Steven SpielbergBy Craig Talbot

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YOUTHBorn:December 18, 1946 In Cincinnati, Ohio

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Info: Born into a strong Jewish family.Moved to Californiaattend the film school at University of Southern Californiabecame a member of Theta Chi FraternityWorked at Universal Studios for free

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ApprenticeStarted 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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AwardsFour Academy Awards for three different films.

Five Golden Globes for five different films.

Three Primetime Emmy’s for three different films.

Twelve Saturn Awards.

Two Critics Choice awards.

Three BAFTA awards.

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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TechniquesSpielberg 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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Films

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Quotes

“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

“He's such a master. He knows the language of the camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great freedom.“ -Max Von Sydow

“I dream for a living.” - Steven Spielberg

“I love the smell of film, knowing it’s brewing through the camera.” - Spielberg

“Stories don’t have a middle or end anymore, they usually have a beginning that never stop beginning.”- Spielberg

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Legacy / Influence

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.

Spielberg has had a massive impacton a number of people. He has transformed the film culture.

He is one of those people who won’t stop, and can’t stop until he achieves everything he has imagined.

This is a major motive for everyone, knowing that they can do more than “just movies” but achieve anything they wish.

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CitationsBarnes, 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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