Us.imdb.com/name?spielburg,+steven)
Breaking into the movie industry was a very literal thing for Spielburg. He started out working in a janitor closer, that he cleaned up and turned into an office. While in production with Amblin, they won him several film festival awards, and got him attention of Universal Studios. Not only does he direct movie; he also directs television sitcoms.
Stevens first feature film was in 1974, The Sugarland Express. This was a comedy/drama based on a true story of a fugitive couple who flees the authorities with their child, whom they refuse to give up for adoption. This film won an award at Cannes Film Festival in 1974 for Best screenplay. One of his biggest films that he ever directed was Jaws. Jaws was one of the best films of all time by the American Film Institute. This film also won 3 Oscars for editing, sound, and original score. Other great films that Steven created were Close Encounters, E.T., and Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindlers List, Jurassic Park and Saving Private Ryan. (Ann Llyod, The Illustrated Whos Who of the Cinemas, pg. 349)
In the year 1982 E.T. became the first movie to be produced by Amblin Films. Amblin Entertainment worked with other studios such as Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Warner Brother Studios. Spielburg was the founder of this company. Hes company was an immediate success. Then in 1994 Dreamworks SKG came along. This was one of the first new movie studios in Hollywood in over 75 years. The partnership between this company was Steven Spielburg, Jeffery Katzenberg, and David Geffen. They formed a Media Company that would reach into the fields of live action and animated movies, music, computers games, arcades, television production and movie distribution. Steven owns 100% of Amblin, but in Dreamworks he only owns 22%. (Phil Hardy, The Encyclopedia of Horror Movies, pg.413)
Steven wasnt only a director; he also was a writer and producer of many films. He won nine academy awards. He also won nine British academy awards, six daytime Emmy awards, nine golden globes, four golden satellite awards, and five PGA golden laurel awards. Steven won tons of other awards to for his great directing and producing of these films, in which he made though 1978 to 1999. He is the most commercially – successful filmmaker in Hollywood history. Spielburgs first major misstep was in 1979 with slapstick war comedy 1941. After this misstep he regained his footing with Raiders of the Lost Ark, that was produced by Lucas. This film was the biggest hit of that century. Then after that film, Steven had another great success E.T. the Extra Terrestrial.
Steven was a director