Steven Spielberg Research Paper

E.T., Jaws, and the Schindler’s List Are just a few of the very popular and wide known movies that the revolutionary director, Steven Spielberg, had been a major part of producing and directing. Growing up a shy kid, often an outcast for being jewish, Steven Spielberg had taken an interest in his father's 8mm camera. Expressing his opinions through the work of movie making, He had gotten the attention of many growing up with his home movies including his boy scout leader, the Atlanta Film festival and Universal studios who all recognized that he was a unique film prodigy. Steven Spielberg revolutionized the movie industry with his development of special-effects, his focus on human relationships and his ability to retain a wide variety of viewers …show more content…
He used industries outside of film to advertise his movies. “While in the past, there had been cult classics where followers were seen as devoted to one film, Spielberg films elevated all blockbusters by selling the image of the movie by cross marketing with other cultural fixtures like fast food.” (Stephens, Dan) By doing so he could catch a variety of persons interests. He purposely attempted for wider audience.“ ‘I don't want just the elite. I want everybody to enjoy my films.’ With a string of blockbusters… director and producer Steven Spielberg more than fulfilled that ambition.” (Tolson, Jay) He was very successful in catching the attention of and entertaining a variety of …show more content…
He developed special effects which are always being improved on today by his very own company Dreamworks. He used his knowledge of human relationships to help everyone connect to his films on a personal level. And he thought outside the box by reaching out to other industries to advertise his movies. Spielberg's greatest films challenged others in the film industry to rise to the expectations, fueling the idea of what we as an audience expect from our movies today (Tolson,