Steven Spielberg has directed a large majority of the most successful movies‚ including six that are ranked in the top 25 highest grossing films to date. When many think of Spielberg’s success that first thing of Jaws‚ most of the time. Jaws was his first real hit and not only made him famous but was the sole spark that ignited his career. Others see that E.T gave him his first insight to fame‚ but you can name many of his movies and make a case for all of them. The purpose of this paper is to research
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Steven Spielberg And the Oscar goes to..? Steven Spielberg‚ a Director‚ a Writer‚ and a Producer‚ Spielberg is one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film. He’s worked on over 104 films and they’ve all been BIG hit films‚ Films like E.T.‚ Gremlins‚ Jurassic Park‚ Back to the Future‚ Men in Black‚ Shrek‚ and Transformers; but those are only a couple of his more popular films he’s worked with. He’s done a lot to be where he’s at today‚ He came from no-where and nothing
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Steven Truscott Steven Truscott was a Canadian man. He was born in Vancouver‚ British Columbia. He was sentenced for death in 1959 for the murder of Lynne Harper. His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment and he continued to maintain his innocence until 2007‚ when his conviction was declared a miscarriage of justice and he was formally acquitted of the crime. Truscott was scheduled to be hanged. On December 8‚ 1959; however‚ a temporary reprieve on November 20‚ 1959 postponed his execution
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Courtney White Mrs. Schweitzer CLU 3M December 8 2013 Steven Truscott: Miscarriage of Justice “The only two people that know I am innocent‚ is myself and the killer.” Imagine being blamed for a crime you did not commit‚ and nobody would believe you no matter what you said. Steven Truscott had forty-two years of his life taken from him for being charged with a crime he did not commit. He was charged at only the age of fourteen for murdering and raping twelve year old Lynne Harper. He then became
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Steven Spielberg has a reputation of creating great movies‚ he has this standing because he has made numerous remarkable movies throughout his career but the movie that kick started his box office career was “JAWS”. “JAWS” was his first movie that broke box office records and gave him the reputation he has today. The movie “JAWS” starts with two young adults that go skinny-dipping at a beach in Amity‚ an island close to New York City. One of them is killed in the water and the head of police; Martin
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It is hard to imagine a person who has not heard of Steven Spielberg. He is one of the most renown‚ if not the most renown‚ American filmmakers of the century. His films have captivated and helped develop imaginations of contemporary society and remain among the most successful films ever made. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati on December 18th‚ 1946. His father was an electrical engineer‚ and his mother a concert pianist. Steven seemed to get the best elements from both of them. Spielberg had an
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Background Steven Spielberg‚ who was at the beginning of his career‚ directed jaws. On June 20th‚ 1975‚ Steven Spielberg near the beginning of his career released the soon-to-be summer blockbuster. (Choi and “The Making of Jaws”). Steven Spielberg started his career on a television drama entitled “Eyes”. Though because of his young age and inexperience‚ actors would not listen and he had little respect from the cast. This led Spielberg to quit the show (Gottfried 34-36). Short after this in 1971
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Steven Spielberg is an American motion-picture director‚ producer and executive‚ who has achieved great success. Spielberg made his first film at the age of 12‚ in 1969 his short film ’Amblin ’ came to the attention of Universal Pictures and he signed a seven-year contract with them. He was 26 years old when he started making ’Jaws‚ ’ in 1975. The movie became a huge blockbuster as it carried suspense to a new level through sophisticated editing‚ musical scoring and camera technique. Steven Spielberg
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Non-Diegetic Soundtrack in Jaws In Steven Spielberg’s Jaws (1975)‚ Spielberg uses non-diegetic soundtrack to add suspense and excitement to his film and to cue the audience to when the shark enters certain scenes or shots. In this classic blockbuster‚ non-diegetic soundtrack makes Jaws the intense‚ frightening film Spielberg envisioned it to be. This is seen in the shots in which Matt Hooper and Quint pull aboard a rope they have attached to the shark‚ the shark swims away from Hooper as he rests
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Amistad I have watched the "Amistad" directed by Steven Spielberg‚ written by David Franzoni‚ presented by Morgan Freeman‚ Nigel Hawthorne‚ Anthony Hopkins‚ Djimon Hounsou‚ Mathew McConaughey‚ David Paymer‚ Pete Postlethwaite‚ and Stellan Skarsgard. It was rented from Hollywood Video to complete the assignment. "Who we are‚ is who we were"‚ states attorney Baldwin‚ the persuading point reaching into the hearts of the jurors. Telling a story about the intriguing life and life lost of the Mende
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